No. 16,099 in Polish
uciszać
"Uciszać" means "to quiet down" or "to silence."
In a sentence
Musiałem uciszać rozmowę, aby kontynuować lekcję.
I had to silence the conversation to continue the lesson.
Here, 'uciszać' is used in the context of calming or silencing a specific noise, like a disturbing conversation.
Rodzice często uciszają swoje dzieci przed snem.
Parents often quiet down their children before bedtime.
In this example, 'uciszać' indicates the act of soothing or calming down someone, emphasizing pacifying their activities.
Próbowałem uciszać hałaśliwe psy szczekające na podwórku.
I tried to quiet the loud dogs barking in the yard.
The word 'uciszać' is employed here to denote the effort to reduce or stop a loud disturbance, like barking dogs.
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