Significado
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
En una frase
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.
Formas de la palabra (48)
| Palabra | Formas de la palabra |
|---|---|
| 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 |
Notas de uso
- 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'.