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I [sɒp]1) (piece of food) = pezzo di pane, di biscotto ecc. inzuppato2) (concession) contentino m.II [sɒp]- sop up* * *sop /sɒp/n.2 (fig.) offa; concessione; dono propiziatorio; contentino (fam.): The government's offer was just a sop to the strikers, l'offerta del governo non era che un contentino per gli scioperanti● sop in the pan, pane fritto.(to) sop /sɒp/A v. t.B v. i.inzupparsi; infradiciarsi; diventar fradicio: We are sopping with rain, ci siamo inzuppati di pioggia● to sop up, assorbire; asciugare; tirar su (fam.): I sopped up the water with a sponge, ho asciugato l'acqua con una spugna.* * *I [sɒp]1) (piece of food) = pezzo di pane, di biscotto ecc. inzuppato2) (concession) contentino m.II [sɒp]- sop up -
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1. v макать, обмакивать; мочить2. v вбирать, впитывать3. v впитываться4. v намачивать, вымачивать; пропитывать5. v промокнуть, вымокнуть, намокнуть; пропитаться6. v бросить подачку; дать взятку; преподнести подарок7. v разг. пить, тянуть, потягиватьСинонимический ряд:1. sugarplum (noun) sugarplum2. weakling (noun) baby; doormat; invertebrate; jellyfish; milksop; Milquetoast; mollycoddle; namby-pamby; pantywaist; sissy; sissy-britches; sissy-pants; weakling3. assimilate (verb) absorb; assimilate; consume; cushion; devour; drink; engulf; incorporate; soak up; sponge4. bribe (verb) bribe; buy; buy off; fix; have; square; tamper with5. soak (verb) deluge; douse; drench; drown; impregnate; insteep; saturate; seethe; soak; sodden; souse; steep; waterlog; wet
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sop up — verb 1. take in, also metaphorically The sponge absorbs water well She drew strength from the minister s words • Syn: ↑absorb, ↑suck, ↑imbibe, ↑soak up, ↑suck up, ↑draw, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
soak — vb Soak, saturate, drench, steep, impregnate, sop, waterlog can mean to permeate or be permeated with or as if with water. Soak suggests immersion in a liquid so that the substance absorbs the moisture and usually becomes thoroughly wetted,… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
