Translation of "Extinguir" in English

Os bombeiros estão tentando extinguir as chamas.

The firefighters are trying to put out the flames.

Eles tiveram que chamar os bombeiros para extinguir as chamas.

They had to call the firefighters to put out the flames.

Se a actual tendência continuar, a linguagem irá, num futuro próximo, extinguir-se.

If current trends continue, the language will likely die in the near future.

A vida humana confronta-se com as mesmas opções que se oferecem a todas as outras formas de vida: adaptar-se às condições sob as quais deve existir ou deixar-se extinguir.

Human life faces the same alternatives that confront all other forms of life—of adapting itself to the conditions under which it must live or becoming extinct.