Italian-English translations for estinguere

quenchThe library quenched her thirst for knowledgeThe swordsmith quenched the sword in an oil bath so that it wouldnt shatter
extinguish
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How can we extinguish the fires of conflict and civil war in these developing countries? Come possiamo estinguere le fiamme del conflitto e della guerra civile in questi paesi in via di sviluppo? When it comes to the Community budget, this funding is a drop in the ocean, but, Commissioner, it is a drop of water that will enable many fires to be extinguished. Rispetto al bilancio comunitario, questo finanziamento rappresenta una goccia nel mare ma, signor Commissario, una goccia che permetterà di estinguere molti incendi. How can we help extinguish the fire that has devastated Palestine and reduced the people to a life of humiliation, fear and deprivation of the basic amenities of life? Come possiamo contribuire ad estinguere l'incendio che ha devastato la Palestina costringendo la popolazione ad una vita di umiliazione e paura, privandola dei più elementari piaceri della vita?

put outThey are desperately firefighting, but they cannot put out the flames. Stanno combattendo disperatamente l'incendio senza riuscire a estinguere le fiamme. Jones recorded 15 put outs in the first half of the season.He was put out at the mere suggestion of misconduct.
smotherto smother a fire with ashesThe committees report was smotheredbeefsteak smothered with onions

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