verb🔗ShareÉtanche, satisfaireTo satisfy, especially an actual or figurative thirst."The library quenched her thirst for knowledge."La bibliothèque a étanché sa soif de savoir.physiologysensationdrinkbodymindChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareÉteindreTo extinguish or put out (as a fire or light)."The firefighter used a hose to start quenching the flames of the burning building. "Le pompier a utilisé un tuyau pour commencer à éteindre les flammes du bâtiment en feu.actionenergyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTremperTo cool rapidly by dipping into a bath of coolant, as a blacksmith quenching hot iron."The blacksmith was quenching the red-hot sword in a bucket of water, creating a loud hiss as the metal cooled. "Le forgeron trempait l'épée rougeoyante dans un seau d'eau, créant un fort sifflement lorsque le métal refroidissait.technicalprocessindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareArrêter, éteindreTo terminate or greatly diminish (a chemical reaction) by destroying or deforming the remaining reagents."After the science experiment, Maria stopped the reaction by quenching it with ice water, preventing any further changes. "Après l'expérience scientifique, Maria a arrêté la réaction en l'éteignant avec de l'eau glacée, empêchant ainsi d'autres changements.chemistryscienceprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTremper, modifier rapidementTo rapidly change the parameters of a physical system."The metalworker was quenching the hot steel by plunging it into cold water, rapidly changing its temperature and hardness. "Le métallurgiste trempait l'acier chaud en le plongeant dans de l'eau froide, modifiant ainsi rapidement sa température et sa dureté.physicssciencetechnologyprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareExtinctionThe extinction of any of several physical properties."The quenching of her thirst made it easier to focus on the test. "L'extinction de sa soif lui a permis de se concentrer plus facilement sur le test.physicsscienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareTrempeThe rapid cooling of a hot metal object, by placing it in a liquid, in order to harden it."The blacksmith used quenching to harden the newly forged sword by rapidly cooling it in water. "Le forgeron a utilisé la trempe pour durcir l'épée nouvellement forgée en la refroidissant rapidement dans l'eau.materialprocessindustrytechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
