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quell

/kwɛl/

Translations

quellverb

quelled

Past Simple

quelled

Past Participle

quelling

Gerund

/kwɛl/

apaiserPour une peur, une angoisse, une inquiétude ou une émotion.

She took deep breaths to quell her anxiety before the presentation.

Elle a pris de profondes inspirations pour apaiser son anxiété avant la présentation.

réprimerSurtout pour une révolte, une émeute ou tout trouble collectif.

The government deployed troops to quell the uprising.

Le gouvernement a déployé des troupes pour réprimer le soulèvement.

Additional translations

tuerSens archaïque.

Synonyms

Antonyms

quellnoun

quells

/kwɛl/

Archaic; chiefly literary, meaning 'murder, killing, or act of suppression'

meurtreSens archaïque.

The traitor met his sudden quell in the dead of night.

Le traître trouva la mort dans un meurtre soudain au cœur de la nuit.

Definitions

quellverb

To suppress or put an end to something, such as a rebellion or other disorder, typically by the use of force.

The government deployed troops to quell the uprising.

To calm or reduce something, such as fear or worry.

She took deep breaths to quell her anxiety before the presentation.

(Archaic) To kill or destroy.

The warriors swore to quell their enemies without mercy.

quellnoun

(Archaic) Murder; an act of killing or violent destruction.

The traitor met his sudden quell in the dead of night.