English | to appease, placate, pacify, calm down One should not appease a totalitarian monster. |
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Foreign | beschwichtigen besänftigen |
Example | Er versuchte, die streitenden Nachbarn zu beschwichtigen. Man sollte ein totalitäres Monstrum nicht beschwichtigen. |
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