English-German translation for "pacify"

"pacify" German translation

pacify
[ˈpæsifai; -sə-]transitive verb | transitives Verb v/t

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befrieden, den Frieden bringen beruhigen besänftigen, beschwichtigen stillen
  • stillen
    pacify hungeret cetera, and so on | etc., und so weiter etc
    pacify hungeret cetera, and so on | etc., und so weiter etc
pacify
[ˈpæsifai; -sə-]intransitive verb | intransitives Verb v/i

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sich beruhigen, aussöhnen, versöhnen, geneigt machen besänftigen
In einem Stierkampf gibt es eben Stiere, die sich nicht beruhigen lassen.
In the bullring, there are bulls that will simply not be pacified.
Source: Europarl
Die Politik, die kurzfristig den nationalen Markt beruhigt, die reicht nicht.
A policy which pacifies the national markets in the short term is not enough.
Source: Europarl
Regionale Unabhängigkeit hat überdies die ethnischen Spannungen nicht abgebaut.
Regional autonomy, moreover, has not pacified ethnic tensions.
Source: News-Commentary
In Birma befriedet die Armee Regionen, in denen ethnische Minderheiten leben.
In Burma the army is pacifying regions inhabited by ethnic minorities.
Source: Europarl
Lange Zeit konnte Ljewin seine Frau nicht beruhigen.
It was long before Levin could pacify his wife.
Source: Books
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