calmante

Italian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kalˈman.te/
  • Rhymes: -ante
  • Hyphenation: cal‧màn‧te

Participle

calmante (plural calmanti)

  1. present participle of calmare

Adjective

calmante (plural calmanti)

  1. relaxing
  2. soothing

Noun

calmante m (plural calmanti)

  1. painkiller
  2. sedative
  3. tranquillizer

Anagrams

Norman

Adjective

calmante

  1. feminine singular of calmant

Portuguese

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /kawˈmɐ̃.t͡ʃi/ [kaʊ̯ˈmɐ̃.t͡ʃi]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kawˈmɐ̃.te/ [kaʊ̯ˈmɐ̃.te]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /kalˈmɐ̃.tɨ/ [kaɫˈmɐ̃.tɨ]

  • Hyphenation: cal‧man‧te

Adjective

calmante m or f (plural calmantes)

  1. calming (which makes someone calmer)
  2. (psychology, pharmacology) antianxiety; anxiolytic (acting to combat or reduce anxiety)
    Synonyms: ansiolítico, antiansiedade

Noun

calmante m (plural calmantes)

  1. (pharmacology) antianxiety (a substance that combats or reduces anxiety)

Spanish

Etymology

From calmar.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kalˈmante/ [kalˈmãn̪.t̪e]
  • Rhymes: -ante
  • Syllabification: cal‧man‧te

Adjective

calmante m or f (masculine and feminine plural calmantes)

  1. relaxing, soothing

Noun

calmante m (plural calmantes)

  1. painkiller (anything that has a narcotic effect or calms)
    Synonym: analgésico
  2. tranquilizer
    Synonym: tranquilizante
  3. sedative
    Synonym: sedante

Derived terms
  • tomarse un calmante (“take a chill pill”)

Further reading
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