damp down in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for damp down in the English»French Dictionary

See also damp down, dampen

I.down1 [Brit daʊn, Am daʊn] ADV Down often occurs as the second element in verb combinations in English (go down, fall down, get down, keep down, put down etc.). For translations, consult the appropriate verb entry (go, fall, get, keep, put etc.).
When used to indicate vague direction, down often has no explicit translation in French: to go down to London = aller à Londres; down in Brighton = à Brighton.
For examples and further usages, see the entry below.

2. down (indicating position at lower level):

II.down1 [Brit daʊn, Am daʊn] PREP

III.down1 [Brit daʊn, Am daʊn] ADJ

IV.down1 [Brit daʊn, Am daʊn] VB trans inf

See also put, keep, go, get, fall

I.put [Brit pʊt, Am pʊt] N

put FIN → put option

II.put <pres part putting, pret, pp put> [Brit pʊt, Am pʊt] VB trans

2. put (cause to go or undergo):

III.to put oneself in VB refl

I.keep [Brit kiːp, Am kip] N

II.keep <pret, pp kept> [Brit kiːp, Am kip] VB trans

III.keep <pret, pp kept> [Brit kiːp, Am kip] VB intr

1. go (move, travel):

aller (from de, to à, en)

18. go (extend in depth or scope):

II.go [Brit ɡəʊ, Am ɡoʊ] VB trans see usage note

III.go <pl goes> [Brit ɡəʊ, Am ɡoʊ] N

IV.go [Brit ɡəʊ, Am ɡoʊ] ADJ

he's all go inf!
it's all the go inf!
that was a near go inf!
to go off on one Brit inf
to go off like a frog in a sock Aus inf event:
there you go inf!

I.get <pres part getting, prét got, pp got, gotten Am> [ɡet] VB trans This much-used verb has no multi-purpose equivalent in French and therefore is very often translated by choosing a synonym: to get lunch = to prepare lunch = préparer le déjeuner.
get is used in many idiomatic expressions (to get something off one's chest etc.) and translations will be found in the appropriate entry (chest etc.). This is also true of offensive comments (get stuffed etc.) where the appropriate entry would be stuff.
Remember that when get is used to express the idea that a job is done not by you but by somebody else (to get a room painted etc.) faire is used in French followed by an infinitive (faire repeindre une pièce etc.).
When get has the meaning of become and is followed by an adjective (to get rich/drunk etc.) devenir is sometimes useful but check the appropriate entry (rich, drunk etc.) as a single verb often suffices (s'enrichir, s'enivrer etc.).
For examples and further uses of get see the entry below.

II.get <pres part getting, prét got, pp got, gotten Am> [ɡet] VB intr

get her inf!
get him inf in that hat!
to get it up vulg sl
bander vulg sl
to get it up vulg sl
to get one's in Am inf

I.fall [Brit fɔːl, Am fɔl] N

III.fall <pret fell, pp fallen> [Brit fɔːl, Am fɔl] VB intr

1. fall (come down):

9. fall ground → fall away

down2 [Brit daʊn, Am daʊn] N (all contexts)

damp down in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for damp down in the English»French Dictionary

II.damp [dæmp] METEO N no pl Brit, Aus

See also up

American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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Damp down the working area to cut airborne particles, and clear fibres with a damp cloth, bagging that with the asbestos for disposal.
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He argued that the situation had changed since the bank introduced them to damp down the market.
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I would also wrap a tea towel packed with ice around my arm to damp down the inflammation, which helped.
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Severe cases would spend weeks in hospital and were treated with immunosuppressants such as cyclosporin and methotrexate, to damp down over-active immune systems.
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That is to manage the public, to smooth the waters, damp down alarm, tuck us all up in bed at night with our weather news and our cocoa.
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It appears that the unconscious mind can temporarily damp down the brain's contempt center, in effect allowing the rational, utilitarian brain to rule, at least momentarily.
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The authors argue that this could damp down price inflation by discouraging speculation.
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The mechanical system will then vibrate at one or more of its natural frequency and damp down to zero.
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That system often showed its ability to contain and damp down heated disagreement over major policy issues.
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We can also offer medication such as colchicine, which is an anti-inflammatory to prevent attacks and steroids to damp down attacks when they occur.
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