This is the 7651st most frequent Catalan word.
calmar
"Calmar" in Catalan means "to calm" or "to soothe."
In this sentence, 'calmar' is used transitively to describe the action of soothing or calming someone.
Vaig calmar el nen amb una cançó.
I calmed the child with a song.
Here, 'calmar' is reflexively used, meaning the subject is calming themselves.
Necessito calmar-me després d'aquest dia llarg.
I need to calm myself down after this long day.
In this sentence, 'calmar' is used intransitively to describe the state of becoming calm, referring to the sea.