douse nel dizionario italiano Oxford-Paravia

Traduzioni di douse nel dizionario inglese»italiano

I.douse [ingl brit daʊs, ingl am daʊs] VB vb trans

douse person, room

bagnare

douse flame, fire

gettare acqua su, spegnere (with con)

to douse sb, sth with water

bagnare qn, qc con acqua

to douse sb, sth with or in petrol

cospargere qn, qc di benzina

II.douse [ingl brit daʊs, ingl am daʊs] VB vb trans NAUT

douse sail

ammainare

douse nel dizionario PONS

Traduzioni di douse nel dizionario inglese»italiano

douse [daʊs] VB vb trans

1. douse (throw liquid on):

douse

bagnare

to douse sth in gas

cospargere qc di benzina

2. douse (extinguish):

douse light, candle

spegnere

douse Esempi dal dizionario PONS (verificati dalla Redazione)

to douse sth in gas

cospargere qc di benzina

Esempi monolingue (non verificati dalla Redazione di PONS)

inglese

Back attempted to douse the fire with water which only served to spread the fire further.

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Aircraft were called in to douse the flames with foam.

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Skids were flat-topped logs doused with water to reduce friction.

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Their bodies were doused in petrol, only partially burned and not buried.

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This is supported by the observation that aquatic foods are doused more frequently.

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Firefighter vehicles, which were sent to douse the fire, were attacked.

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Usually cotton wicks doused in oil or ghee are used for lighting the lamp.

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The misting stops, and then the fire is doused by the fountain which has restarted.

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He was doused in petrol and set on fire as he bled to death.

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For some, dousing accompanies fasting (absence of all food and water) as an alternate means for the body to obtain water.

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