spegnere.
to turn off (a light, motor, television, etc.)
Meaning & usage
to turn off (a light, motor, television, etc.)
Spegni la luce!
to extinguish, to put out (a fire, candle, etc.)
I vigili del fuoco hanno spento le fiamme.
to extinguish (a controversy, debt, one's anger, etc.)
to quench (thirst)
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Latin expingere, from ex- (“out”) + pingo (“paint”), with a semantic change from “remove colour” to “fade, dim”, probably influenced by extingere.
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