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Get prepared to discover all the things you want to know about the basic sentence “Calme toi”.
This include a detailed explanation of what it is and how you can use it in a dialogue with an audio example. And because we want you to learn efficiently, we also sprinkled super useful stuff like dialogue example, slow pronunciation audio, synonym and more!
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It literally means:
In the context it means “Calm down” and can also be translated as “Chill” or “Relax“.
People use it to recommend someone to chill and depending on the tone used, it could be more or less bossy.
Scenario 1: someone is very stressed about something and you want to help this person to relax, you might say: “Calme toi tout ira bien.” (Calm down, it will be alright.)
Scenario 2: you are involved in an argument and want to order the other person to relax immediately, you might say: “Calme toi tout de suite !” (Calm down right now!)
Plot twist: the person is more likely to be even more angry in the second scenario… that’s why it’s important to dose the tone carefully and pay attention to context. Or a gentle piece of advice can end up putting you in trouble, unless that’s precisely what you want…
It’s also interesting to note that, because this is an imperative sentence, it works only with the pronoun “toi“. You can’t say “Calme-elle” or “Calme-ils” etc. Because you can’t give a direct order to someone you are not directly talking to.
There are also a few very vulgar ways to say it like: “Pètes un coup” (Farts once) or “Détends-toi le string” (Loosen your thong/G-string).
But it’s very familiar and not “workplace friendly“!
