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Cross-language · 18 phrases · 8 languages

How to say "calm down"

Telling someone to relax — which, delivered wrong, does the exact opposite.

French

J'en ai marre ! zhahn ay MAR I'm fed up / I've had it J'en ai ras-le-cul ! zhahn ay rah luh KOO I'm f***ing sick of this Ras-le-bol ! rah luh BOL Fed up / I've had it up to here Avoir les boules gesture To be fed up / furious / freaked out (gesture + phrase)

German

Mir reicht's! MEER RYCHTS I've had it! / That's the last straw! Scheiß drauf! SHYSE DROWF Screw it! / To hell with it! Mach mich nicht an! MAKH mikh nikht AHN Don't hit on me! / Don't start with me! scheißegal SHYSE-eh-gahl Couldn't-care-less / don't give a damn

Greek

σιγά sigá see-GHAH Big deal / whatever / calm down / as if — dismissive minimizing.

Japanese

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いい加減にしろ ii kagen ni shiro EE kah-gen nee SHEE-ro Knock it off / that's enough / cut it out 調子乗んな chōshi noru na CHOH-shee no-roo nah Don't get cocky / don't push your luck / know your place しろ shiro SHEE-ro Do it. (naked command — rude by grammar alone)

Polish

spoko SPOH-koh Chill / no worries / it's fine — the great Polish de-escalator.

Russian

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Остынь! ostyn' ah-STIN Calm down / Chill out Сколько можно?! skol'ko mozhno SKOL-kah MOZH-nah Enough already! / How long must this go on?

Spanish

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No hay bronca noh eye BRONE-kah No problem / no worries Ni modo nee MOH-doh Oh well / nothing to be done / it is what it is

Turkish

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Aman! ah-MAHN Oh come on / whatever / good grief