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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries冷静期
Pronunciation / Transliteration: lěng jìng qī
"冲突发生后，大家需要一个冷静期。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An action, period, or technique intended to reduce excitement, agitation, or anger.
"After the intense argument, the team needed a brief calm-down before returning to work."
- 1
Serving or intended to soothe, relax, or reduce nervous tension.
"She utilized several calm-down strategies to manage her anxiety during the flight."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the phrasal verb 'calm down', which combines the Middle English adjective 'calm' (from Old French 'calme' and ultimately Greek 'kauma') with the Old English adverb 'dūne' (meaning 'down'). Over time, the phrasal combination was hyphenated to function as a noun or attributive adjective referring to an action or period intended to reduce agitation.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Calm-down" is said worldwide
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détente
Transliteration: detãt
"Il a besoin d'une période de détente après cette longue journée."
Beruhigung
Transliteration: bəˈʁuːɪɡʊŋ
"Nach dem Streit war eine Phase der Beruhigung dringend nötig."
calma
Transliteration: ˈkalma
"Un momento di calma ha aiutato tutti a riflettere."
calmante
Transliteration: kalˈmante
"Necesitaba un momento calmante después de las malas noticias."
descompressão
Transliteration: deskõpɾeˈsɐ̃w
"Eles tiraram um tempo para descompressão."
शांत होना
Transliteration: shant hona
"तनावपूर्ण स्थिति के बाद शांत होना जरूरी है।"
冷静期
Transliteration: lěng jìng qī
"冲突发生后，大家需要一个冷静期。"
진정
Transliteration: jinjeong
"격렬한 논쟁 후에 진정 시간이 필요했다."
落ち着き
Transliteration: ochitsuki
"激しい議論の後は少し落ち着きが必要だ。"
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