Tranquilo in english
pronunciation: kwaɪət part of speech: adjective
tranquilo = cool ; quiet ; placid ; calm ; restful ; composed ; quiescent ; laid-back ; tranquil ; serene ; uneventful ; sedate ; chilled out ; collected ; still.
Example: It is the cool and perfectly proper expression of a confident professionalism, still only faintly discernible.Example: Properly read, live literature -- even the quietest or most light-hearted -- may be disturbing, may subvert our view of life.Example: Nobody could have guessed from the librarian's placid demeanor that she was in a state of extreme agitation as she moved toward Edmonds' door.Example: Her calm confident eyes silently invited him to relieve his mind, and he could not resist the temptation.Example: The health promoting concept is carried through the design of the ward, where there is maximum use of restful natural materials and 'healing arts'.Example: 'I'll see, Bernice, if I can find something for you on what to do when you suspect someone is becoming an alcoholic,' she added trying to appear composed.Example: All was quiescent, languorous, beautiful in the glow of the sunshine slanting into the room through the open window.Example: The article 'Laid-back librarians love L.A' reports on the 13th ARLIS/NA (Art Libraries Society of North America) Annual Conference, Los Angeles, 8-14 Feb 85.Example: Sudak is one of the most beautiful and tranquil locales on the Black Sea coast.Example: The hysteria about the usefulness of microcomputers to libraries is unprecedented in the normally serene and predictable library environment.Example: The resulting music shares several attributes with ambient music -- its emphasis on texture and timbre, the absence of rhythm, and its adherence to the dictate that ambient music should be uneventful.Example: His rebelliousness against family tradition and sedate good taste surfaced disturbingly in his account of bringing his mother's body home from Italy.Example: He is very chattery when he wants to be, and the rest of the time really chilled out and very rarely stressed.Example: He grew up to be the calm one, always collected and making the 'right' decisions and wouldn't do anything reckless, unlike the others.Example: He sat still, full in the eye of the sun, and meditated.more:
» aguas tranquilas = still waters .
Example: This type of fish mainly occurs in still waters.» con la conciencia tranquila = with a clear conscience .
Example: The man with a clear conscience probably has a poor memory.» dejar las cosas tranquilas = let + sleeping dogs lie .
Example: She feels torn between her love of the truth and the desire to let sleeping dogs lie.» dejar tranquilo = leave + Nombre + undisturbed .
Example: Aside from providing food and water each day, we left them undisturbed so they could explore their new home on their own.» estar tranquilo que = rest + assured that ; rest + easy (knowing) that .
Example: Parents who find themselves in the unenviable position of being home with a colicky newborn can rest assured that there is a cure. Example: So you can rest easy that you are getting the very best.» mantener tranquilo = keep + Nombre + collected .
Example: Learn more about these 8 yoga moves that'll help keep you calm and collected over the holidays.» no poder dejar tranquilo = be all over + Alguien .
Example: She said he was all over her that night, like if he had many more than just two arms and legs.» no tener la conciencia tranquila = have + a guilty conscience .
Example: Most people have a guilty conscience from time to time.» poder respirar tranquilo = be home and dry ; be home free .
Example: The advantage with rice as a crop is that you don't apply fertilizer to it; once you plant, you are home and dry -- not bothered until harvest time. Example: If she makes it for a year without a relapse, there's a good chance she'll be home free.» sereno y tranquilo = (cool,) calm and collected .
Example: These days I'm not exactly cool, calm, and collected -- I'm more like a nervous wreck.» tan tranquilo = unfazed .
Example: Polish Prime Minister said his country was unfazed by Russian threats to point missiles at a planned US missile shield site in Poland.» tener la conciencia tranquila = have + a clear conscience .
Example: Having a clear conscience is one of the most valuable things in life -- it gives peace and security, knowing that you have no need to keep up appearances.» tomarse Algo tranquilo = take + Posesivo + time .
Example: Printers have always liked working on special jobs, putting their best into them and taking their time.» tomarse las cosas tranquilo = take it + easy ; lighten up .
Example: The next morning I wasn't sore at all (since I had taken it easy) but both Jason and I had second-degree sun and wind burns. Example: She decided to lighten up for once and take all the weight off her shoulders and be a dim-witted, fun-lover like her father.» tomárselo tranquilo = hang + loose ; take it + easy ; lighten up .
Example: I have to hand it to you, maybe you've got some booze in you or maybe you just like to hang loose, but you put on quite a show. Example: The next morning I wasn't sore at all (since I had taken it easy) but both Jason and I had second-degree sun and wind burns. Example: She decided to lighten up for once and take all the weight off her shoulders and be a dim-witted, fun-lover like her father.» tranquilo y sereno = (cool,) calm and collected .
Example: These days I'm not exactly cool, calm, and collected -- I'm more like a nervous wreck.» vivir con la conciencia tranquila = live with + a clear conscience .
Example: I want to live with a clear conscience that I have not hurt anyone or owe any man anything.» vivir tranquilo = live with + Reflexivo .
Example: You've got such a big head that you could never live with yourself unless you could put us all to shame.