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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesplacatore
Pronunciation / Transliteration: pla.kaˈto.re
"Il placatore cercò di calmare gli animi surriscaldati."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A person who attempts to calm, soothe, or appease someone who is angry or upset, often by making concessions.
"As a natural placater in the office, she always stepped in to defuse tense arguments between colleagues." - 2
Someone who yields to demands to maintain peace, sometimes at the expense of their own principles.
"His chronic behavior as a placater meant he rarely voiced his own true opinions during negotiations."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the English verb 'placate', which originated in the early 17th century from the Latin 'placare', meaning 'to soothe, appease, or calm'. The suffix '-er' was subsequently added to denote a person who performs the action of pacifying or conciliating others.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Placater" is said worldwide
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conciliateur
Transliteration: kɔ̃.si.lja.tœʁ
"Il a agi en conciliateur pour calmer la dispute."
Besänftiger
Transliteration: bəˈzɛnftɪɡɐ
"Er war oft der Besänftiger in schwierigen Verhandlungen."
placatore
Transliteration: pla.kaˈto.re
"Il placatore cercò di calmare gli animi surriscaldati."
apaciguador
Transliteration: a.pa.ξι.ɣwaˈðoɾ
"El apaciguador intentó calmar las tensiones entre los grupos."
pacificador
Transliteration: pa.si.fi.kaˈdoɾ
"Ele atuou como um pacificador durante a reunião tensa."
शांत करनेवाला
Transliteration: shant karnevala
"वह विवाद को सुलझाने के लिए हमेशा एक शांत करनेवाला बन जाता था।"
抚慰者
Transliteration: fǔ wèi zhě
"他总是团队里那个出色的抚慰者。"
달래는 사람
Transliteration: dallaneun saram
"그는 갈등 상황에서 언제나 달래는 사람의 역할을 맡았다."
なだめる人
Transliteration: nadameru hito
"彼は議論の中で常に上手くなだめる人として振る舞った。"
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