la
/ˈkalma/
Translation
calm
Word origin
From Late Latin cauma ('heat of the day'), from Greek kauma ('burning heat'), the sense shifting to the windless midday stillness. The same source gives English calm.
- Origin
- Greek
- Root
- kauma
- English cognates
- calm
Grammar
Examples
¡, !
Calm down, it is nothing!
.
I need a bit of calm after work.
Tómatelo , .
Take it easy, you have time.
.
I need a bit of calm to think clearly.
.
He asked the family to stay calm until they had news from the hospital.
mucha .
She spoke very calmly despite the problem.
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