потуши́ть

verb
very rarely used word (#11147)

Translation

Please do not include annotations (e.g. "medicine" or "colloquially") or hints of usage (e.g. "[Acc.]").
Separate translations by commata. New major meaning should get a new line entry.

1.

Extinguish
Extinguish

Also

Editing translations: Please do not include annotations (e.g. "medicine" or "colloquially") or hints of usage (e.g. "[Acc.]").
Separate translations by commata. New major meaning should get a new line entry.

A good example is ручка which looks like
1. pen, ballpoint
2. handle, knob, grip
3. arm
4. arm rest

Usage info

Enter free text here about how to use this word, when to use it or whatever should be known by learners.

Examples

Please add/edit sentences at tatoeba.org, we update regularly from there :-)

Мы попыта́лись потуши́ть ого́нь, но безуспешно. Надо бы́ло вы́звать пожа́рных. - We tried to put out the fire but we were unsuccessful. We had to call the fire brigade.
Потуши́ ого́нь. - Put out the fire.
Пожа'рные пыта́ются потуши́ть пла́мя. - The firefighters are trying to put out the flames.
Тому удалось самостоятельно потуши́ть пожа́р. - Tom managed to put the fire out by himself.
Гря́зной водо́й можно потуши́ть ого́нь, даже если она не подхо́дит ни для чего друго́го. - Even if polluted water serves no other purpose, it can put out a fire.
Том потуши́л ого́нь. - Tom extinguished the fire.
Они рабо́тали совместно, чтобы потуши́ть ого́нь. - They worked together to extinguish the fire.
Пожа'рные быстро потуши́ли пла́мя. - The firemen quickly extinguished the blaze.
Том потуши́л ого́нь, зали́в его ведро́м воды. - Tom put out the fire with a bucket of water.
Сна́йпер потуши́л все огни́. - A sniper shot the lights out.

more... less...

Editing examples: Please add/edit sentences at tatoeba.org, we update regularly from there :-)

Learn by writing

Finished learning 😊 👍

[{"id":"99556","ru":"\u041c\u044b \u043f\u043e\u043f\u044b\u0442\u0430́\u043b\u0438\u0441\u044c \u043f\u043e\u0442\u0443\u0448\u0438́\u0442\u044c \u043e\u0433\u043é\u043d\u044c, \u043d\u043e \u0431\u0435\u0437\u0443\u0441\u043f\u0435\u0448\u043d\u043e. \u041d\u0430\u0434\u043e \u0431\u044b́\u043b\u043e \u0432\u044b́\u0437\u0432\u0430\u0442\u044c \u043f\u043e\u0436\u0430́\u0440\u043d\u044b\u0445.","tl":"We tried to put out the fire but we were unsuccessful. We had to call the fire brigade.","links":[{"bareId":11172,"start":15,"length":9}]},{"id":"168365","ru":"\u0422\u043e\u043c\u0443 \u0443\u0434\u0430\u043b\u043e\u0441\u044c \u0441\u0430\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u043e\u044f\u0442\u0435\u043b\u044c\u043d\u043e \u043f\u043e\u0442\u0443\u0448\u0438́\u0442\u044c \u043f\u043e\u0436\u0430́\u0440.","tl":"Tom managed to put the fire out by himself.","links":[{"bareId":11172,"start":28,"length":9}]},{"id":"264641","ru":"\u0413\u0440\u044f́\u0437\u043d\u043e\u0439 \u0432\u043e\u0434\u043é\u0439 \u043c\u043e\u0436\u043d\u043e \u043f\u043e\u0442\u0443\u0448\u0438́\u0442\u044c \u043e\u0433\u043é\u043d\u044c, \u0434\u0430\u0436\u0435 \u0435\u0441\u043b\u0438 \u043e\u043d\u0430 \u043d\u0435 \u043f\u043e\u0434\u0445\u043é\u0434\u0438\u0442 \u043d\u0438 \u0434\u043b\u044f \u0447\u0435\u0433\u043e \u0434\u0440\u0443\u0433\u043é\u0433\u043e.","tl":"Even if polluted water serves no other purpose, it can put out a fire.","links":[{"bareId":11172,"start":22,"length":9}]},{"id":"329102","ru":"\u0422\u043e\u043c \u043f\u043e\u0442\u0443\u0448\u0438́\u043b \u043e\u0433\u043é\u043d\u044c.","tl":"Tom extinguished the fire.","links":[{"bareId":11172,"start":4,"length":8}]},{"id":"258269","ru":"\u0421\u043d\u0430́\u0439\u043f\u0435\u0440 \u043f\u043e\u0442\u0443\u0448\u0438́\u043b \u0432\u0441\u0435 \u043e\u0433\u043d\u0438́.","tl":"A sniper shot the lights out.","links":[{"bareId":11172,"start":9,"length":8}]},{"id":"98089","ru":"\u041f\u043e\u0436\u0430́\u0440\u043d\u044b\u0435 \u043f\u044b\u0442\u0430́\u044e\u0442\u0441\u044f \u043f\u043e\u0442\u0443\u0448\u0438́\u0442\u044c \u043f\u043b\u0430́\u043c\u044f.","tl":"The firefighters are trying to put out the flames.","links":[{"bareId":11172,"start":20,"length":9}]},{"id":"7095","ru":"\u041f\u043e\u0436\u0430́\u0440\u043d\u044b\u0435 \u0431\u044b\u0441\u0442\u0440\u043e \u043f\u043e\u0442\u0443\u0448\u0438́\u043b\u0438 \u043f\u043b\u0430́\u043c\u044f.","tl":"The firemen quickly extinguished the blaze.","links":[{"bareId":11172,"start":17,"length":9}]},{"id":"310572","ru":"\u041f\u043e\u0442\u0443\u0448\u0438́ \u043e\u0433\u043é\u043d\u044c.","tl":"Put out the fire.","links":[{"bareId":11172,"start":0,"length":7}]},{"id":"26192","ru":"\u041e\u043d\u0438 \u0440\u0430\u0431\u043é\u0442\u0430\u043b\u0438 \u0441\u043e\u0432\u043c\u0435\u0441\u0442\u043d\u043e, \u0447\u0442\u043e\u0431\u044b \u043f\u043e\u0442\u0443\u0448\u0438́\u0442\u044c \u043e\u0433\u043é\u043d\u044c.","tl":"They worked together to extinguish the fire.","links":[{"bareId":11172,"start":31,"length":9}]},{"id":"269523","ru":"\u0422\u043e\u043c \u043f\u043e\u0442\u0443\u0448\u0438́\u043b \u043e\u0433\u043é\u043d\u044c, \u0437\u0430\u043b\u0438́\u0432 \u0435\u0433\u043e \u0432\u0435\u0434\u0440\u043é\u043c \u0432\u043e\u0434\u044b.","tl":"Tom put out the fire with a bucket of water.","links":[{"bareId":11172,"start":4,"length":8}]}]

Imperative

play

Singular	потуши́
Plural	потуши́те

Accents: Mark the accent with a ' character behind the vowel, e.g. ру'чки. Leave out the stress when it is unambiguous, which is when the word contains ё or only one vowel (the vowels are а, я, э, е, ы, и, о, ё, у and ю).

Past

play

male	потуши́л
female	потуши́ла
neuter	потуши́ло
plural	потуши́ли

Accents: Mark the accent with a ' character behind the vowel, e.g. ру'чки. Leave out the stress when it is unambiguous, which is when the word contains ё or only one vowel (the vowels are а, я, э, е, ы, и, о, ё, у and ю).

Present / Future

Note: Stress change

я	потушу́
ты	поту́шишь
он/она́/оно́	поту́шит
мы	поту́шим
вы	поту́шите
они́	поту́шат

Other sources

Auto-generated links.

More about the translations

Extinguish

E-Mail:
Username:
Password: