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Italian

tranquillizzare

/traŋ.kwil.lidˈdza.re/verbB2
Extended vocabulary · Vocabulary rank 13,163

Meaning

to reassure, calm down

  • to calm someone down, relieve anxiety or reassure
  • to become calm or relaxed (as tranquillizzarsi)

In a sentence

Il medico ha cercato di tranquillizzare il paziente spaventato.

The doctor tried to reassure the frightened patient.

Le sue parole gentili non sono riuscite a tranquillizzarmi.

Her kind words didn't manage to calm me down.

Tranquillizzati, andrà tutto bene all'esame!

Calm down, everything will go fine on the exam!

Word forms (48)
WordWord forms
tranquillizzareinfinitive
tranquillizzoindicative · present · singular · 1st person
tranquillizziindicative · present · singular · 2nd person
tranquillizzaindicative · present · singular · 3rd person
tranquillizziamoindicative · present · plural · 1st person
tranquillizzateindicative · present · plural · 2nd person
tranquillizzanoindicative · present · plural · 3rd person
tranquillizzavoindicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person
tranquillizzaviindicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person
tranquillizzavaindicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person
tranquillizzavamoindicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person
tranquillizzavateindicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person
tranquillizzavanoindicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person
tranquillizzaiindicative · past · singular · 1st person
tranquillizzastiindicative · past · singular · 2nd person
tranquillizzòindicative · past · singular · 3rd person
tranquillizzammoindicative · past · plural · 1st person
tranquillizzasteindicative · past · plural · 2nd person
tranquillizzaronoindicative · past · plural · 3rd person
tranquillizzeròindicative · future · singular · 1st person
tranquillizzeraiindicative · future · singular · 2nd person
tranquillizzeràindicative · future · singular · 3rd person
tranquillizzeremoindicative · future · plural · 1st person
tranquillizzereteindicative · future · plural · 2nd person
tranquillizzerannoindicative · future · plural · 3rd person
tranquillizzisubjunctive · present · singular · 1st person
tranquillizzisubjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person
tranquillizzisubjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person
tranquillizziamosubjunctive · present · plural · 1st person
tranquillizziatesubjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person
tranquillizzinosubjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person
tranquillizzassisubjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person
tranquillizzassisubjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person
tranquillizzassesubjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person
tranquillizzassimosubjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person
tranquillizzastesubjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person
tranquillizzasserosubjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person
tranquillizzereiconditional · present · singular · 1st person
tranquillizzeresticonditional · present · singular · 2nd person
tranquillizzerebbeconditional · present · singular · 3rd person
tranquillizzeremmoconditional · present · plural · 1st person
tranquillizzeresteconditional · present · plural · 2nd person
tranquillizzerebberoconditional · present · plural · 3rd person
tranquillizzaimperative · singular · 2nd person
tranquillizziamoimperative · plural · 1st person
tranquillizzateimperative · plural · 2nd person
tranquillizzandogerund
tranquillizzatopast · participle

Usage notes

  • Can be transitive ('tranquillizzare qcn') or reflexive ('tranquillizzarsi').
  • Near-synonym of 'rassicurare' and 'calmare'.

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