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успокоить

calm down

Meaning of успокоить

Русский

Сделать так, чтобы другой перестал волноваться, например плачущего ребёнка.

English

to make an upset or angry person relaxed again, e.g. a crying baby

calm down

Pronunciation

Russian
[ʊspɐˈkoɪtʲ]
Russian (Russia)

Traps and common mistakes

Успокоить or успокоиться?

успокоиться

успокоиться = to calm down yourself

Don't mix them up. You calm down — успокоиться (Успокойся!); you calm someone else — успокоить.

Успокойся, всё будет хорошо.

Calm down, everything will be fine.

Помоги мне успокоить твоего брата.

Help me calm your brother down.

успокоить with English translation

успокоить usage examples

🇷🇺Russian→🇬🇧English

Она успокоила малыша.

She calmed the baby down.

🇷🇺Russian→🇬🇧English

Я пытался его успокоить.

I tried to calm him down.

успокоить synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between успокоить, утешить, and угомонить

У
🇷🇺Russian
утешить

Comfort someone sad with kind words

often
У
🇷🇺Russian
угомонить

Colloquial: settle down noisy children

rare word

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успокоить meaning: what does it mean?

to make an upset or angry person relaxed again, e.g. a crying baby

успокоить pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

успокоить is pronounced as [ʊspɐˈkoɪtʲ]. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

успокоить definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

She calmed the baby down. Translation: Она успокоила малыша.

Is успокоить part of Emotions and Feelings vocabulary?

Yes, успокоить (calm down) can be learned in the Emotions and Feelings topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

Is успокоить part of Conflicts and Reconciliation vocabulary?

Yes, успокоить (calm down) can be learned in the Conflicts and Reconciliation topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

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