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douse [daʊs] VB trans

1. douse fire:

douse

gasić [perf u-]

to douse sth with [or in] sth

oblewać [perf oblać] coś czymś

2. douse light:

douse

gasić [perf z-]

Usage examples with douse

to douse sth with [or in] sth

oblewać [perf oblać] coś czymś

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The victims were blown up with landmines, then doused with petrol before being set on fire. en.wikipedia.org

Later, they doused him with gasoline, stating that they would then have evidence to charge him. en.wikipedia.org

She douses the fire and is not able to prepare hot tea for her uncle. en.wikipedia.org

Then the water mains ran out and water from the nearby harbor had to be pumped in to douse the flames. en.wikipedia.org

When the roof caught fire one day, the children used their dinner pails to bring water to douse the blaze. en.wikipedia.org

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

The streets were also doused with water from a fire tender to make it appear that it had just rained. en.wikipedia.org

Some douse with a bucket of cold water. en.wikipedia.org

The icon is then paraded around the town while locals take turns in dousing the saint and devotees. en.wikipedia.org

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

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