éteindre — meaning in English
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English meaning
- extinguish verb To put out a fire or light.
- kill verb To cause the death of a person, animal, or living thing.
- off adv Away from a place, position, or reference point.
- quench verb To satisfy thirst, or more broadly, a strong desire.
- snuff noun Finely ground tobacco meant to be inhaled through the nose or held against the gum.
Senses
éteindre is used for these senses in English:
- blow out (slang) To sing out, sing out loud.
- extinguish To stop (fire, etc.) from burning; also, to stop (light, etc.) from shining; to put out, to quench.
- go out To be turned off or extinguished.
- kill (transitive, figuratively) To stop, cease, or render void; to terminate.
- off Into a state of non-operation or non-existence.
- put out To extinguish (fire).
- quench (transitive) To extinguish or put out (as a fire or light).
- shut down (ergative) To turn off or stop.
extinguish — full definition
- verb To put out a fire or light.
- verb To put a complete end to something, such as hope or a feeling.
kill — full definition
- verb To cause the death of a person, animal, or living thing.
- verb To stop, switch off, or put an end to something completely.
- verb To cause severe pain, exhaustion, or distress — often used informally and not literally.
- noun An act of killing, or the animal or target that has been killed.