| Example in German | Translation in English |
|---|---|
| -Würde ich mich Kaiser nennen, weil eine feuchte Tussi mir einen Säbel hinschmiss, die würden mich einsperren! | -lf l went around saying l was an emperor because some moistened bint had lobbed a scimitar at me, they'd put me away! |
| Language | Verb(s) | Language | Verb(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | بل | Dutch | bevochtigen |
| English | moisten | Estonian | niiskuma |
| Finnish | kastaa,kostuttaa | French | moitir |
| Italian | inumidire, umettare | Lithuanian | drėgti, drėkti, sudirgti |
| Macedonian | влажни | Malay | membasahkan |
| Norwegian | fukte | Persian | مرطوب کردن |
| Polish | nawilgotnić, nawilżyć, odwilżyć, rozwilżać, sperlić, uwilgotnić, wilgotnieć, wilżyć, zaparować, zawilgocić, zwilgnąć, zwilgocić, zwilgotnieć, zwilżyć | Portuguese | humectar, humidecer, umectar, umidificar |
| Quechua | ch'aranchay, huq'uchay | Russian | смачивать, смочить, увлажнить, увлажнять |
| Spanish | humedecerse, humidificar, mojar | Turkish | nemlenmek |