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

Blut n.

Verb

bewahren

Topic

Körper und Gesundheit

In a sentence

Die Anlegerin bewahrt 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 maintain composure and respect, especially under pressure
• 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