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dampen
Found in thesaurus: conquer, stamp down, subdue, curb, inhibit, suppress, wet, soften, weaken, damp, dampen, break, delay, retard, check, blunt, deaden
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dampen
v.
humedecer, humectar, mojar ligeramente; desalentar, desanimar; desestimular
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dampen
v.- humedecer | desalentar | suprimir
| An English-Spanish Dictionary (Granada University, Spain), 14.4 | Download this dictionary |
dampen1
(v.) = humedecer.
Ex: At each rotation, one sheet of copy paper is fed into the machine where it is dampened with the spirit solvent.
Ex: At each rotation, one sheet of copy paper is fed into the machine where it is dampened with the spirit solvent.
dampen2
(v.) = apagar, desalentar, desanimar.
Ex: Ten years ago ambition abounded; now risk-taking is out of style and vanguardism has been dampened by a pervasive enthusiasm for the past.
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* dampen + Posesivo + ardour = apagar el ardor, apagar el entusiasmo.
* dampen + Posesivo + enthusiasm = enfriar el entusiasmo, hacer perder el entusiasmo.
* dampen + Posesivo + excitement = enfriar el entusiasmo, calmar la euforia, calmar la excitación.
* dampen + Posesivo + hopes = frustrar las esperanzas, truncar la esperanza, hacer perder las esperanzas.
* dampen + Posesivo + spirits = desalentar, desanimar, desmoralizar, descorazonar.
Ex: Ten years ago ambition abounded; now risk-taking is out of style and vanguardism has been dampened by a pervasive enthusiasm for the past.
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* dampen + Posesivo + ardour = apagar el ardor, apagar el entusiasmo.
* dampen + Posesivo + enthusiasm = enfriar el entusiasmo, hacer perder el entusiasmo.
* dampen + Posesivo + excitement = enfriar el entusiasmo, calmar la euforia, calmar la excitación.
* dampen + Posesivo + hopes = frustrar las esperanzas, truncar la esperanza, hacer perder las esperanzas.
* dampen + Posesivo + spirits = desalentar, desanimar, desmoralizar, descorazonar.
