die Wogen glätten

to calm things down

Türkçe: ortalığı yatıştırmak

Noun

die Wogen Pl.

Verb

glätten

Topic

Konflikt und Risiko

Register

Idiomatic, neutral to formal register

In a sentence

Which form of glätten fills the gap?

Nach dem heftigen Streit versuchte die Lehrerin, die Wogen zu ____.

How it is used

Means 'to calm a tense situation' after a conflict. Idiomatic, neutral to formal register. Use for mediators, bosses or politicians: 'Der Sprecher wollte die Wogen glätten.' Literally it means 'to smooth the waves'.

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