placate

[US]/pləˈkeɪt/
[UK]/ˈpleɪkeɪt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. roe, avslutte.
Word Forms
Past Tenseplacated
Present Participleplacating
Third Person Singularplacates
Past Participleplacated
Pluralplacates

Example Sentences

they attempted to placate the students with promises.

De prøvde å avvæpne studentene med lover.

Even a written apology failed to placate the indignant hostess.

Selv en skriftlig unnskyldning klarte ikke å berolige den opprørte vertinnen.

He never attempts to placate his enemy.

Han prøver aldri å avvæpne sin fiende.

He tried to placate his angry boss with a sincere apology.

Han prøvde å avvæpne sin irriterede sjef med en rettferdig forbehold.

She offered him a gift to placate his hurt feelings.

Hun ga ham et gave for å avvæpne hans skadede følelser.

The manager placated the upset customer by offering a refund.

Lederen avvæpnet den opprørske kunden ved å tilby en refusjon.

She tried to placate her crying baby by singing a lullaby.

Hun prøvde å avvæpne sin gråpende baby ved å synge en lullaby.

He placated his nervous girlfriend by holding her hand tightly.

Han avvæpnet sin nervøse kjæresten ved å holde hånden fast.

The government made promises to placate the protesting citizens.

Regjeringen gjorde lover for å avvæpne de protesterende borgere.

The teacher placated the upset student by listening to his concerns.

Læreren avvæpnet den opprørske eleven ved å lytte til hans bekymringer.

She tried to placate her anxious friend by offering words of reassurance.

Hun prøvde å avvæpne sin bekymrede venn ved å tilby ord av trygghet.

He brought her flowers to placate her after an argument.

Han bringte hennes blomster for å avvæpne henne etter en argumentasjon.

The company offered a discount to placate dissatisfied customers.

Selskapet tilbydde en rabatt for å avvæpne misnøyd kunder.

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