slake in Finnish
slake in Finnish is jäähdyttää, löysentää, sammuttaa — slake means to quench a thirst or satisfy a strong desire.
slake in Finnish
jäähdyttää
löysentää
sammuttaa
lannistua
(intransitive, obsolete) Of a person: to become less energetic, to slacken in one's efforts. [11th–17thc.]
lauhtua
(intransitive, obsolete) To become less intense; to weaken, decrease in force. [14th–19thc.]
What does "slake" mean?
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verb To quench a thirst or satisfy a strong desire.
"Europeans’ labour requirements in the New World were also slaked by slaves from Africa."
- verb To make something cooler by pouring water or another liquid over it.
- verb To react chemically with water so that the two combine.
- verb To combine a substance with water so that a chemical reaction occurs.
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slake in a sentence
- Europeans’ labour requirements in the New World were also slaked by slaves from Africa.
- After watching people downing drink on the train, I am in need of slaking my own thirst, so I pop into the station's Centurion Bar.
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What is "slake" in Finnish?
"slake" in Finnish is jäähdyttää, löysentää, sammuttaa. slake means: To quench a thirst or satisfy a strong desire.
Are there other ways to say "slake" in Finnish?
Yes — Finnish has 5 translations listed for "slake": jäähdyttää, löysentää, sammuttaa, lannistua, lauhtua.
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