No. 9,030 in Swedish
dämpa
"To reduce, soften, or dampen."
In a sentence
Jag försökte dämpa ljudet från radion.
I tried to reduce the volume of the radio.
In this sentence, 'dämpa' is used in the context of lowering or reducing the intensity of sound.
Hon tog en tablett för att dämpa smärtan.
She took a tablet to alleviate the pain.
Here, 'dämpa' refers to alleviating or lessening the intensity of pain.
Vi ville dämpa belysningen i rummet.
We wanted to dim the lighting in the room.
In this case, 'dämpa' denotes reducing the brightness or intensity of lighting.
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