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(slāk) pronunciation

v., slaked, slak·ing, slakes.

v.tr.
  1. To satisfy (a craving); quench: slaked her thirst.
  2. To lessen the force or activity of; moderate: slaking his anger.
  3. To cool or refresh by wetting or moistening.
  4. To combine (lime) chemically with water or moist air.
v.intr.
To undergo a slaking process; crumble or disintegrate, as lime.

[Middle English slaken, to abate, from Old English slacian, from slæc, slack, sluggish. See slack1.]



1. To add water to quicklime, thereby hydrating it and forming lime putty.
2. To crumble or disintegrate on exposure to air or water.


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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: To satisfy with a liquid.

pronunciation I needed to slake my thirst after running two miles.

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - slukke, læske
v. intr. - slukkes

idioms:

  • slaked lime    læsket kalk

Nederlands (Dutch)
lessen, laven

Français (French)
v. tr. - étancher, (fig) assouvir, (Chim) éteindre
v. intr. - (Chim) s'éteindre

idioms:

  • slaked lime    chaux éteinte

Deutsch (German)
v. - löschen, stillen

idioms:

  • slaked lime    gelöschter Kalk

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - χορταίνω, ικανοποιώ (πλήρως), (κατα)σβήνω, κατασιγάζω, σβήνω ασβέστη

idioms:

  • slaked lime    σβησμένος ασβέστης

Italiano (Italian)
appagare

idioms:

  • slaked lime    calce spenta

Português (Portuguese)
v. - saciar, atenuar, caldear, extinguir-se

idioms:

  • slaked lime    cal (f) apagada

Русский (Russian)
утолять (жажду), притуплять (желание), ослаблять (стремление), гаснуть, гасить

idioms:

  • slaked lime    гашеная известь

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - aplacar, apagar, calmar, saciar
v. intr. - apagarse, apagar su sed, desmenuzarse

idioms:

  • slaked lime    cal apagada o muerta

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - släcka

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
消解, 使满足, 平息, 熄灭, 熟化, 缓和

idioms:

  • slaked lime    熟石灰, 消石灰

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 消解, 使滿足, 平息, 熄滅
v. intr. - 熟化, 平息, 消解, 緩和

idioms:

  • slaked lime    熟石灰, 消石灰

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 갈증을 만족시키다, (불을) 끄다, (힘을) 약화시키다
v. intr. - (불이) 꺼지다, (석회가) 소화하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 満足させる, 消す, 消える, いやす, 潤す

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يبقع, يضعف, يخمد‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮השקיט, השביע, הרווה, הפיג, שיכך, כיבה (סיד)‬
v. intr. - ‮נכבה (סיד), שכך‬


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