Nyugalom

Nyugalom

Meaning:

calmness, tranquility

Pronunciation:

Example sentences:

Szeretem nyugalomban tölteni a szilvesztert.

I like to spend New Year’s Eve in tranquility.

[Like-I tranquility-in to-spend the New-Year’s-Eve.]

Szeretek a temetőben lenni, mert ott mindig nyugalom van.

I like to spend time in the cemetery, because there’s always calmness.

[Like-I the cemetery-in to-be, because there always calmness is.]

Related terms:

béke – peace

kikapcsolódás – relaxation (literally: off-switching)

lazít – to relax

nyughatatlan – restless

nyugodt – calm, relaxed

nyugtató – calming, soothing, also: sedative pill

nyugtalan – unsettled, uneasy

Nyugi! – Calm down!, Relax!

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