damp

Pronúncia: dæmp
    adjective
  1. humit.
  2. damp climate clima humit.
  3. a damp forehead un front suat.
  4. damp heat calor humida, humitat.
    5. noun
  5. humitat.
  6. figurative descoratjament, abatiment.
  7. the evening damp la humitat del vespre.
  8. to cast a damp over someone descoratjar algú.
    9. transitive verb
  9. (also to dampen) [wet] humitejar, mullar.

  10. apagar, extingir, sufocar.
  11. to damp the appetite sadollar.
  12. to damp down a fire (apagar \ dominar) un incendi.

  13. figurative [person] descoratjar, desanimar, desmoralitzar.
  14. to damp someone's spirits descoratjar algú.
  15. nothing could damp his spirits res no podia descoratjar-lo.
  16. to damp someone's ardour refredar el fervor d'algú.