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to douse
01
innaffiare, inondare
to pour liquid onto something, covering it completely
Transitive: to douse sb/sth
Esempi
He doused the stain with bleach to remove it from the fabric.
Ha inondato la macchia con candeggina per rimuoverla dal tessuto.
02
immergere, bagnare
to immerse or dip something into water, often suddenly or completely
Transitive: to douse sth in a liquid
Esempi
He doused his head in the cold water in the sink to cool off after the long run.
Ha immerso la testa nell'acqua fredda del lavandino per rinfrescarsi dopo la lunga corsa.
03
spegnere, bagnare
to put out a fire or light by pouring liquid over it
Transitive: to douse a fire or light
Esempi
She doused the torch with a bucket of water after the ceremony.
Lei spense la torcia con un secchio d'acqua dopo la cerimonia.
04
allentare, rilassare
to loosen, especially by reducing tension or pressure
Transitive: to douse sth
Esempi
The mechanic quickly doused the tension on the brake cables to fix the issue.
Il meccanico ha rapidamente allentato la tensione sui cavi dei freni per risolvere il problema.
05
calare, abbassare rapidamente
to quickly bring down or lower a sail on a boat or ship
Transitive: to douse sails
Esempi
As the race ended, the team doused the sails to slow their boat to a stop.
Mentre la gara finiva, la squadra ammainò le vele per rallentare la barca fino a fermarsi.
06
immergere, tuffare
to fall or drop quickly and suddenly into water
Intransitive: to douse into a liquid
Esempi
They were laughing when they both doused into the water during the race.
Ridevano quando entrambi si tuffarono nell'acqua durante la gara.
Albero Lessicale
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