"damp" meaning in Anglais

See damp in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: \dæmp\, ˈdæmp Audio: En-us-damp.ogg Forms: damper [comparative], dampest [superlative]
  1. Humide.
    Sense id: fr-damp-en-adj-m285AbyW Categories (other): Exemples en anglais
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: dampness Related terms: moist, humid

Noun

IPA: \dæmp\, ˈdæmp Audio: En-us-damp.ogg Forms: damps [plural]
  1. Humidité.
    Sense id: fr-damp-en-noun-Qm2iKUiD Categories (other): Exemples en anglais
  2. Ensemble des gaz que l’on trouve dans une mine à l’exception de l’air respirable. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: fr-damp-en-noun-c0cphYG0 Categories (other): Lexique en anglais de l’industrie minière, Noms indénombrables en anglais
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: chokedamp, damp sheet, firedamp

Verb

IPA: \dæmp\, ˈdæmp Audio: En-us-damp.ogg Forms: to damp [infinitive], damps [present, third-person, singular], damped [preterite], damped [participle, past], damping [participle, present]
  1. Humecter.
    Sense id: fr-damp-en-verb-TjMW-zmN Categories (other): Exemples en anglais
  2. Assourdir.
    Sense id: fr-damp-en-verb-mmQTGJ8K Categories (other): Exemples en anglais, Exemples en anglais à traduire, Lexique en anglais de l’acoustique
  3. En particulier, dans un effet de réverbération, se réfère à la réduction des plus hautes fréquences dans les réverbérations liées à leur absorptions dans une pièce, par exemple, liée à une foule.
    Sense id: fr-damp-en-verb-se9tjH23 Categories (other): Exemples en anglais, Exemples en anglais à traduire, Lexique en anglais de l’acoustique
  4. Amortir les vibrations.
    Sense id: fr-damp-en-verb-ytTNjRpw Categories (other): Lexique en anglais de l’automatique
  5. Amortir les oscillations en dissipant l'énergie (en chaleur ou autre).
    Sense id: fr-damp-en-verb-SHSgYqca Categories (other): Lexique en anglais de l’électricité Topics: electricity
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: dampen

Inflected forms

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      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/b/b6/En-us-damp.ogg/En-us-damp.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/En-us-damp.ogg",
      "raw_tags": [
        "États-Unis"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "transitive"
  ],
  "word": "damp"
}

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