ruhig Blut bewahren

to keep calm or stay cool

Türkçe: serinkanlı olmak

Not ruhig Blut halten

English says to keep, so halten is the verb that comes to mind. German does not take it here. Blut goes with bewahren, and the pairing is fixed — it is not a rule you can work out, only one you can learn.

Noun

das Blut n.

Verb

bewahren

Topic

Körper und Gesundheit

Register

Register: idiomatic, neutral

In a sentence

Which form of bewahren fills the gap?

Die Anlegerin ____ ruhig Blut, auch wenn die Aktienkurse fallen.

How it is used

Means to keep calm or stay cool. Register: idiomatic, neutral. A manager might say this during a crisis. It's a set phrase; 'Blut' here means temperament, not blood.

Other verbs that go with Blut

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

• Blut abnehmento draw blood
• Blut spendento donate blood
• Blut vergießento shed blood, causing violence or death
• Blut verlierento lose blood
• böses Blut machento create bad blood or ill will

All collocations with Blut

Other collocations built on bewahren

• Achtung bewahrento keep one's respect for someone
• jdn. vor einer Dummheit bewahrento prevent someone from doing something foolish
• die Fassung bewahrento keep one's composure
• im Gedächtnis bewahrento preserve in memory
• kühlen Kopf bewahrento keep a cool head
• Ruhe bewahrento keep calm / remain composed
• Stillschweigen bewahrento maintain silence

All 8 collocations built on bewahren

More from Körper und Gesundheit

• auf der Hand liegento be obvious
• außer Kraft setzento suspend/repeal
• aus dem Bett springen / steigento get out of bed energetically or quickly
• ans Herz legento earnestly urge/recommend something to someone
• jdm. Beine machento make someone hurry up

All collocations in Körper und Gesundheit