quietar

[kee-eh-TAR]

verb

to quiet, to calm, to still

1. to make quiet or silent; to calm down; to pacify

She tried to quietar the crying baby.

Ela tentou quietar o bebê que chorava.

2. to become quiet or calm; to settle down

The noise will quietar eventually.

O barulho vai quietar eventualmente.

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Regional Variations

General Brazilian

quietar

commonly used in both formal and informal contexts

São Paulo

quietar

standard usage

Portugal

acalmar

preferred over quietar; quietar is less common

quietar a língua

quietar os ânimos

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