No. 7,651 in Catalan

calmar

"Calmar" in Catalan means "to calm" or "to soothe."

In a sentence

Vaig calmar el nen amb una cançó.
I calmed the child with a song.
In this sentence, 'calmar' is used transitively to describe the action of soothing or calming someone.
Necessito calmar-me després d'aquest dia llarg.
I need to calm myself down after this long day.
Here, 'calmar' is reflexively used, meaning the subject is calming themselves.
El mar es va calmar al capvespre.
The sea calmed at sunset.
In this sentence, 'calmar' is used intransitively to describe the state of becoming calm, referring to the sea.

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