calme - Translation in LEO’s English ⇔ French Dictionary

Possible base forms

calme
calmer (Verb)
se calmer (Verb)

Adjectives / Adverbs

quiet  adj.   - calm	calme  m./f.  adj.   - paisible
calm  adj.	calme  m./f.
still  adj.   - calm	calme  m./f.  adj.   - paisible
even  adj.   - voice	calme  m./f.   - voix
cool  adj. [coll.]   - calm	calme  m./f.

Nouns

calm	le calme
quiet   - peace	le calme   - sérénité, tranquillité
peace   - calm	le calme   - paix, tranquillité
hush	le calme
composure	le calme
still   - mass noun; stillness	le calme   - tranquillité
stillness   - mass noun; tranquility	le calme   - tranquillité

Verbs

to quiet so.  | quieted, quieted | (Amer.)	calmer qn.
to quieten so. down (Brit.)	calmer qn.
to quiet so. down (Amer.)	calmer qn.
to quiet  | quieted, quieted | (Amer.)	se calmer
to quieten  | quietened, quietened | (Brit.)	se calmer
to quieten down (Brit.)	se calmer
to quiet down (Amer.)	se calmer
to calm so. down	calmer qn.
to calm so.  | calmed, calmed |	calmer qn.
to soothe so. (or: sth.)  | soothed, soothed |	calmer qn. (or: qc.)
to calm down	se calmer
to compose o.s.  | composed, composed |	se calmer
to allay sth.  | allayed, allayed |	calmer qc.   - peur, inquiétudes, etc.
to appease so. (with sth.)  | appeased, appeased |   - placate so.	calmer qn.

Phrases / Collocations

the calm before the storm [fig.]	le calme avant la tempête [fig.]
to keep one's temper	rester calme
to keep one's temper	garder son calme
to recover one's composure	retrouver son calme
to regain one's composure	retrouver son calme
to quiet so.'s anxiety (Amer.) [form.]	calmer l'anxiété de qn.
to quieten so.'s anxiety (Brit.) [form.]	calmer l'anxiété de qn.

Orthographically similar words

cable, calm, camel, cameo, scale

câble, cale, caler, calmer, came, camé, camée, châle, palme

Related search terms

paix, tranquillité, silence