étancher
Meanings
Verb
1. to make watertight, to stop water from flowing (transitive)
2. to quench (thirst) (transitive)
3. to satiate, to quench, to assuage (transitive, figuratively)
Examples5
A la fontaine je m'abreuve, j'étanche ma soif.
From the fountain I drink, I quench my thirst.
Ma soif est étanchée.
My thirst is quenched.
J'eus un verre de bière pour étancher ma soif.
I had a glass of beer to quench my thirst.
Pour étancher le sang, exercez une pression directe sur la plaie.
In order to staunch the flow of blood, apply direct pressure to the wound.
Les girafes ont étanché leur soif.
The giraffes have quenched their thirst.