quell

[US]/kwel/
[UK]/kwel/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. komesha; punguza; utulivu; ondoa
Word Forms
Past Tensequelled
Third Person Singularquells
Present Participlequelling
Past Participlequelled

Phrases & Collocations

quell the violence

komesha vurugu

quell the rebellion

komesha uasi

Example Sentences

Aspirin will quell your headache.

Aspirini itatuliza kichwa chako cha kuumza.

Soldiers were sent in to quell the riots.

Wanajeshi walipelekwa kuwasha machafuko.

Connor quelled him with a look.

Connor alimtuliza kwa kuangalia.

Police quelled the riot.

Polisi walizuia vurugu.

finally quelled the children's fears.

hatimaye walizuia hofu za watoto.

Troops were called in to quell the violence.

Wanajeshi waliitwa ili kuizuia vurugu.

she was unable to quell the acid in her voice.

Hakuweza kuzuia ukali katika sauti yake.

extra police were called to quell the disturbance.

Polisi wa ziada waliitwa ili kuizuia usumbuzi.

he spoke up again to quell any panic among the assembled youngsters.

alizungumza tena ili kukomesha hofu yoyote kati ya vijana waliokusanyika.

The 1956 uprising in Hungary was soon quelled by ruthless Soviet military action.

Uasi wa 1956 nchini Hungaria uliharishwa hivi karibuni na hatua kali za kijeshi za Sovieti.

More and more evidence supports that RNAi,co-suppression in plants, and quelling in fungi shares the same basic molecular mechanism.

Uthabiti zaidi na zaidi unasaidia kwamba RNAi, co-suppression katika mimea, na quelling katika fungi inashirikiana na utaratibu huo huo wa msingi wa molekuli.

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Real-world Examples

At least 40,000 police officers are currently on duty to quell the unrest across France.

Angalau maafizi polisi 40,000 sasa wapo kazini ili kukomesha uvimbe wa amani katika Ufaransa.

Source: CRI Online June 2023 Collection

President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev appealed for help to quell nationwide protests over surging vehicle fuel prices.

Rais Kassym-Jomart Tokayev aliomba msaada ili kukomesha maandamano ya kitaifa juu ya bei za juu za mafuta ya magari.

Source: BBC Listening Collection January 2022

It was at once a surrendering and a quelling gesture.

Ilikuwa wakati huo huo ni kuachilia na ishara ya kukomesha.

Source: What it takes: Celebrity Interviews

Twice Monday President Trump tweeted to try to quell shortage fears.

Mondays mara mbili, Rais Trump alitweet kujaribu kukomesha hofu ya upungufu.

Source: CNN 10 Student English March 2020 Compilation

Touring a factory, Clinton says the US economy has 'quelled out'.

Akizuru kiwanda, Clinton anasema uchumi wa Marekani 'umechukua'.

Source: AP Listening Compilation June 2015

Oh! There isn't enough chamomile tea in the world to quell the rage in my heart.

Ehe! Hakuna chai ya chamomile ya kutosha katika ulimwengu huu kukomesha hasira nyumbani mwangu.

Source: The Big Bang Theory Season 4

The second act was less turbulent, as government support quelled the panic.

Kitendo cha pili kilikuwa kidogo cha mvutano, huku msaada wa serikali ukituliza hofu.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

South Korea quelled the first two waves with aggressive testing, tracing and quarantining.

Korea ya Kusini ilikomesha mawimbi mawili ya kwanza kwa majaribio makali, kufuatilia na kuweka karantini.

Source: NPR News December 2020 Compilation

To quell inflation, goes the adage, central bankers must tighten monetary policy until something breaks.

Ili kukomesha mfumuko wa bei, inasemekana, benki kuu lazima zifuate sera ya fedha hadi kitu kitokee.

Source: The Economist - Finance

The Sudanese government is struggling to quell rebellions in the Darfur, south Kordofan, and Blue Nile regions.

Serikali ya Sudan inajaribu kukomesha uasi katika Darfur, Kordofan ya Kusini, na mkoa wa Mto Nile Bluu.

Source: BBC Listening February 2015 Collection

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