placate russian

• смягчи́ть

  to soften, to mitigate, to tone down, to relax (restrictions)

  to alleviate, to assuage, to relieve, to ease

  to soften, to make soft

  to mollify, to placate, to appease

  to palatalize

• смягча́ть

  to soften, to make supple

  to ease, to mitigate, to alleviate, to reduce

  to mollify, to placate, to soften (a person)

  to palatalize

• утихоми́рить

  to calm down, to pacify, to placate

• зада́бривать

  to cajole, to coax, to placate

• утихоми́ривать

  to calm down, to pacify, to placate

• зада́бриваемый

  appeasable, capable of being appeased, being placated

Examples

• Дети задабривали кота вкусной рыбой.

  The children tried to placate the cat with tasty fish.

• Он принёс цветы, чтобы умилостивить жену.

  He brought flowers to placate his wife.

• Дети старались умилостивить строгого учителя.

  The children tried to placate their strict teacher.

• Подарком он хотел умилостивить начальника.

  He wanted to placate his boss with a gift.

• Кот, задабриваемый вкусной едой, перестал шипеть.

  The cat, placated with tasty food, stopped hissing.

• Ребёнок, задабриваемый игрушками, быстро успокоился.

  The child, placated with toys, quickly calmed down.

• Он попытался умаслить начальника подарком.

  He tried to placate his boss with a gift.