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tranquillizzare

to calm down

verb trahn-kweel-leet-TSAH-reh Rare

Also means

to reassure

Usage Note

Tranquillizzare takes avere in its transitive use ('to reassure someone else'); in the reflexive tranquillizzarsi it takes essere and means 'to calm oneself down'. Compare calmare (to calm/soothe, more general) — tranquillizzare specifically targets worry or anxiety. The double l is held in pronunciation.

Examples

"Il medico ha tranquillizzato i familiari del paziente."

Natural Translation

The doctor reassured the patient's family.

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