calma
quiet ; calm ; calmness ; cool head ; tranquillity [tranquility, -USA] ; stillness.
During the parliamentary debates he pointed out the advantages to the public that would accrue from such havens of quiet and reasonableness as the library.
Undue haste and panic can be minimized by calm, purposeful behavior that is reassuring to the public.
Patience, calmness and clear thinking must be the virtues to aspire to in such circumstances.
Nothing fazes Paula and with her cool head she thrives on the daily challenges that come her way.
There are only a few really large areas of tranquillity left in England and we must all work together to protect them.
Today is day one of my twenty one day challenge - spending a minimum of 10 minutes a day in quiet stillness.
con calma
calmly
leisurely
tranquilly
Let's try to talk this over calmly and coolly.
If we instruct it to ponder this question more leisurely, it will quickly try the user's patience with digressions concerning the less illustrious senior MOZART, LEOPOLD.
He rests tranquilly, has a good appetite, and says he 'feels tip-top'.
darse prisa con calma [Hacer las cosas de forma rápida pero con esmero]
make + haste slowly
An ancient Roman poet once oddly admonished his readers to 'make haste slowly,' and a modern American one asked above all to learn 'to sit still'.
hablar con calma
speak + calmly
They need someone to break the ice, someone who can speak plainly and calmly to both sides and move them toward a possible deal.
la calma que precede a la tormenta
the lull before the storm
The article 'University libraries - the lull before the storm?' predicts steep rises in periodical subscription prices and increased student numbers.
mantener la calma
keep + Posesivo + head
keep + Posesivo + head together
keep + Pronombre + cool
remain + cool-headed
keep + a cool head
play it + cool
To keep one's head in a fight - win or lose - seems to depend on whether we know what we are fighting for.
How the author kept her head together to write the book is beyond me.
The woman seemed to be trying to hide a growing personal anger toward him, and it kept her cool and reserved.
In these situations, customer service personnel earn their salaries by remaining cool-headed.
To be a successful crane driver, you must have self-control and be able to keep a cool head in critical situations.
Meeting someone for the first time can be nerve-wracking, but so can trying to balance your eagerness with your need to play it cool when you're in a dating relationship.
no perder la calma
keep + a cool head
remain + cool-headed
play it + cool
To be a successful crane driver, you must have self-control and be able to keep a cool head in critical situations.
In these situations, customer service personnel earn their salaries by remaining cool-headed.
Meeting someone for the first time can be nerve-wracking, but so can trying to balance your eagerness with your need to play it cool when you're in a dating relationship.
oasis de calma
calm oasis
If you are looking for a calm oasis in a sea of stress when you return home, decorating in the Zen style may be the perfect answer.
perder la calma
blow + a fuse
lose + Posesivo + cool
come + unglued
He simply blew a fuse and decided to go out on the road, spitefully apologizing again and again, until he got it right.
Not losing one's cool is essential, since it may appear as a weakness that can be exploited.
I come unglued when I feel out of control because my kids are screaming or fighting or whining or negotiating and won't listen.
período de calma
lull
The author observes that there was no lull in the construction of Scottish castellated architecture between 1480 and 1560.
personificación de la calma, la
picture of calm, the
He doesn't remember how he felt before that game, whether he was a bundle of nerves or the picture of calm.
que se toma las cosas con calma
laid-back
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.
recobrar la calma
collect + Reflexivo
get + Reflexivo + together
pull + Reflexivo + together
Explain to her that the company could help her if she could collect herself and manage her work efficiently; otherwise she may lose her job.
Whatever the reason, after getting herself together, Myrielle wrote this book almost in one sitting.
Sadie decided that she'd better pull herself together before he sensed what she was thinking.
tomarse Algo con calma
take + Posesivo + time
Printers have always liked working on special jobs, putting their best into them and taking their time.
tomarse las cosas con calma
keep + a cool head
play it + cool
take + one thing at a time
do + one thing at a time
To be a successful crane driver, you must have self-control and be able to keep a cool head in critical situations.
Meeting someone for the first time can be nerve-wracking, but so can trying to balance your eagerness with your need to play it cool when you're in a dating relationship.
There are times that I need to remind myself that I need to take one thing at a time.
Doing one thing at a time is more efficient and mentally healthier for me.
tomárselo con calma
hang + loose
take it + easy
keep + a cool head
play it + cool
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.
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.
To be a successful crane driver, you must have self-control and be able to keep a cool head in critical situations.
Meeting someone for the first time can be nerve-wracking, but so can trying to balance your eagerness with your need to play it cool when you're in a dating relationship.
