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tr[skwɪb]1 petardon.• buscapiés s.m.skwɪba damp squib — (BrE colloq) un fiasco
[skwɪb]N (=firework) buscapiés m inv ; damp* * *[skwɪb]a damp squib — (BrE colloq) un fiasco
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2 squib
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s.1 petardo (firework)2 triquitraque, petardo.vi.usar de sátiras o pullas; atacar con ellas.(pt & pp squibed) -
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dæmp
1. adjective(slightly wet: This towel is still damp.) húmedo
2. noun(slight wetness, especially in the air: The walls were brown with (the) damp.) humedad- dampen- damper
- dampness
- damp down
damp adj húmedotr[dæmp]1 humedad nombre femenino1 (dampen) humedecer1 (fire) sofocar2 (reduce - noise) amortiguar; (- instrument) poner una sordina a3 (enthusiasm, energy, ardour) apagar, enfriar, hacer perder\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLa damp squib un fiascodamp adj: húmedodamp nmoisture: humedad fadj.• húmedo, -a adj.• mojado, -a adj.n.• humedad s.f.v.• desalentar v.• desanimar v.• humedecer v.
I dæmpadjective -er, -est húmedoto smell damp — oler* a humedad
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mass noun humedad f
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transitive verb damp (down) \<\<fire\>\> sofocar*; \<\<enthusiasm/excitement\>\> apagar*, enfriar*[dæmp]1.ADJ(compar damper) (superl dampest) [house, air, skin, grass] húmedodamp conditions are the worst enemy of old manuscripts — la humedad es el peor enemigo de los manuscritos
it smells damp in here — aquí huele a humedad or a húmedo
to be a damp squib —
the concert was a bit of a damp squib — el concierto fue decepcionante, nos llevamos un chasco con el concierto
2.3. VT1) (=moisten) humedecer2) = dampen3) (=deaden) [+ sounds] amortiguar; [+ vibration] mitigar4.CPDdamp course N — aislante m hidrófugo
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I [dæmp]adjective -er, -est húmedoto smell damp — oler* a humedad
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mass noun humedad f
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transitive verb damp (down) \<\<fire\>\> sofocar*; \<\<enthusiasm/excitement\>\> apagar*, enfriar*
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