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damp

  (dămp)

1. Slightly wet. See synonyms at wet.
2. Archaic. Dejected.

1. Moisture in the air; humidity.
2. Foul or poisonous gas that sometimes pollutes the air in coal mines.
3. Lowness of spirits; depression.
4. A restraint or check; a discouragement.

1. To make damp or moist; moisten.
2. To extinguish (a fire, for example) by cutting off air.
3. To restrain or check; discourage.
4. Music. To slow or stop the vibrations of (the strings of a keyboard instrument) with a damper.
5. Physics. To decrease the amplitude of (an oscillating system).

damp off Botany.

1. To be affected by damping off.

[Middle English, poison gas, perhaps from Middle Dutch, vapor.]

adjective

Slightly wet: dank, moist. See dry/wet.

Definition: wet, humid
Antonyms: arid, desiccated, dried, dry, parched

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - fugtig, klam
n. - fugt, dæmper, grubegas
v. tr. - fugte, dæmpe, skrue ned for, tage modet fra, stilne

idioms:

• damp course    dampspærre
• damp down    lægge en dæmper på
• damp squib    mislykket forsøg på at hævde sig, fuser
• damp-proof course    fugtisoleringslag

Nederlands (Dutch)
vochtig, vocht(igheid), nevel, neerslachtigheid, bevochtigen, ontmoedigen, doen bekoelen, dempen

Français (French)
adj. - humide, moite
n. - humidité, (Minér) mofette, grisou
v. tr. - humidifier, humecter, amortir, étouffer (des bruits), (Mus) étouffer, couvrir (un feu)

idioms:

• damp course    (GB, Constr) couche isolante
• damp down    couvrir (un feu), (fig) décrisper, freiner, réduire
• damp off    (Bot) attaquer par un champignon
• damp squib    pétard mouillé, (fig) tomber à plat

Deutsch (German)
v. - befeuchten, dämpfen
adj. - feucht
n. - Feuchtigkeit, Dunst

idioms:

• damp course    Sperrbahn
• damp down    ersticken, drosseln
• damp off    an der Umfallkrankheit leiden
• damp squib    (ugs.) ein Reinfall

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - υγραίνω, νοτίζω, αποθαρρύνω, κόβω τη φόρα ή τα φτερά, μετριάζω την ένταση ή τις δονήσεις
adj. - υγρός, νοτερός

idioms:

• damp course    (οικοδ.) υγρομονωτική στρώση θεμελίων
• damp down    καταστέλλω, κόβω τη φόρα
• damp squib    (καθομ.) κρύο αστείο/καλαμπούρι
• damp-proof course    (οικοδ.) υγρομονωτική στρώση θεμελίων

Italiano (Italian)
inumidire, umido

idioms:

• damp course    strato di permeabilizzazione
• damp down    sopprimere
• damp squib    tentativo fallito
• damp-proof course    strato di impermeabilizzazione

Português (Portuguese)
v. - umedecer, sufocar
adj. - úmido

idioms:

• damp course    impermeabilização (f)
• damp down    deprimido
• damp squib    história (f) sem graça
• damp-proof course    impermeabilização (m)

Русский (Russian)
увлажнять, влажный

idioms:

• damp course    слой гидроизоляции
• damp down    гасить, утихомирить
• damp squib    обреченный на провал
• damp-proof course    слой гидроизоляции

Español (Spanish)
adj. - mojado, húmedo, poco entusiasta
n. - humedad, desánimo
v. tr. - mojar, humedecer, amortiguar, reducir

idioms:

• damp course    hidrófugo
• damp down    sofocar, apagar, enfriar
• damp off    marchitarse por humedad
• damp squib    fracaso, desilusión, desánimo, fiasco

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - fukta, dämpa
adj. - fuktig

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
潮湿的, 湿气, 使潮湿, 抑制, 使沮丧, 降低

idioms:

• damp course    防湿层
• damp down    封住
• damp squib    失败, 落空
• damp-proof course    防潮层

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 潮濕的
n. - 濕氣
v. tr. - 使潮濕, 抑制, 使沮喪, 降低

idioms:

• damp course    防濕層
• damp down    封住
• damp squib    失敗, 落空
• damp-proof course    防潮層

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 습기가 많은
n. - 습기, 실망, 유해한 가스
v. tr. - 습기가 있게 하다, (불을) 끄다, 풀을 죽게 하다

idioms:

• damp down    ~을 끄다

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 湿気のある
n. - 湿気, 有毒ガス, 湿り気
v. - 湿らせる, 弱める

idioms:

• damp course    防湿層
• damp down    静める, 弱める
• damp squib    不発に終わる企て

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يرطب, يخنق ( بغاز سام), يبطئ (صفه) متحير, مكتئب, رطب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮לח, רטוב‬
n. - ‮לחות, רטיבות‬
v. tr. - ‮דיכא, עימעם, ליחלח‬

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