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tranquillare
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Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin tranquillāre (“to make calm; to tranquilize”).
Pronunciation
Verb
tranquillàre (first-person singular present tranquìllo, first-person singular past historic tranquillài, past participle tranquillàto, auxiliary (transitive) avére or (intransitive) èssere)
- (transitive, uncommon, literary) to calm down
- Synonyms: calmare, sedare, tranquillizzare
- (transitive, uncommon, literary, figurative) to placate, to appease
- (transitive, uncommon, literary, figurative) to soothe (pain, etc.)
- (transitive) to reassure
- (transitive, archaic) to make (something) sure or secure
- (transitive, archaic) to keep (someone) quiet, to keep at bay
- (intransitive, archaic) to enjoy peace and serenity [auxiliary essere]
- (intransitive, archaic) to enjoy oneself, to have fun [auxiliary essere]
- Synonym: svagarsi
Conjugation
1Transitive.
2Intransitive.
Derived terms
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Latin
Verb
tranquillāre
- inflection of tranquillō:
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