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A n1 to give sth a soak GB faire or laisser tremper qch ; to have a soak [person] prendre un long bain ;B vtrC vi2 ( be absorbed) to soak into [water] être absorbé par [earth, paper, fabric] ; to soak through [blood] traverser [bandages] ; [rain] traverser, transpercer [coat].E soaked pp adj [person, clothes, shoes] trempé ; to be soaked through ou soaked to the skin être trempé jusqu'aux os.F - soaked (dans composés) blood-soaked bandages des pansements imbibés de sang ; sweat-soaked trempé de sueur ; rain-soaked [pitch, track] détrempé ; sun-soaked ensoleillé.■ soak away [water] être absorbé.■ soak off:▶ soak off [label, stamp] se décoller ; the label on the bottle soaks off l'étiquette se décolle quand on fait tremper la bouteille dans l'eau ;▶ soak [sth] off, soak off [sth] décoller [qch] en le mouillant [label].■ soak out:▶ soak out [dirt, stain] partir ;▶ soak [sth] out, soak out [sth] faire partir [qch] en le laissant tremper [stain].■ soak up:▶ soak [sth] up, soak up [sth] [earth, sponge] absorber, boire [water] ;▶ soak up [sth] [person] s'imprégner de [atmosphere] ; to soak up the sun faire le plein ○ de soleil.
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