calm

calm
1. n безветрие; тишь
2. n мор. штиль, зеркальное море

calm before the storm — затишье перед бурей

calm sea — штиль

dead calm — мёртвый штиль

flat calm — мертвый штиль

glass calm — зеркальная гладь

3. n тишина, покой

sabbatical calm — торжественная тишина

to violate calm — нарушать покой, тревожить тишину

4. n спокойствие, невозмутимость

he said so with forced calm — он сказал это неестественно спокойно

to stay calm — сохранять спокойствие

5. a безветренный; тихий
6. a ровный
7. a спокойный, тихий; мирный; невозмутимый

pray, be calm! — пожалуйста, успокойтесь!

calm repose — спокойный отдых

calm temper — спокойный нрав

outwardly calm — внешне спокойный

he was calm and collected — он был спокоен и сосредоточен

8. a разг. самоуверенный, развязный

it was rather calm of him — с его стороны это было довольно нескромно

9. v успокаивать; умиротворять; утихомиривать

to calm oneself — успокаиваться

calm down — успокаивать

10. v успокаиваться

the storm ceased and the sea calmed — море затихло после бури

Синонимический ряд:
1. peaceful (adj.) balmy; halcyon; hushed; mild; pacific; peaceful; placid; quiet; smooth; still; stilly; undisturbed; untroubled
2. relaxed (adj.) collected; composed; cool; cool-headed; detached; easy; easygoing; even; even-tempered; imperturbable; moderate; nonchalant; poised; possessed; relaxed; sedate; self-composed; self-possessed; serene; tranquil; unruffled
3. calmness (noun) calmness; peacefulness; repose; rest; restfulness; sang-froid; serenity; tranquility; tranquillity
4. composure (noun) aloofness; composure; control; equanimity; patience; peace of mind; poise; presence of mind; self possession
5. quiet (noun) hush; lull; placidity; quiet; stillness
6. allay (verb) allay; balm; becalm; comfort; compose; console; lull; pacify; quell; quiet; settle; soothe; still; tranquilize; tranquillise
7. gentle (verb) appease; assuage; calm down; conciliate; gentle; mollify; placate; propitiate; soften; sweeten
Антонимический ряд:
aggravate; agitated; angry; boisterous; commotion; discompose; disconcert; excite; excited; fierce; furious; heat; inflamed; lash; nervousness; perturbed; rough

English-Russian base dictionary . 2014.

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?

Полезное


Смотреть что такое "calm" в других словарях:

  • calm — CALM, Ă, calmi, e, adj., s.n. I. adj. 1. (Despre natură) Care se află în stare de linişte deplină. ♢ Calm ecuatorial = zonă îngustă de o parte şi de alta a ecuatorului, cu presiune atmosferică scăzută, vânturi slabe şi ploi abundente. Calm… …   Dicționar Român

  • calm´ly — calm «kahm, kahlm», adjective, noun, verb. –adj. 1. not stormy or windy; not stirred up; quiet; still: »In fair weather the sea is usually calm. SYNONYM(S): motionless, smooth, placid. 2. Figurative. not excited; peaceful: »Although she was frigh …   Useful english dictionary

  • calm — adj Calm, tranquil, serene, placid, peaceful, halcyonmean quiet and free from all that disturbs or excites. Calm is primarily applied to sea or weather, usually conveys an implicit contrast with its opposite, stormy, and suggests freedom, real or …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • Calm — (k[aum]m), a. [Compar. {Calmer} ( [ e]r); superl. {Calmest} ( [e^]st)] 1. Not stormy; without motion, as of winds or waves; still; quiet; serene; undisturbed. Calm was the day. Spenser. [1913 Webster] Now all is calm, and fresh, and still. Bryant …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Calm — Calm, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Calmed} (k[aum]md); p. pr. & vb. n. {Calming}.] [Cf. F. calmer. See {Calm}, n.] 1. To make calm; to render still or quiet, as elements; as, to calm the winds. [1913 Webster] To calm the tempest raised by Eolus. Dryden.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • calm — [käm] n. [ME & OFr calme < OIt calma < LL (Vulg.: Job 30:30) cauma, heat, heat of the day (hence, in It, time to rest, quiet: see SIESTA) < Gr kauma, heat, esp. of the sun < kaiein, to burn; It sp. infl. by L calere, to be hot] 1.… …   English World dictionary

  • Calm — (k[aum]m), n. [OE. calme, F. calme, fr. It. or Sp. calma (cf. Pg. calma heat), prob. fr. LL. cauma heat, fr. Gr. kay^ma burning heat, fr. kai ein to burn; either because during a great heat there is generally also a calm, or because the hot time… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • calm — [adj1] peaceful, quiet (inanimate) at a standstill, at peace, bland, bucolic, cool, halcyon, harmonious, hushed, inactive, in order, low key, mild, motionless, pacific, pastoral, placid, quiescent, reposeful, reposing, restful, rural, serene,… …   New thesaurus

  • calm — ► ADJECTIVE 1) not showing or feeling nervousness, anger, or other emotions. 2) peaceful and undisturbed. ► NOUN 1) a calm state or period. 2) (calms) an area of the sea without wind. ► VERB (often …   English terms dictionary

  • CALM — may refer to: *Café au lait macules( spots ) as seen in the medical condition neurofibromatosis *Communications, Air interface, Long and Medium range, a standardized set of air interface protocols and parameters for medium and long range, high… …   Wikipedia

  • Calm — is an adjective meaning peaceful, quiet; particularly used of the weather, free from wind or storm, or of the sea, as opposed to rough. The word appears in French calme, through which it came into English, in Spanish, Portuguese and Italian calma …   Wikipedia


Поделиться ссылкой на выделенное

Прямая ссылка:
… Нажмите правой клавишей мыши и выберите «Копировать ссылку»