douse

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈdaʊs/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/daʊs/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(dous)

Inflections of 'douse' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
douses
v 3rd person singular
dousing
v pres p
doused
v past
doused
v past p
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douse [sth] vtr (drench)empapar vtr
  mojar vtr
  (informal)bañar vtr
 The spray from the waterfall doused the tourists.
 El agua de la catarata empapó a los turistas.
douse [sth] with [sth] vtr (drench)empapar con vtr + prep
  mojar con vtr + prep
 The coastal towns are being doused with rain from the big storm system.
 Esta oración no es una traducción de la original. El hombre empapó la sábana con sudor durante la noche.
douse [sth] in [sth] vtr (drench)empapar en vtr + prep
  mojar en vtr + prep
 The chicken is doused in a spicy tomato sauce.
 Esta oración no es una traducción de la original. La enfermera empapó una toalla en agua tibia y la puso en la frente del enfermo.
douse [sth] vtr (put out: flames)apagar vtr
  (formal)extinguir vtr
 The townspeople worked together to douse the flames shooting out of the barn.
 Los habitantes del pueblo trabajaron juntos para apagar las llamas que salían del granero.
douse [sth] vtr (put out: light, cigarette)apagar vtr
 The boss was the last to leave the office, and she doused the lights before locking up.
douse [sth] vtr figurative (extinguish) (figurado)apagar vtr
 Realising how much hard work was involved in writing a novel doused Keith's enthusiasm.
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