English-German translation for "quell"

"quell" German translation

quell
[kwel]transitive verb | transitives Verb v/t poetic, poetically | poetisch, dichterischpoet

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unterdrücken, niederwerfen unterwerfen, bezwingen, vernichten beschwichtigen, unterdrücken, auslöschen
  • unterdrücken, niederwerfen
    quell revoltet cetera, and so on | etc., und so weiter etc
    quell revoltet cetera, and so on | etc., und so weiter etc
examples
to quell a riot
to quell a riot
Die Armee schlug den Aufstand nieder.
The army quelled the rebellion.
Source: Tatoeba
Die Armee unterdrückte den Aufstand.
The army quelled the rebellion.
Source: Tatoeba
Bisher wurde jedoch nur sehr wenig getan, um dieser besonderen Situation Herr zu werden.
However, very little has been done to quell this particular situation.
Source: Europarl
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