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quenched

/kwɛntʃt/

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verb

Stillen, löschen

To satisfy, especially an actual or figurative thirst.

Examples :

"The library quenched her thirst for knowledge."

Die Bibliothek stillte ihren Wissensdurst.

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verb

Löschen, auslöschen

To extinguish or put out (as a fire or light).

Examples :

"The firefighter quenched the last of the flames with a powerful blast of water. "

Der Feuerwehrmann löschte die letzten Flammen mit einem kräftigen Wasserstrahl aus.

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verb

Abschrecken

To cool rapidly by dipping into a bath of coolant, as a blacksmith quenching hot iron.

Examples :

"The blacksmith quenched the glowing hot horseshoe in a bucket of water, creating a cloud of steam. "

Der Schmied schreckte das glühend heiße Hufeisen in einem Wassereimer ab und erzeugte dabei eine Dampfwolke.

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verb

Beenden, stoppen

To terminate or greatly diminish (a chemical reaction) by destroying or deforming the remaining reagents.

Examples :

"After accidentally adding too much acid to the solution, the student quenched the reaction by adding a base, stopping the process. "

Nachdem der Schüler versehentlich zu viel Säure zur Lösung gegeben hatte, stoppte er die Reaktion, indem er eine Base zugab und so den Prozess beendete.

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verb

Abschrecken, abschrecken

To rapidly change the parameters of a physical system.

Examples :

"The sudden downpour quenched the rising heat of the afternoon. "

Der plötzliche Platzregen schreckte die aufsteigende Hitze des Nachmittags ab.

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