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Значения термина quell на английском

каталонский
dominar

Suppress or crush completely.

dominar
португальский
acalmar
испанский
calmar

Overcome or allay.

acalmar
Синонимы
Examples for "quench"
Examples for "quench"
1
No: the river should wash the blood away and quench the fire.
Dead Man's Rock
2
Nick wished he could find some water, something to quench the burning.
The Child Thief
3
Piecemeal firefighting may not quench the firestorm threatening to engulf the continent.
The Guardian
4
He does not break the bruised reed, nor quench the smoking flax.
Bunyan Characters (1st Series)
5
The bruised reed he will not break, nor quench the smoking flax.
The Lights and Shadows of Real Life
1
One possibility, said Davy, is that water could squelch feelings of hunger.
Reuters
2
Up ahead the tunnel touched, then peeled apart with a grotesque squelch.
Tetrarch (Well of Echoes)
3
Nothing to hear but the squelch of my boots on the lawn.
The thirteenth tale: a novel
4
The dampers in a lecture hall could be tuned to squelch hecklers.
Existence
5
As he did so, he felt something squelch coldly under his fingers.
Pet Sematary

To defeat an opponent overwhelmingly, using great force or violence.

Использование термина quell на английском
1
However, this did not quell executions and other abuses, including political killings.
The South African
2
Authorities across India have taken a hardline approach to quell the protests.
The Guardian
3
Ezekwesili said governments could quell potential unrest by communicating with the people.
Reuters
4
Hundreds of thousands of Indian troops have been deployed to quell it.
Reuters
5
Yet the escalating force used to quell peaceful protests has surprised many.
The Guardian
6
Jay Nixon to coordinate law enforcement efforts to quell unrest in Ferguson.
Reuters
7
He'd be able to quell his growing obsession with another man's bride.
The devil wears plaid
8
Then followed a panic which the priests in vain tried to quell.
The Seats of the Mighty, Volume 5
9
President Roosevelt had to send in federal troops to quell the disturbance.
The Black Experience in America
10
The attempt to end the matter is unlikely to quell the row.
The Guardian
11
Stun grenades were used to quell the rising tide of anger, too.
The South African
12
But there are mobs in your business that I could not quell.
They Call Me Carpenter: A Tale of the Second Coming
13
PLEASE! Castle holds out another hand to quell the explosion of protests.
Unravel Me
14
Sparkling wine or champagne act to quell a bit of the fire.
The everything thai cookbook: from pad thai to lemongrass chicke...
15
The explanation was sufficient to quell any objection he might have had.
The Valley of Horses
16
The governor has been under pressure to quell tourism as COVID-19 spreads.
Radio NZ
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Translations for quell
каталонский
dominarsufocar
португальский
acalmar
испанский
calmar
Quell через время
Quell в диалектах
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