calmly

calm  (käm)

adj. calm·er, calm·est

1. Nearly or completely motionless; undisturbed: the calm surface of the lake.

2. Not excited or agitated; composed: The President was calm throughout the global crisis.

n.

1. An absence or cessation of motion; stillness.

2. Serenity; tranquillity; peace.

3. A condition of no wind or a wind with a speed of less than 1 knot (1.15 miles per hour; 1.9 kilometers per hour), according to the Beaufort scale.

tr. & intr.v. calmed, calm·ing, calms

To make or become calm or quiet: A warm bath will calm you. After the storm, the air calmed.

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[Middle English calme, from Old French, from Old Italian calmo, from Late Latin cauma, heat of the day, resting place in the heat of the day, from Greek kauma, burning heat, from kaiein, to burn. N., from Middle English calme, from Italian calma, from Vulgar Latin *calma, from Late Latin.]

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calmly adv.

calmness n.

Synonyms: calm, tranquil, placid, serene, peaceful
These adjectives denote absence of excitement or disturbance: calm acceptance of the inevitable; hoped for a more tranquil life in the country; a soothing, placid tempermant; spent a serene, restful weekend at the lake; a peaceful hike through the scenic hills.

Thesaurus

Adv.	1.	calmly - with self-possession (especially in times of stress); "he spoke calmly to the rioting students"
	2.	calmly - in a sedate manner sedately

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calmly

adverb coolly, casually, sedately, serenely, nonchalantly, impassively, dispassionately, placidly, unflinchingly, equably, imperturbably, tranquilly, composedly, collectedly, self-possessedly She walked up to her lover's wife and calmly shot her in the head.

Translations

calmly [ˈkɑːmlɪ] ADV [walk] → tranquilamente; [speak, discuss, reply] → con calma, tranquilamente; [react, think] → con calma

calmly [ˈkɑːmli] adv [tell, walk] → calmement, avec calme

calmly

adv speak, act → ruhig, gelassen; he spoke calmly → er redete mit ruhiger Stimme; she calmly told me that she’d crashed the car → sie erzählte mir seelenruhig, dass sie das Auto kaputt gefahren hatte

calmly [ˈkɑːmlɪ] adv → tranquillamente, con calma

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calmly [ˈkɑːmlɪ] adv → tranquillamente, con calma