soothe [suːð]
Showing results for soothe. Search instead for to soothe.
soothe(
suth
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).
1. (to pacify)
The woman rocked her crying baby to soothe him.La mujer mecía a su bebé que lloraba para calmarlo.
b. tranquilizar
Chris rubbed his wife's back to soothe her, but she was still quite frantic.Chris le masajeó la espalda a su mujer para tranquilizarla, pero seguía bastante frenética.
c. aplacar
Everyone tried to soothe Andoni's anger, but they couldn't talk him down.Todos trataron de aplacar la ira de Andoni, pero no lo pudieron hacer entrar en razón.
d. disipar (fear)
The arrival of the soldiers soothed the townspeople's fears.La llegada de los soldados disipó los temores de la gente del pueblo.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).
3. (to calm)
a. aliviar
Nothing soothes like a hot bath at the end of the day.Nada alivia tanto como un baño caliente al final del día.
soothetransitive verb
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).
1. (pain, burn)
a. aliviar, calmar
2. (person, anger)
a. calmar
Copyright © 2006 Harrap Publishers Limited
Collins Complete Spanish Electronic Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
Examples
Machine Translators
Translate to soothe using machine translators
See Machine TranslationsConjugations
Want to Learn Spanish?
Spanish learning for everyone. For free.
Translation
The world’s largest Spanish dictionary
Conjugation
Conjugations for every Spanish verb
Vocabulary
Learn vocabulary faster
Grammar
Learn every rule and exception
Pronunciation
Native-speaker video pronunciations
Word of the Day
el ocio
leisure
SpanishDict Premium
Have you tried it yet? Here's what's included:
Cheat sheets
No ads
Learn offline on iOS
Fun phrasebooks
Learn Spanish faster
Support SpanishDict
