Dampened Meaning in English

word · lemma: dampen

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Definición

Made slightly wet, or made something less strong or intense, especially emotions or excitement.

Uso & Matices

Often used for physically wet things (cloth, earth), and figuratively for emotions or reactions ('dampened spirits'). In formal and informal contexts. Common collocations: 'dampened enthusiasm', 'dampened mood'. Not the same as 'wet' (stronger).

• Spanish: humedecido - atenuado (emociones)
• Portuguese (BR): umedecido - atenuado (emoções)
• Portuguese (PT): humedecido - atenuado (emoções)
• Chinese (Simplified): 弄湿 - 抑制（情绪）
• Chinese (Traditional): 弄濕 - 抑制（情緒）
• Hindi: गीला किया - कम किया (भावनाएँ)
• Arabic: رُطِّب - خفَّف (المشاعر)
• Bengali: আর্দ্র করা - মন খারাপ করা
• Russian: слегка увлажнённый - ослабленный (эмоции)
• Japanese: 湿らせた - 和らげた（感情）
• Vietnamese: làm ẩm - làm giảm (cảm xúc)
• Korean: 축이다 - 약화시키다(감정)
• Turkish: hafifçe ıslatılmış - azalmış (duygu)
• Urdu: نم کرنا - کمزور کرنا (جذبات)
• Indonesian: dibasahi - diredam (emosi)

Oraciones de Ejemplo

The towel was dampened before cleaning the table.

basic

The rain dampened the dry soil.

basic

Her excitement was dampened by the bad news.

basic

Their spirits were dampened after losing the game.

natural

The loud music was dampened by closing the windows.

natural

His enthusiasm wasn't dampened by criticism.

natural