Meaning of de-escalate | Babel Free
diːˈɛskəleɪtEquivalents
Català
desescalar
Deutsch
deeskalieren
Ελληνικά
αποκλιμακώνω
Español
desescalar
Português
desescalar
Examples
“We asked authors to consider two scenarios imaginable in the next five years. In the first scenario, a minor skirmish escalated into a multiweek maritime blockade of Taiwan by China. Although several dozen members of the Chinese and Taiwanese military were killed, U.S. intervention eventually forced China to de-escalate.”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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