Polyglot Dictionary

sossegar

/soseˈɡaɾ/

verb B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (eu)
sossego
preterite (eu)
sosseguei
past participle
sossegado

Meaning

  1. to calm down

    • Sossegue, menino.

      Settle down, boy.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

acalmar

sossegar is more about settling into stillness or quiet; acalmar is more general, to soothe or calm someone down.

calmar

calmar and sossegar are close synonyms for "to calm"; sossegar is more about settling into stillness.

serenar

serenar and sossegar are close synonyms for "to calm," largely interchangeable.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

tranquilizar

tranquilizar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to calm down."

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