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1 quench one's thirst
Общая лексика: утолять жажду (on a hot day, only kvas quenches your thirst) -
2 slake
sleɪk гл.
1) утолять (голод, жажду) ;
удовлетворять (желание и т. п.) At last I can slake my thirst. ≈ Наконец-то я могу утолить жажду. It will slake your curiosity. ≈ Это удовлетворит ваше любопытство. Syn: satisfy, quench
2) а) перех. гасить известь Syn: slack I
3. б) неперех. гидратироваться (об извести) Lime may slake spontaneously in moist air. ≈ Известь может самопроизвольно загаситься под воздействием влажного воздуха.
3) гасить, тушить (огонь) extinguish, quench
4) а) охлаждать, освежать( водой или какой-л. другой жидкостью) Syn: cool I
3., refresh б) увлажнять, смачивать Syn: moisten, wet
3., soak
2. утолять (жажду) удовлетворять, притуплять( желание) ослаблять (стремление) гаснуть, слабеть (о пламени) уменьшать, гасить (пламя) (редкое) уменьшаться, стихать, затихать, ослабевать( редкое) умерять, успокаивать( редкое) смачивать;
пропитывать( специальное) гасить (известь) slake гасить (известь) ~ тушить (огонь) ~ утолять (жажду) ;
удовлетворять (жажду мести и т. п.) -
3 slake
[sleɪk]гл.1)а) утолять (голод, жажду)At last I can slake my thirst. — Наконец-то я могу утолить жажду.
б) удовлетворять (желание и т. п.)It will slake your curiosity. — Это удовлетворит ваше любопытство.
Syn:2)а) гидратироваться ( об извести)Lime may slake spontaneously in moist air. — Известь может самопроизвольно загаситься под воздействием влажного воздуха.
Syn:slack I 3.3) гасить, тушить ( огонь)Syn:4) уменьшать силу или интенсивность (чего-л.), умерятьSyn:5)а) охлаждать, освежать (водой или какой-л. другой жидкостью)Syn:б) увлажнять, смачиватьSyn:
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