apaciguar
apaciguar(
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)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. to calm down
El bebé no paraba de llorar, así que le di el chupete para apaciguarlo.The baby wouldn't stop crying, so I gave him the pacifier to calm him down.
Dicen que la música clásica puede ayudar a apaciguar a una persona agresiva.They say classical music can help calm down an aggressive person.
a. to soothe
El doctor me recetó un calmante para apaciguar el dolor que tengo en las articulaciones.The doctor prescribed a painkiller to soothe the pain in my joints.
3. (to placate)
a. to pacify
Se encomendó al ejército la misión de apaciguar la revuelta en la región.The army was entrusted with the mission of pacifying the revolt in the region.
b. to appease
Los aztecas hacían sacrificios humanos para apaciguar a sus dioses.The Aztecs made human sacrifices to appease their gods.
c. to mollify (formal)
A word or phrase used to refer to the second person formal “usted” by their conjugation or implied context (e.g., usted).
El presidente espera apaciguar a sus oponentes con estas nuevas medidas.The president hopes to mollify his opponents with these new measures.
apaciguarse
A pronominal verb always uses a reflexive pronoun. (e.g., Te ves cansado.).
a. to calm down
Pablito estuvo llorando toda la mañana, pero ya se apaciguó.Pablito was crying all morning, but he's calmed down now.
b. to ease up
¿Te sientes mejor? - Sí, el dolor se ha apaciguado un poco.Are you feeling better? -Yes, the pain has eased up a little bit.
c. to die down
Ya dejó de llover; parece que la tormenta comenzó a apaciguarse.It stopped raining; it seems that the storm has started to die down.
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