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slake

/sleɪk/

slakeverb

slaked

Past Simple

slaked

Past Participle

slaking

ing-form

/sleɪk/

Translations

éteindreEn chimie et en construction, surtout pour la chaux.

The workers slaked the lime before using it in the construction process.

Les ouvriers ont éteint la chaux avant de l’utiliser dans le processus de construction.

étancherPour la soif, la faim ou un désir.

He drank a glass of water to slake his thirst after the long run.

Il a bu un verre d’eau pour étancher sa soif après la longue course.

Additional translations

s'apaiserPour une intensité, une agitation ou un mouvement qui diminue.

Definitions

To quench or satisfy (thirst, desire, etc.).

He drank a glass of water to slake his thirst after the long run.

To combine (lime) with water to produce calcium hydroxide.

The workers slaked the lime before using it in the construction process.

To become less intense or active; subside or abate.

Once the storm clouds passed, the wind slaked and the sea grew calmer.

Synonyms

slakenoun

slakes

/sleɪk/

Rare noun senses referring to coal waste or a lull; merits inclusion.

Translations

accalmieSens archaïque : période de répit ou de baisse d’activité.

There was a short slake in the fighting before the next assault began.

Il y eut une courte accalmie dans les combats avant que la հաջ次 assault?

déblaisDans le domaine minier ou des carrières.

The miners shoveled the slake into a separate heap away from the marketable coal.

Les mineurs ont pelleté les déblais dans un tas séparé, à l’écart du charbon commercialisable.

Definitions

Small fragments or waste of coal or rock produced during mining or quarrying.

The miners shoveled the slake into a separate heap away from the marketable coal.

A period of reduced activity or a lull; slack time. (archaic)

There was a short slake in the fighting before the next assault began.