apagar
turn off ; quench ; snub out ; extinguish ; dim ; snuff out ; snuff ; dampen ; stamp out ; blow out ; stub out ; stub.
Trapping must be turned off by hand when the document has been picked up by the borrower.
By such mutual assistance, the wits and endeavours of the world may no longer be as so many scattered coals, or firebrands, which, for want of union are soon quenched, whereas, being but laid together, they would have yielded a comfortable light and heat.
'Who will tell her?' 'I'll take care of that,' responded the principal with acerbity, snubbing out her cigarette.
His sudden gust of audacity was quickly extinguished by her words and by her glance.
At first, analyzing the way he went about his work eroded his confidence, threw him off balance, dimmed some of his energetic spirit.
The producer did a 'hatchet job' on the film, substantially dumbing down the project and snuffing out any subtlety or nuance.
Perhaps it was his hunger for precision and philosophical truth that snuffed the literary flame in Musil.
Ten years ago ambition abounded; now risk-taking is out of style and vanguardism has been dampened by a pervasive enthusiasm for the past.
The existence of the Internet and World Wide Web has made it almost impossible to stamp out crimes committed by hackers.
The windows were closed - yet all the candles blew out in the living room!.
Nicotine patches may not help smokers to stub out the habit, according to a new study.
But what are we as the citizens of the country doing to stub the problem?.
apagar el ardor
dampen + Posesivo + ardor
She felt she was the lowliest of creatures and a great sinner, and fought the self-love that dampened her ardour.
apagar el entusiasmo
dampen + Posesivo + ardor
She felt she was the lowliest of creatures and a great sinner, and fought the self-love that dampened her ardour.
apagar el fuego [También put the flames out]
put out + the flames
The article has the title 'Putting out the flames: the etiquette and law of e-mail'.
apagar la cal
slake + lime
The loaded wagons were then covered with tarpaulins to keep out rain and atmospheric moisture which would have slaked the lime.
apagar la cal viva
slake + quicklime
Limestones were heated in lime kilns to produce quicklime which once slaked was used to cover walls.
apagar la luz
turn + the light off
A third of the libraries in the sample plan to introduce sensors that detect motion and turn lights off and on when needed.
apagar la sed
slake + Posesivo + thirst
quench + Posesivo + thirst
People were just curious, and once they slaked their thirst for this new product, they dropped it like a hot potato.
Water not only quenches one's thirst, it also heals.
apagarse
subside
blow out
Her agitation subsided suddenly.
The windows were closed - yet all the candles blew out in the living room!.
apagar soplando
blow out
The windows were closed - yet all the candles blew out in the living room!.
apagar un cigarrillo
stub + a cigarette
They are asking the parents to stub the cigarettes before they enter the car.
apagar un cigarro
stub + a cigarette
They are asking the parents to stub the cigarettes before they enter the car.
apagar un fuego
extinguish + fire
put down + fire
douse + a blaze
Water was used to extinguish the fire.
A well-established fire in bookstacks without automatic protection may have to be put down with large hoses, causing extensive water damage.
Thirty fire fighters spent half an hour dousing a blaze in a kitchenette in a high rise city building before it could spread to other floors.
apagar un fuego con los pies
stomp out + fire
Eric continued trying to stomp it out but his shoe caught on fire.
fuego + apagar
fire + be out
Advanced design sprinklers shut off water when the fire is out, reducing the risk of water damage.
la distancia es como el viento que apaga los fuegos pequeños pero aviva los grandes
absence makes the heart grow fonder
distance makes the heart grow fonder
She and various others I have talked with about this situation all stressed that absence makes the heart grow fonder.
Distance makes the heart grow fonder, or so people say, but long distance relationships change the structure of even the sturdiest romances.
luz + apagarse
light + go out
light + go off
`Where were you when the lights went out?' considers the causes of disruptions in the flow of electricity and their implications for computer users.
The light went off for about 3 weeks, after which it sporadically came on and went off, until it has now remained on.
