aquietar

v.

1 to calm down.

2 to quiet, to hush, to calm, to still.

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aquietar

► verbo transitivo

1 to calm down, pacify

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verb

to calm

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1.

VT (=sosegar) to quieten down, calm down; [+ temor] to allay

2.

See:

aquietarse

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1.

verbo transitivo (liter) <temores> to allay, ease; <conciencia> to ease

aquietarlos ánimos de los manifestantes — to calm the demonstrators down

2.

aquietarse v pron (liter) aguas to calm (liter), to become calm

los ánimos se aquietaron — people calmed down

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= quieten.

Ex. Sadly, you can't quieten the console using methods other than turning up the volume on your TV or wearing headphones.

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1.

verbo transitivo (liter) <temores> to allay, ease; <conciencia> to ease

aquietarlos ánimos de los manifestantes — to calm the demonstrators down

2.

aquietarse v pron (liter) aguas to calm (liter), to become calm

los ánimos se aquietaron — people calmed down

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= quieten.

Ex: Sadly, you can't quieten the console using methods other than turning up the volume on your TV or wearing headphones.

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aquietar [A1 ]

vt

(liter); ‹temores› to allay, ease, calm; ‹conciencia› to ease

su discurso aquietó los ánimos de los manifestantes his speech calmed the demonstrators down

■ aquietarse

v pron

(liter); «aguas» to calm (liter), to become calm

tras su intervención los ánimos se aquietaron once he intervened, people calmed down o quieted down (AmE) o (BrE) quietened down

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aquietar

♦ vt

to calm down;

su intervención aquietó los ánimos her speech calmed things down

♦ See also the pronominal verb aquietarse

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aquietar vt

: to allay, to calm

♦ See also the reflexive verb aquietarse