appease

rabbonire, ammansire

Dare a qualcuno ciò che pretende per placarne la rabbia o evitare un attacco.

In inglese semplice: To give someone what they demand in order to stop their anger or prevent an attack.

• They offered gifts to appease the gods.
• The government appeased protesters by dropping the tax.
• Giving more land would only encourage the ruler they hoped to appease.

Come si usa: appease someone with something (They tried to appease the rebels with promises of land.); appease someone by doing something (He appeased his critics by changing the rules.)

Sinonimi: placate, mollify, conciliate

Contrari: defy

Espressioni comuni: appease an aggressor, appease the gods, appease someone's critics

calmare, placare

Far calmare una persona arrabbiata o minacciosa.

In inglese semplice: To make an angry or threatening person calmer.

• Her gentle voice appeased him.
• The manager tried to appease the angry customer.
• Nothing we said could appease the furious crowd.

Sinonimi: calm, pacify, soothe, placate

Contrari: anger, provoke

Espressioni comuni: appease someone, appease angry customers, appease the crowd

placare, sedare

Ridurre la rabbia, i disordini o i movimenti violenti e riportare la calma.

In inglese semplice: To reduce anger, unrest, or violent movement and make it peaceful.

• Time slowly appeased her anger.
• The promise of reform did little to appease the unrest.
• In the tale, a song appeases the storm.

Sinonimi: calm, soothe, quell, allay

Contrari: inflame, aggravate

Espressioni comuni: appease someone's anger, appease the unrest, appease the storm