потуши́ть
- 1.
to extinguish, to put out
Пожарные бы́стро потуши́ли ого́нь.
The firefighters quickly put out the fire.
Perfective; imperfective тушить.
- 2.
to turn off, to switch off
Потуши́ свет, пожа́луйста.
Turn off the light, please.
Of lights and lamps.
- 3.
to stew, to braisecooking
Я потуши́л овощи с мя́сом.
I stewed the vegetables with meat.
- 4.
to suppress, to quell, to damp down
Ему удало́сь потуши́ть их гнев.
He managed to quell their anger.
Figurative, of emotions.
Examples
Пожар, обугливавший лес, наконец потушили.
The fire that had charred the forest was finally extinguished.
Попаливший траву огонь быстро потушили.
The fire that had scorched the grass was quickly put out.
Костёр, закапчивающий стены сарая, пришлось потушить.
The bonfire, which was blackening the walls of the shed with soot, had to be put out.
Он потушил дымившийся окурок в пепельнице.
He stubbed out the smoldering cigarette butt in the ashtray.
Conjugation
| Present | Future | |
|---|---|---|
| я | - | потушу́ |
| ты | - | поту́шишь |
| он/она́/оно́ | - | поту́шит |
| мы | - | поту́шим |
| вы | - | поту́шите |
| они́ | - | поту́шат |
Note: Stress change.
| Imperative | |
|---|---|
| ты | потуши́ |
| вы | потуши́те |
| Past | |
|---|---|
| masculine | потуши́л |
| feminine | потуши́ла |
| neuter | потуши́ло |
| plural | потуши́ли |
Participles
| Active present | - | |
|---|---|---|
| Active past | having extinguished, having put out | |
| Passive present | - | |
| Passive past | extinguished, put out, quenched | |
| Gerund present | - | |
| Gerund past | потуши́в потушивши | while doing (past) |
Word familyтуши́тьPRO
- туши́тьto put out; to stew; to quell
- затуши́тьto put out
- потуши́тьto extinguish; to turn off; to stew; to suppress
- притуши́тьto dim; to put out (a cigarette); to tone down
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