slake

[US]/sleɪk/
[UK]/sleɪk/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. apagar; extinguir; enfriar
vi. (de la cal) someterse a apagado; disiparse; calmar
Word Forms
Pasadoslaked
Participio pasadoslaked
Gerundioslaking
Tercera persona singularslakes
Pluralslakes

Phrases & Collocations

slake a desire

satisfacer un deseo

slake the fire

apagar el fuego

Example Sentences

slake one's lust of blood

satisfacer la sed de sangre.

slake your thirst with citron pressé.

apaga tu sed con citron pressé.

restaurants worked to slake the Italian obsession with food.

los restaurantes trabajaron para satisfacer la obsesión italiana por la comida.

Do not use slaked lime or unslaked lime.

No utilice cal apagada ni cal viva.

Experiments show that causticizing by adding a small quantity of slaked lime can eliminate the interference of carbonate ions and humic acid salts.

Los experimentos demuestran que la calcinación mediante la adición de una pequeña cantidad de cal apagada puede eliminar la interferencia de los iones de carbonato y las sales de ácido húmico.

Real-world Examples

Nor did he give the wounded bull opportunity to slake his burning thirst in the slender trickling streams they crossed.

Ni siquiera le dio al toro herido la oportunidad de calmar su sed abrasadora en los delgados y serpenteantes arroyos que cruzaban.

Source: The Call of the Wild

His curiosity was fully slaked, his ambition amply gratified.

Su curiosidad estaba completamente saciada, su ambición ampliamente satisfecha.

Source: Monk (Part 2)

One flask half full was all we had left to slake the thirst of three men.

Una botella a medio llenar era todo lo que nos quedaba para calmar la sed de tres hombres.

Source: The Journey to the Heart of the Earth

In order to slake his anger, the boss had an ace up his sleeve to teach them a lesson.

Para calmar su enojo, el jefe tenía un as en la manga para enseñarles una lección.

Source: Pan Pan

Of course, down this fault the Hansbach fell in a cascade, and lost some of its volume; but there was enough and to spare to slake our thirst.

Por supuesto, por esta falla el Hansbach caía en cascada y perdía parte de su volumen; pero había suficiente y para sobrar para calmar nuestra sed.

Source: The Journey to the Heart of the Earth

Occasionally Akut brought him juicy fruits which helped to slake his thirst and allay his fever, and little by little his powerful constitution overcame the effects of the spear thrusts.

Ocasionalmente Akut le traía frutas jugosas que ayudaban a calmar su sed y aliviar su fiebre, y poco a poco su poderosa constitución superó los efectos de las heridas de lanza.

Source: Son of Mount Tai (Part 1)

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