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1 drench
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B drenched pp adj trempé (in de) ; drenched to the skin trempé jusqu'aux os ; she was drenched in perfume elle s'était aspergée de parfum. -
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drench [drentʃ]∎ to get drenched (with rain) se faire tremper, familiar se faire saucer;∎ drenched to the skin trempé jusqu'aux os;∎ to be drenched with sweat être en nage;∎ by the time we got home we were absolutely drenched le temps d'arriver à la maison, nous étions complètement trempés;∎ figurative she had drenched herself with perfume elle s'était aspergée de parfum(b) Veterinary medicine donner ou faire avaler un médicament à2 nounVeterinary medicine (dose f de) médicament m -
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[dren ](to soak completely: They went out in the rain and were drenched to the skin.) tremper -
5 douse
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7 dowse
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8 saturate
saturate ['sætʃəreɪt]∎ to saturate sb with sth saturer qn de qch;∎ the market is saturated le marché est saturé∎ my clothes were saturated mes vêtements étaient complètement trempés -
9 soak
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 -
10 souse
souse [saʊs](a) Cookery (in vinegar) (faire) mariner dans du vinaigre; (in brine) (faire) mariner dans de la saumure∎ he soused himself with cold water il s'aspergea abondamment d'eau froide2 noun
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drench — (v.) c.1200, to submerge, drown, from O.E. drencan give drink to, ply with drink, make drunk; soak, saturate; submerge, drown, causative of drincan to drink (see DRINK (Cf. drink)), from P.Gmc. *drankijan (Cf. O.N. drekkja, Swed. dränka, Du.… … Etymology dictionary