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
Тому удалось самостоятельно потуши́ть пожа́р.
Tom managed to put the fire out by himself.
Пожар, уродовавший здание, наконец потушили.
The fire that had disfigured the building was finally put out.
Пожар, вспыхивавший несколько раз, наконец потушили.
The fire, which had flared up several times, was finally extinguished.
Воспламенившийся бензин быстро потушили песком.
The gasoline that had caught fire was quickly extinguished with sand.
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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