disarm

desarmar

Quitarle las armas a alguien o renunciar a las propias.

En inglés sencillo: To take weapons away from someone, or give up weapons.

• The officer disarmed the attacker.
• Both armies agreed to disarm after the war.
• They trained us to disarm someone holding a knife.

Sinónimos: take weapons from

Antónimos: arm

Expresiones frecuentes: disarm a soldier, disarm the rebels, disarm someone safely

desarmar, apaciguar

Reducir el enfado o la hostilidad de alguien, o hacer que algo ya no pueda causar daño.

En inglés sencillo: To make someone less angry or unfriendly, or make something unable to cause harm.

• His friendly smile disarmed me.
• Her honesty disarmed even the harshest critics.
• A little humour can disarm an angry audience.

Cómo se usa: disarm someone with something (She disarmed her critics with a warm smile.)

Sinónimos: pacify, win over, neutralize

Expresiones frecuentes: disarm someone's anger, disarm the critics, disarm with charm