Translation
calm
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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!
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I need a bit of calm after work.
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Take it easy, you have time.
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I need a bit of calm to think clearly.
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He asked the family to stay calm until they had news from the hospital.
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She spoke very calmly despite the problem.
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Start your free week (no card)This word is taught in chapter 12, lesson 6: calma, toque, exacto and 7 more words.