calm

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BrE /kɑːm/ AmE /kæm/

adjective, verb, noun en → es

1 STATE [adjective] A2

not worried or angry; quiet and peaceful

tranquilo, sereno, en calma

  • be calm

Collocations calm and collected · keep your cool

  • She remained calm throughout the crisis.

    Ella permaneció tranquila durante toda la crisis.

2 MAKE-QUIET [transitive] B1

to make someone or something less worried, angry, or noisy

calmar, tranquilizar

  • calm somebody/something down

Collocations calm someone's nerves · calm the situation

  • She tried to calm him down.

    Ella trató de calmarlo.

3 PLACE [noun] B1

a place that is quiet and peaceful

lugar tranquilo, retiro

  • the calm
  • They went to a quiet place by the sea for some peace and calm.

    Fueron a un lugar tranquilo cerca del mar para tener paz y calma.

Idioms

calm before the storm B2

calma antes de la tormenta

  • There was a calm before the storm, but now it's all chaos.

    Hubo una calma antes de la tormenta, pero ahora todo es caos.