quench in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for quench in the English»Spanish Dictionary

quench [Am kwɛn(t)ʃ, Brit kwɛn(t)ʃ] VB trans

1. quench (satisfy):

quench thirst

quitar

quench thirst

saciar liter

quench desire/passion

satisfacer

2. quench (put out):

quench flames

sofocar

quench flames

apagar

3. quench (cool):

quench steel/blade

enfriar

Translations for quench in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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aplacar sed

to quench

calmar sed

to quench

saciar sed

to quench

apagar sed

to quench

matar

to quench

quench in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for quench in the English»Spanish Dictionary

quench [kwentʃ] VB trans

1. quench (satisfy):

quench

satisfacer

quench thirst

saciar

to quench sb's thirst for knowledge fig

saciar la curiosidad de alguien

2. quench (put out):

quench

sofocar

to quench the fire

apagar el incendio

3. quench (supress):

quench

suprimir

to quench sb's desire

apagar el deseo de alguien

to quench sb's enthusiasm

contener el entusiasmo de alguien

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

to quench one's thirst

apagar la sed

Translations for quench in the Spanish»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

saciar (sed)

to quench

aplacar

to quench

matar el gusanillo (bebiendo)

to quench one's thirst

mitigar (sed)

to quench

satisfacer (sed)

to quench

apagar

to quench

matar (sed)

to quench

quench Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to quench one's thirst

apagar la sed

to quench sb's thirst for knowledge fig

saciar la curiosidad de alguien

to quench the fire

apagar el incendio

to quench sb's desire

apagar el deseo de alguien

to quench sb's enthusiasm

contener el entusiasmo de alguien

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

They did likewise, found water from underneath the brick they picked up and thus they quenched their thirst.

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The opposite process is called quenching when a photoexited state is deactivated by a chemical reagent.

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There is a lake in this sanctuary and a variety of animals come here to quench their thirst in summer.

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The key to this engine's power was the large port, large valve, quench chambered, free flowing heads.

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The tendency for a material to form a glass while quenched is called glass forming ability.

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The flame is quenched by the relatively cool cylinder walls, leaving behind unreacted fuel that is expelled with the exhaust.

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Heating above this temperature is avoided, so as not to destroy the very-hard, quenched microstructure, called martensite.

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Before facing his fate, the middle son first asks permission to first quench his thirst at a nearby lake.

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At the same time, the thermal processing of oil shale needs water for quenching hot products and the control of dust.

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Heat treating and quenching is a more efficient process if hardness is desired throughout the whole part.

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