calmer le jeu
French, verb/kal.me l(ə) ʒø/
calmer le jeu is spelled C-A-L-M-E-R-L-E-J-E-U (11 letters). Calmer le jeu is a French verb meaning “to defuse the situation, to calm things down, to pour oil on troubled waters” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Diminuer une colère, un conflit ; éviter l’escalade”.
What does calmer le jeu mean in English?
verb
- 1
to defuse the situation, to calm things down, to pour oil on troubled waters
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Diminuer une colère, un conflit ; éviter l’escalade.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of calmer le jeu
- calmer son jeu
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce calmer le jeu?
- /kal.me l(ə) ʒø/
- \kal.me lə jø\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.