What does spegnere in Italian mean?

What is the meaning of the word spegnere in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use spegnere in Italian.

The word spegnere in Italian means extinguish, turn off, switch off, go out, turn itself off, fade, pass away, smother, fizzle out, mix the quicklime, slack the quicklime, mixing flour and water, turn off the light, switch off the light, quench your thirst, take your eyes off, tear your eyes from. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word spegnere

extinguish

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (estinguere un fuoco) (fire)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Spegni il fuoco con dell'acqua e vai nella tua tenda.
Extinguish the fire with water and go into your tent.

turn off, switch off

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (arrestare, disattivare)

(phrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game.")
Spegni il computer se non lo utilizzi.
Turn off the computer if you aren't using it.

go out

verbo riflessivo o intransitivo pronominale (fiamme: estinguersi) (fire, flame)

(phrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up.")
Il fuoco si spense solo il mattino seguente.
The fire went out by itself the following morning.

turn itself off

verbo riflessivo o intransitivo pronominale (disattivarsi)

La lavatrice si è spenta da sola.
The washing machine turned itself off.

fade

verbo riflessivo o intransitivo pronominale (figurato (smorzarsi)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
La passione tra i due si è ormai spenta.
The passion between the two of them has faded.

pass away

verbo riflessivo o intransitivo pronominale (morire) (die)

(phrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up.")
L'anziano si spense in una notte d'estate.
The old man passed away on a summer's night.

smother, fizzle out

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (figurato (placare, smorzare) (figurative)

(phrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up.")
La routine ha spento la passione di un tempo.
I knew that the passion between them would fizzle quickly.

mix the quicklime, slack the quicklime

mixing flour and water

turn off the light, switch off the light

quench your thirst

take your eyes off, tear your eyes from

(figurative)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")

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