quieten

1. (Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, transitive)To make quiet.

   quieten the class

   приглуши́тьpriglušítʹ, заглуши́тьzaglušítʹ, утиша́тьutišátʹ

   cause to be quiet or not talk

2. (Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, intransitive)To become quiet.

   quieten down please, the speaker is going to start.

   утиха́тьutixátʹ, ути́хнутьutíxnutʹ, притиха́тьpritixátʹ

   become quiet or quieter

1. Let's wait until things quieten down.

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2. Thus money in circulation drops, and price escalation quietens down.

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3. Quieten down, or you'll be kicked out.

   deRuhe oder du fliegst raus. — virgil

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4. Quieten down, or you'll be out on your ear.

   deRuhe oder du fliegst raus. — virgil

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5. Her fears gradually quietened down.

   deIhre Furcht legte sich allmählich. — xtofu80

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