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quell

/kwɛl/

Traductions

quellverb

quelled

Past Simple

quelled

Past Participle

quelling

Gerund

/kwɛl/

погасить

She managed to quell the rumors with a single statement.

Ей удалось погасить слухи одним заявлением.

усмирять

He tried to quell his anger before speaking.

Он попытался усмирить свой гнев перед тем, как заговорить.

подавлять

The government used force to quell the uprising.

Правительство применило силу, чтобы подавить восстание.

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Antonymes

quellnoun

quells

/kwɛl/

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

Définitions

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.