smooth someone's feathers

動詞

To sooth (someone) who has had their feathers ruffled; to pacify (someone) who is upset.

日本語の意味

怒っている、もしくは動揺している相手の感情を和らげ、落ち着かせること。 / 興奮状態や苛立ちを見せる人に対して、穏やかにさせる、なだめること。

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After the meeting, she tried to smooth someone's feathers by complimenting their hard work and acknowledging their concerns.

Google翻訳 / DeepL翻訳

会議の後、彼女は彼らの努力を褒め、懸念を認めることで、気分を害していた同僚の気持ちをなだめようとした。

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意味（1）

To sooth (someone) who has had their feathers ruffled; to pacify (someone) who is upset.

L'Estrange bowed and offered his arm, while Mr Millis smoothed his ruffled feathers, and went back to the other young men , — smoothed his feathers, because it would never have answered to let others see that Mr Millis had got the worst of an encounter of any kind.

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詳細

smooths someone's feathers

（ present singular third-person ）

smoothing someone's feathers

（ participle present ）

smoothed someone's feathers

（ participle past ）

smoothed someone's feathers

（ past ）

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smooth someone's feathers

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