appease

beschwichtigen, besänftigen

Jemandes Forderungen erfüllen, um seinen Ärger zu besänftigen oder einen Angriff zu verhindern.

In einfachem Englisch: To give someone what they demand in order to stop their anger or prevent an attack.

• They offered gifts to appease the gods.
• The government appeased protesters by dropping the tax.
• Giving more land would only encourage the ruler they hoped to appease.

So benutzt man es: appease someone with something (They tried to appease the rebels with promises of land.); appease someone by doing something (He appeased his critics by changing the rules.)

Synonyme: placate, mollify, conciliate

Gegenteile: defy

Häufige Wendungen: appease an aggressor, appease the gods, appease someone's critics

besänftigen, beruhigen

Eine wütende oder bedrohlich auftretende Person ruhiger machen.

In einfachem Englisch: To make an angry or threatening person calmer.

• Her gentle voice appeased him.
• The manager tried to appease the angry customer.
• Nothing we said could appease the furious crowd.

Synonyme: calm, pacify, soothe, placate

Gegenteile: anger, provoke

Häufige Wendungen: appease someone, appease angry customers, appease the crowd

besänftigen, dämpfen

Wut, Unruhe oder heftige Bewegungen abschwächen und Ruhe herstellen.

In einfachem Englisch: To reduce anger, unrest, or violent movement and make it peaceful.

• Time slowly appeased her anger.
• The promise of reform did little to appease the unrest.
• In the tale, a song appeases the storm.

Synonyme: calm, soothe, quell, allay

Gegenteile: inflame, aggravate

Häufige Wendungen: appease someone's anger, appease the unrest, appease the storm