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tran·quil·iz·er

also tran·quil·liz·er (trăng′kwə-līz′ər, trăn′-)
n.
1. One that serves to tranquilize, as soothing music.
2. Any of various drugs used to reduce tension or anxiety; an antianxiety agent.
3. Any of various drugs used to treat psychotic states; an antipsychotic drug. Not in scientific use.
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tranquillizer

(ˈtræŋkwɪˌlaɪzə) ,

tranquilliser

or

tranquilizer

n
1. (Pharmacology) a drug that calms a person without affecting clarity of consciousness
2. anything that tranquillizes
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Noun 1. [画像:tranquillizer - a drug used to reduce stress or tension without reducing mental clarity]tranquillizer - a drug used to reduce stress or tension without reducing mental clarity
antianxiety drug, anxiolytic, anxiolytic drug, minor tranquilizer, minor tranquilliser, minor tranquillizer - a tranquilizer used to relieve anxiety and reduce tension and irritability
psychotropic agent - a chemical substance that can influence human consciousness
sedative-hypnotic, sedative-hypnotic drug - a sedative that depresses activity of the central nervous system and reduces anxiety and induces sleep
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tranquillizer

noun sedative, opiate, barbiturate, downer (slang), red (slang), bromide 100 tablets of a powerful tranquillizer
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Translations
sedativumuklidňující prostředek
beroligende middelberoligende pille
rauhoittava lääke
sredstvo za uspavljivanje
róandi lyf
精神安定剤
신경 안정제
lugnande medel
ยากล่อมประสาท
thuốc an thần

tranquillizer

tranquilizer (US) [ˈtræŋkwɪlaɪzəʳ] N (Med) → tranquilizante m
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tranquillizer

[ˈtræŋkwəlaɪzər] n → tranquillisant m
to be on tranquillizers → prendre des tranquillisants
She's on tranquillizers → Elle prend des tranquillisants.
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tranquillizer

, (US) tranquilizer
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tranquillizer

tranquilizer (Am) [ˈtræŋkwɪˌlaɪz/əʳ] n (Med) → tranquillante m
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tranquil

(trӕŋkwil) adjective
quiet; peaceful. Life in the country is not always tranquil. rustig, vreedsaam هادئ، ساكِن тих tranquilo klidný ruhig rolig γαλήνιος tranquilo vaikne, rahulik آرام rauhallinen tranquille שליו प्रशान्त miran, spokojan nyugodt tenang rólegur, friðsæll tranquillo 静かな 고요한, 평온한 ramus mierīgs; rāms tenteram kalm rolig, fredelig spokojny آرام tranquilo liniş­tit спокойный pokojný, tichý miren miran lugn, stilla สงบสุข sakin 安靜的 спокійний پر سکون، پر امن yên tĩnh 安静的
ˈtranquilly adverb
vreedsaam بِهُدوء، بِسُكون спокойно tranquilamente klidně ruhig roligt γαλήνια tranquilamente vaikselt با آسودگی rauhallisesti tranquillement בְּשָלווָה प्रशांति से, शांति से mirno, spokojno nyugodtan dengan tenang rólega, kyrrlátlega tranquillamente 静かに 조용히, 차분히 ramiai mierīgi; rāmi dgn tenteram kalm stille, fredelig spokojnie له آسودګی سره tranquilamente liniştit спокойно pokojne mirno mirno lugn, stillsamt อย่างสงบสุข sakince 安靜地 спокійно پرسکون طور پر yên tĩnh 安静地
tranˈquillity noun
vreedsaamheid هُدوء، سُكون спокойствие tranquilidade klid die Ruhe ro ηρεμία, γαλήνη tranquilidad vaikus آسودگی rauhallisuus tranquillité שלווה प्रशान्ति mir, spokojstvo nyugalom ketenangan ró, friðsæld tranquillità 静けさ 고요, 평안 ramybė miers; klusums ketenteraman kalmte stillhet, ro, fred spokój آسودګی tranquilidade linişte спокойствие pokoj mirnost mirnoća lugnt, stillhet, stillsamhet ความสงบเงียบ sakinlik 安靜 спокій سکون، امن sự yên tĩnh 安静
ˈtranquillizer, ˈtranquilliser noun
a drug especially a pill to calm the nerves or cause sleep. He took a tranquillizer. verdowingsmiddel مُسَكِّن، مُهَدِّئ успокоително средство calmante uklidňující prostředek die Beruhigungstablette beroligende pille ηρεμιστικό tranquilizante, calmante rahusti آرامبخش rauhoittava lääke tranquillisant סַם הַרגָעָה प्रशान्तक sedativ, anksiolitik nyugtató(szer) obat penenang róandi lyf tranquillante 안정제 raminamasis vaistas trankvilizators, nomierinošs līdzeklis ubat penenang kalmerend middel beroligende middel środek uspokajający آرام پخښونکی، آرام ورکونکی calmante calmant, tran­chili­zant успокоительное utišujúci prostriedok pomirjevalo sedativ lugnande medel ยากล่อมประสาท yatıştırıcı 鎮靜劑(片) заспокійливий засіб, транквілізатор مسکن دوا thuốc an thần 镇静剂(片)
tranquillity is spelt with two ls.
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tranquillizer

→ مُهَدِّئ sedativum beroligende middel Beruhigungsmittel ηρεμιστικό sedante , tranquilizante rauhoittava lääke calmant sredstvo za uspavljivanje tranquillante 精神安定剤 신경 안정제 tranquillizer beroligende middel środek uspokajający tranquilizante транквилизатор lugnande medel ยากล่อมประสาท sakinleştirici thuốc an thần 镇定剂
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Let us add that the church, that vast church, which surrounded her on every side, which guarded her, which saved her, was itself a sovereign tranquillizer. The solemn lines of that architecture, the religious attitude of all the objects which surrounded the young girl, the serene and pious thoughts which emanated, so to speak, from all the pores of that stone, acted upon her without her being aware of it.
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Nightfall, which in the frost of winter comes as a fiend and in the warmth of summer as a lover, came as a tranquillizer on this March day.
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Forest official denied any overdose of tranquillizer as the possible cause of death.
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"Efforts to persuade Margaash to return to his enclosure failed and as the animal was close to surrounding woodland and dark was approaching, the vet did not believe a tranquillizer dart was a safe option due to the amount of time the drug takes to work."
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The most commonly used tranquillizer in the Balkans is diazepam, known in the West as Valium.
Pill addiction grips the Balkans The use of tranquillisers and antidepressants appears to be on the rise in south-eastern Europe, as people struggle to recover from recent wars and cope with the stresses of modern consumerism
The changing research context (tranquillizer consumption for health purposes or for recreational use), the lack of a standard measure approach (prevalence rates have been estimated based on intervals from one day, to one month, to one year), or the relatively low rate of reported use, induce researchers to pay attention to new dimensions of tranquillizer consumption.
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The exposed population represents persons who filled a prescription for a BZD sedative (triazolam or flurazepam) or a BZD tranquillizer (oxazopam, lorazepam or diazepam) between 1979 and 1986.
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The court heard Chadwick claimed that even before her mother died in 1989 she was severely addicted to a now-banned tranquillizer.
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