けしとめる
Verb, Transitive
1.
to put out, to extinguish
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消防士たちは協力して燃え盛る炎を消し止めた。
The firefighters worked together to extinguish the raging flames.
初期消火が遅れると、火事を消し止めるのが困難になる。
If initial firefighting is delayed, it becomes difficult to extinguish the fire.
たばこの不始末が原因で、山火事を消し止めるのに数日かかった。
Due to careless cigarette disposal, it took several days to extinguish the forest fire.
彼は、燃え広がる前に火花を消し止めることに成功した。
He succeeded in extinguishing the sparks before they spread.
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