douse
(metallurgy) To thrust a hot piece of metal into a liquid during the hardening process.
(mining engineering) To locate and delineate subsurface resources such as water, oil, gas, or minerals.
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(metallurgy) To thrust a hot piece of metal into a liquid during the hardening process.
(mining engineering) To locate and delineate subsurface resources such as water, oil, gas, or minerals.
verb
v. 1. extinguish (a fire or light): stewards appeared and the fire was doused.
2. Sailing lower (a sail) quickly.
See the Introduction, Abbreviations and Pronunciation for further details.
He had to douse the flames whenever he heard planes approaching.
Tutor's tip: You could "dowse" (to search for water or minerals with a special stick) for water in the desert if you want to "douse" (to make wet) your head when you get hot.
Dansk (Danish)
1.
v. tr. - overøse, dyppe i vand, kaste i vandet, slukke, tage ned, kaste los, lukke
v. intr. - falde i vandet
n. - slag
2.
v. tr. - overøse med vand, sjaske til, komme i vand, slukke (et lys)
v. intr. - søge vand med pilekvist
Nederlands (Dutch)
onderdompelen, uitdoen, water gooien over, strijken (zeil), wilde duif
Français (French)
1.
v. tr. - plonger/tremper (qch) dans l'eau, arroser/asperger (qn) d'eau, éteindre (la lumière, le feu)
v. intr. - immerger, plonger dans
n. - immersion
2.
v. tr. - pratiquer la radiesthésie (pour chercher de l'or, etc)
v. intr. - pratiquer la radiesthésie (pour chercher de l'or, etc)
Deutsch (German)
1.
v. - löschen, ausmachen, eintauchen, übergießen
n. - Eintauchen, Untertauchen, Schlag
2.
v. - mit der Wünschelrute suchen
Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - καταβρέχω
Italiano (Italian)
smorzare, spegnere, immergere
Português (Portuguese)
v. - mergulhar, tirar chapéu (fig.)
Русский (Russian)
гасить, заливать водой
Español (Spanish)
1.
v. tr. - extinguir, apagar, desconectar, mojar, arriar, empapar, remojar, echar agua
v. intr. - caerse al agua
n. - golpe, mojadura
2.
v. tr. - buscar, acurrullar, enrollar
v. intr. - buscar bajo la tierra
Svenska (Swedish)
v. - doppa (i vatten), släcka (ljus)
中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
插入水中, 弄湿, 把弄熄, 浸泡, 泼洒
中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 插入水中, 弄濕, 把弄熄
v. intr. - 浸泡
n. - 潑灑
한국어 (Korean)
1.
v. tr. - 물속에 처박다, 끼얹다, (불을) 끄다
v. intr. - (물에) 쳐박히다
n. - 소등, (물에) 쳐박힘
2.
v. tr. - 점치는 막대기로 수맥을 찾다
v. intr. - (수맥을) 찾다
日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 水中に突っ込む, 水をかける, 消す
العربيه (Arabic)
(فعل) يغطس ( شئ) في الماء, يرش الماء على شئ
עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - הטביל, התיז, כיבה, הנמיך (מפרש), סגר (אשנב)
v. intr. - הטביל או טבל בנוזל
n. - מכה
v. intr. - חיפש מים, מתכות וכו' מתחת לקרקע באמצעות מטה-ניחוש (ענף) בצורת Y
v. tr. - חיפש אוצרות תת-קרקעיים באמצעות מטה-ניחוש
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