Definition
To calm someone down or satisfy an angry person by giving them what they want or being nice to them.
Etymology
From Latin 'placare' meaning 'to calm or soothe,' possibly related to 'placidus' meaning 'peaceful.' Entered English in the 17th century.
Kelly Says
Diplomats and parents are essentially professional placaters—giving concessions or apologies not because they're wrong, but because managing someone's anger is sometimes more important than being right.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ሰላም አድርግ
se-laam a-drig
ARالعربية
تهدئة
ta-ha-dī-a
BNবাংলা
শান্ত করা
shaan-t kor-a
CSČeština
uklidnit
ook-li-dnit
DEDeutsch
beruhigen
bəˈʁuːˌhiːɡən
ELΕλληνικά
κατευνάω
ka-te-u-na-o
ESEspañol
apaciguar
a-pa-kee-war
FAفارسی
آرام بخشیدن
ā-rāṁ-bakhshīdan
FISuomi
rauhistaa
rau-his-taa
FRFrançais
apaiser
a-pā-zɛʁ
GUGU
શાંતિ કરવી
shaan-ti kar-vi
HIहिन्दी
शांत करना
shaant kar-na
HUMagyar
nyugtat
nyu-ghat
IDBahasa Indonesia
menenangkan
me-nen-kan-kan
ITItaliano
placare
pla-ka-reh
KO한국어
진정시키다
jin-jeong-si-ki-da
MRMR
शांत करा
shaant kara
MSBahasa Melayu
menenangkan
me-nen-kan-kan
MYမြန်မာ
ငြိမ်းချမ်းရေး
ngyin-chyan-ray
NLNederlands
kalmeren
kal-mər-ən
PAPA
ਸ਼ਾਂ keten
shaan-ket-en
PLPolski
uspokoić
u-spo-koi-ch
PTPortuguês
acalmar
a-ka-lmar
RORomână
așterne
a-ştern-e
RUРусский
успокоить
uspə-koi-ty
SWKiswahili
kulisha
ku-li-sha
TAதமிழ்
சமாதானம்
sa-ma-tha-anam
TEతెలుగు
శాంతి చేయండి
shaan-ti che-ya-ndi
TLTL
patalasin
pa-ta-la-sin
TRTürkçe
huzurlandırmak
hu-zur-lan-dir-mak
UKУкраїнська
успокоїти
us-po-koi-ty
URاردو
شांत کرنا
shaant kar-na
VITiếng Việt
dỗ dành
do-dành
ZUZU
qinisisa
ki-ni-si-sa