Meaning
to calm, appease
- to calm down, soothe, or pacify strong emotions or protests
- to appease or satisfy a physical sensation such as hunger or thirst
In a sentence
Il direttore ha cercato di placare le proteste dei dipendenti.
The director tried to appease the employees' protests.
Un bicchiere d'acqua fresca basterà a placare la tua sete?
Will a glass of cold water be enough to quench your thirst?
Non siamo riusciti a placare la sua rabbia improvvisa.
We were not able to calm his sudden anger.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| placare | infinitive |
| placo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| plachi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| placa | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| plachiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| placate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| placano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| placavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| placavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| placava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| placavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| placavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| placavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| placai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| placasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| placò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| placammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| placaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| placarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| placherò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| placherai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| placherà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| placheremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| placherete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| placheranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| plachi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| plachi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| plachi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| plachiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| plachiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| plachino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| placassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| placassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| placasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| placassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| placaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| placassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| placherei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| placheresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| placherebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| placheremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| plachereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| placherebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| placa | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| plachiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| placate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| placando | gerund |
| placato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Takes 'h' before 'e' or 'i' to keep the hard /k/ sound (tu plachi, noi plachiamo).
- Frequently used reflexively as 'placarsi' to mean 'to calm down' or 'to subside'.