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soak [səʊk](a) (washing, food) faire ou laisser tremper;∎ he soaked the shirts in warm water il a fait tremper les chemises dans de l'eau chaude;∎ soak the prunes overnight laisser tremper les pruneaux toute la nuit;∎ to soak oneself (in the bath) faire trempette dans la baignoire(b) (drench → person, dog etc) tremper;∎ I got soaked waiting in the rain je me suis fait tremper en attendant sous la pluie∎ to soak oneself in the history of a period se plonger dans ou s'imprégner de l'histoire d'une époque∎ to soak the rich faire casquer les riches(washing) tremper;∎ he put the washing (in) to soak il a mis le linge à tremper;∎ to soak in the bath faire trempette dans la baignoire3 noun(a) (in water) trempage m;∎ the shirts are having a soak les chemises sont en train de tremper;∎ these shirts need a good soak il faut laisser ou bien faire tremper ces chemises;∎ I had a nice long soak in the bath je suis resté longtemps plongé dans un bon bain∎ (old) soak soûlard(e) m,f, pochard(e) m,f∎ she told me what happened, but it hasn't soaked in yet elle m'a dit ce qui s'est passé, mais je n'ai pas encore vraiment bien compris□➲ soak out(dirt, stains) partir (au trempage)(dirt, stains) faire disparaître ou partir (en faisant tremper)(liquid) filtrer au travers, s'infiltrer∎ we spent a week soaking up the sun nous avons passé une semaine à lézarder ou à nous faire dorer au soleil;∎ to soak up the atmosphere s'imprégner de l'atmosphère;∎ they come to Europe to soak up the culture ils viennent en Europe pour s'imbiber de culture∎ he can really soak it up il peut vraiment boire comme un trou
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