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 Translation for 'placating' from English to French
VERB   to placate | placated | placated
placating | placates
SYNO appeasing | placating | placative | ...
lénifiant {adj} {pres-p} [propos]placating
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Translation for 'placating' from English to French

placating
lénifiant {adj} {pres-p} [propos]
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Usage Examples English
  • The methods of tyrants to retain power include placating world opinion by staging rigged elections, and seeking popular support by appeals to patriotism and claims that conditions have improved.
  • He gave a placating speech saying that both professional groups should be working together in the interest of patients.
  • Bread and circuses was how the Roman poet Juvenal characterized the imperial leadership's way of placating the masses.
  • Blending mumblecore and tragedy characteristics as well as dealing with the protagonist's "hamartia", the plot follows the romantic relationship of a video game designer (Sánchez) with an art history student (Stein), whom with the former thinks to have at last a chance for happiness and for placating his recently awakened dark impulses.
  • Throughout the 1390s he was involved in placating possible rebellion in Cheshire.

  • During his first London Mayoral term, Johnson tried placating critics who had deemed him a bigot by appearing at London's gay pride parade.
  • Keresny plans an expedition to locate the lost Martian city of Ilionis, legendary "Gateway to the Gods," and offers Ivo illicit passage back to the Red Planet in return for serving as guide and placating the Martians.
  • One can also ask the priests to do some puja for placating one's unfavorable planets and stars.
  • The festival highlights the central role of women in the household, and the rituals are related to wishing for good fortune of the family members by presenting them auspicious items and praying for longevity by placating the god of death.
  • The various aims of the ritual included the placating of divine anger, the persuasion of gods to change the omenistic verdict, the removal of all impurity, a return to normalcy, and the rendering of permanent protection.

  • With the support of Walter and her best friend Amy, Cazorla hosts gifting suites at the Sundance Film Festival and The Academy Awards, walks the red carpet at the Grammy Awards, launches her Spring line of polishes, and handles her celebrity clients all while placating her trouble-making staff.
  • Property damage in the range of millions of Pounds sterling was caused to local businesses, but after placating the unhappy soldiers, they were repatriated to South Africa.
  • Simultaneously, Sihanouk ordered the arrest of Chinese middlemen involved in the illegal rice trade, thereby raising government revenues and placating the conservatives.
  • He asserted that the coming Assembly polls in the Indian state of Rajasthan would be fought on the issue of tridents and attacked the ruling Indian National Congress Party for "placating" Muslims for electoral gains.
  • At the center of the "diwata" rituals is the babaylan, who has the responsibility of selecting the areas for a new clearing, placating the spirits of the surroundings, providing magical charms for hunters and fishers, and curing all kinds of ailments.

  • Jackson's attempts at placating his wife proved futile; she told the singer not to "fucking even come near me" and remained angry for several days.
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