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1 quench
[kwen ]1) (to drink enough to take away (one's thirst): I had a glass of lemonade to quench my thirst.) dzesēt (slāpes)2) (to put out (a fire): The firemen were unable to quench the fire.) []dzēst (liesmu)* * *apdzēst; dzesēt; nomākt, apspiest; rūdīt; apklusināt -
2 to quench a candle
nodzēst sveci -
3 to quench a fire
apdzēst ugunsgrēku
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