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absorb

  • 1 absorb

    [əb'zo:b]
    1) (to soak up: The cloth absorbed the ink I had spilled.) απορροφώ
    2) (to take up the whole attention of (a person): He was completely absorbed in his book.) απορροφώ, έλκω την προσοχή
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    - absorption

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  • 2 Absorb

    v. trans.
    Drink: P. and V. πίνειν.
    Use up: P. and V. ἀναλίσκειν, P. καταναλίσκειν, ἀπαναλίσκειν.
    Mix up: Ar. and P. καταμιγνύναι.
    Be absorbed into: P. συγκαταμίγνυσθαι εἰς (acc.) (Plat.).
    Draw: P. and V. ἕλκειν.
    Absorbed in (met.): P. ὅλος πρός (dat.), V. ἀνειμένος εἰς (acc.).
    Be absorbed in (met.): P. and V. προσκεῖσθαι (dat.).

    Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Absorb

  • 3 absorb

    απορροφώ

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  • 4 soak up

    (to draw in or suck up; to absorb: You'd better soak that spilt coffee up with a cloth.) απορροφώ,μαζεύω

    English-Greek dictionary > soak up

  • 5 tampon

    ['tæmpon]
    (a piece of cottonwool etc inserted in a wound etc to absorb blood.) ταμπόν

    English-Greek dictionary > tampon

  • 6 Drink

    subs.
    P. and V. πόσις, ἡ, πῶμα, τό, ποτόν, τό; see Draught.
    Without drink, adj.: P. and V. ἄποτος.
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    v. trans.
    P. and V. πίνειν, ἐμπίνειν (Xen. also Ar.; Eur., Cycl.).
    Quaff, drink off: P. and V. ἐκπίνειν (Dem.), V. σπᾶν, ἀνασπᾶν, Ar. and V. ἕλκειν, ῥοφεῖν, Ar. ἐκροφεῖν.
    Drink ( a cup): P. and V. ἐκπίνειν (Plat., Symp. 214A, and Soph., frag.), Ar. ῥοφεῖν.
    Tipple: P. and V. μεθύειν (Eur., Cycl.).
    Drink with others: P. συμπίνειν (dat. or absol.).
    Drink as an after-draught: V. ἐπεκπίνειν (acc.).
    Drink a long draught: V. ἀμυστίζειν (Eur., Cycl.).
    Drink moderately: Ar. and P. ὑποπίνειν.
    Drink a health to: Ar. and P. προπίνειν (dat. or absol.) (Xen.) φιλετησίας προπίνειν (dat.) (Dem.).
    Drink up, absorb: P. and V. πίνειν.
    Drunk by the earth ( of libations): V. γάποτος.
    Be drunk: see Drunk.

    Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Drink

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