damp — EN↔FR

damp /BrE damp

, AmE dæmp

noun

1 (atmosphere, conditions) humidité f

2 Mining ( also fire damp) grisou m

3 Mining ( also black damp) mofette f

adjective

[atmosphere, building, cloth, clothes etc] humide; [skin] moite

transitive verb

3 Music étouffer

Phrasal verb

■ damp down:

damp [sth] down,

damp down [sth]

couvrir [fire]; étouffer [flames]; apaiser [anger]; dédramatiser [crisis, situation]