reassure

reassure
riə'ʃuə
verb
(to take away the doubts or fears of: The woman was worried about the dangers of taking aspirins, but her doctor reassured her.) tranquilizar
- reassuring
- reassuringly
reassure vb tranquilizar
the reassured him about the operation lo tranquilizó con respecto a la operación
El gerundio de reassure se escribe reassuring
reassure
tr[riːə'ʃʊəSMALLr/SMALL]
transitive verb
1 (comfort) tranquilizar, dar confianza a
■ the manager tried to reassure the workers about the company's future el director intentó tranquilizar a los trabajadores sobre el futuro de la compañía
2 (assure again) volver a asegurar
reassure [.ri:ə'ʃʊr] vt, -sured ; -suring : tranquilizar
reassure
v.
• reasegurar v.
• tranquilizar v.
• volver a asegurar v.
'riːə'ʃʊr, ˌriːə'ʃʊə(r), ˌriːə'ʃɔː(r)
transitive verb (allay anxiety) tranquilizar*

he tried to reassure them that everything was alright — trató de tranquilizarlos asegurándoles que todo estaba bien

she felt reassured by his presence — su presencia la tranquilizó

to reassure somebody OF something: she reassured him of her affection for him — le aseguró que lo quería

['riːǝ'ʃʊǝ(r)]
VT tranquilizar

we reassured her that everything was OK — le aseguramos que todo iba bien

* * *
['riːə'ʃʊr, ˌriːə'ʃʊə(r), ˌriːə'ʃɔː(r)]
transitive verb (allay anxiety) tranquilizar*

he tried to reassure them that everything was alright — trató de tranquilizarlos asegurándoles que todo estaba bien

she felt reassured by his presence — su presencia la tranquilizó

to reassure somebody OF something: she reassured him of her affection for him — le aseguró que lo quería


English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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