dämpfen
Meaning
- (weak) to steam, treat with steam
- (weak) to damp (to attenuate or deaden, as vibrations)
Concepts
become ready to eat
be sultry
cook by steam
cease burning
Synonyms
stumpf machen
mit Dampf behandeln
sich verringern
herunterschrauben
sich beruhigen{vr}
zur Reife bringen
herunter schrauben
krimpen
krumpfen
Translations
Frequency
Dialects
Basel-Landschaft
aabestimme
Basel-Landschaft
duuche
Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈdɛmpfən/
Etymology
From Middle High German dempfen, Old High German dempfen, from Proto-Germanic *dampijaną (“to dampen, make damp”).
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