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calm down

calm down

Meaning of calm down

English

to stop feeling upset, angry or excited

Русский

перестать волноваться или злиться

calm down

Pronunciation

British English
/ˌkɑːm ˈdaʊn/
American English
/ˌkɑm ˈdaʊn/

calm down with Russian translation

Сочетания и примеры со словом calm down

Типичные сочетания сгруппированы по смыслу. Зелёные слова можно открыть отдельно, чтобы продолжить изучение.

6 сочетаний

Человек успокаивается

A person calming down
calm down!
успокойся!

Calm down! Nobody has taken your bicycle.

Успокойся! Никто не забирал твой велосипед.

calm down a bit
немного успокоиться

I needed to calm down a bit.

Мне нужно было немного успокоиться.

  • try to calm downпостараться успокоиться

Всё стихает

Things settle
things calm down
всё успокаивается

I'll unpack when things calm down here.

Я распакую вещи, когда здесь всё успокоится.

the situation calms down
обстановка успокаивается

We'll return once the situation calms down.

Мы вернёмся, когда обстановка успокоится.

  • the wind calms downветер стихает

calm down usage examples

🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian

Take a deep breath and calm down.

Сделай глубокий вдох и успокойся.

🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian

The baby finally calmed down.

Малыш наконец успокоился.

calm down synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between calm down, cool down, relax, chill out, settle down, settle, quieten, and compose

🇬🇧English

stop being angry

B1often

ENGive him a few minutes to cool down.

🇬🇧English

become less tense in general

B1very often

ENAfter the exam he needed to relax.

chill out
🇬🇧English

informal, casual

often

ENIt's Sunday, just chill out.

S
🇬🇧English
settle down

become quiet after noise or excitement

often

ENThe kids finally settled down.

Advanced: broader words

🇬🇧English

usually settle down: become quiet

B1very often

ENAfter a few minutes he settled and started breathing normally.

Q
🇬🇧English
quieten

British: become quiet

B2rare word

ENQuieten the children so the baby can sleep.

C
🇬🇧English
compose

compose yourself: regain control

B2rare word

ENShe took a moment to compose herself before the speech.

M
🇬🇧English
mellow out

US informal: relax

B2rare word

ENHe needs to mellow out after the busy week.

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What does calm down mean?

to stop feeling upset, angry or excited

How do you pronounce calm down?

calm down is pronounced [ˌkɑːm ˈdaʊn].

How is calm down used in a sentence?

Сделай глубокий вдох и успокойся. Translation: Take a deep breath and calm down.

Is calm down part of Emotions and Feelings vocabulary?

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

Is calm down part of Phrasal Verbs vocabulary?

Yes, calm down can be learned in the Phrasal Verbs topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

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