damp

umido

Un po’ bagnato, senza essere zuppo o coperto d’acqua.

In inglese semplice: A little wet, but not completely covered or filled with water.

• My socks are damp.
• Wipe the table with a damp cloth.
• The walls felt damp after several days of rain.

Come si usa: damp with something (The grass was damp with dew.)

Sinonimi: moist

Contrari: dry

Espressioni comuni: damp cloth, damp clothes

umidità

Piccola quantità d’acqua nell’aria, nel terreno o nei muri, che spesso causa problemi negli ambienti chiusi.

In inglese semplice: A small amount of water in the air, ground, or walls, often causing problems indoors.

• There is damp in the bedroom.
• The old house smelled of damp.
• We treated the walls to stop rising damp.

Sinonimi: dampness, moisture, humidity

Contrari: dryness

Espressioni comuni: rising damp, damp in walls

inumidire

Rendere qualcosa leggermente bagnato.

In inglese semplice: To make something a little wet.

• Damp the cloth before cleaning.
• She damped the paper with a wet sponge.
• Lightly damp the surface before applying the paste.

Sinonimi: moisten, dampen

Contrari: dry

Espressioni comuni: damp a cloth, damp something down

smorzare

Ridurre vibrazioni o movimenti ripetuti trasformandone l’energia in calore o in un’altra forma.

In inglese semplice: To reduce shaking or repeated movement by turning its energy into heat or another form.

• The rubber pads damp vibrations.
• The circuit damped the unwanted electrical oscillations.
• Special supports damp the movement of the bridge.

Sinonimi: dampen, attenuate

Contrari: amplify

Espressioni comuni: damp vibrations, damp oscillations