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quell [kwel] VB trans

1. quell (suppress):

quell opposition, protest

zatirati [perf zatreti]

quell rebellion, revolt

dušiti [perf zadušiti]

2. quell fig (subdue):

to quell one's anger

to quell one's fear

premagati strah

3. quell fig (quiet):

quell

quell

to quell sb's anxieties/doubts/fears

pregnati skrbi/dvome/strahove koga

Usage examples with quell

to quell one's anger

to quell one's fear

premagati strah

to quell sb's anxieties/doubts/fears

pregnati skrbi/dvome/strahove koga

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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In an interview, the city's police chief denied that brutality was used in quelling the riot. en.wikipedia.org

Most of the uprising was quelled in a few hours. en.wikipedia.org

Once the rioting had been quelled, the regiment once again waited to return home. en.wikipedia.org

These legislative actions were unsuccessful in quelling the protests, and the suspension of "habeas corpus" alarmed many. en.wikipedia.org

During his tenure, he quelled several uprisings of the area. en.wikipedia.org

Ultimately, these forces were unsuccessful in quelling the nationalist movement. en.wikipedia.org

Both revolts, however, were easily quelled, and are a far cry from the emperor-making revolts of the 8th century. en.wikipedia.org

I take it as an honor to think that perhaps our song could be used to quell another 9/11 attack or something like that. en.wikipedia.org

He proposes to her in the hopes that the attention quells. en.wikipedia.org

The battalion was actively involved in the efforts to quell it. en.wikipedia.org

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