calmer le jeu

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French[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /kal.me l(ə) ʒø/
  • France (Vosges)(file)

Verb[edit]

calmer le jeu

  1. to defuse the situation, to calm things down, to pour oil on troubled waters
    Antonym: jeter de l’huile sur le feu

See also[edit]

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