disarm

disarmare

Togliere le armi a qualcuno o rinunciare alle proprie.

In inglese semplice: To take weapons away from someone, or give up weapons.

• The officer disarmed the attacker.
• Both armies agreed to disarm after the war.
• They trained us to disarm someone holding a knife.

Sinonimi: take weapons from

Contrari: arm

Espressioni comuni: disarm a soldier, disarm the rebels, disarm someone safely

disarmare, placare

Ridurre la rabbia o l’ostilità di qualcuno, oppure rendere qualcosa incapace di nuocere.

In inglese semplice: To make someone less angry or unfriendly, or make something unable to cause harm.

• His friendly smile disarmed me.
• Her honesty disarmed even the harshest critics.
• A little humour can disarm an angry audience.

Come si usa: disarm someone with something (She disarmed her critics with a warm smile.)

Sinonimi: pacify, win over, neutralize

Espressioni comuni: disarm someone's anger, disarm the critics, disarm with charm