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1 soak
səuk1) (to (let) stand in a liquid: She soaked the clothes overnight in soapy water.) remojar(se)2) (to make very wet: That shower has completely soaked my clothes.) empaparse3) ((with in, into, through etc) (of a liquid) to penetrate: The blood from his wound has soaked right through the bandage.) penetrar•- soaked- - soaked
- soaking
- soaking wet
- soak up
soak vb1. remojar / poner a remojo2. empapartr[səʊk]1 (put in liquid) poner en remojo, remojar; (saturate) empapar1 (washing, dried pulses) estar en remojo2 (bathe) bañarse3 (penetrate) empapar, calar1 remojón nombre masculino2 familiar (drunkard) borracho,-asoak ['so:k] vi: estar en remojosoak vt1) : poner en remojo2)to soak up absorb: absorbersoak n: remojo mn.• borrachín s.m.v.• abrevar v.• calar v.• embeber v.• empapar v.• humedecer v.• mojar v.• poner en remojo v.• recalar v.• remojar v.• remojarse v.
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1. səʊka) \<\<lentils/clothes\>\> ( immerse) poner* en or a remojo, dejar remojando; ( leave immersed) dejar en or a remojob) ( drench) empaparto be soaked (to the skin) — estar* empapado, estar* calado hasta los huesos
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via) ( lie in liquid)to leave something to soak — dejar algo en or a remojo, dejar algo remojando
b) ( penetrate) (+ adv compl)to soak into/through something — calar algo
Phrasal Verbs:- soak up
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[sǝʊk]to give something a soak — poner* algo en or a remojo
1. VT1) (=immerse) poner en remojo2) (=make wet) empaparyou've soaked yourself! — ¡te has empapado entero!, ¡te has puesto perdido de agua!
3) *to soak sb — (=take money from) desplumar a algn *, clavar a algn *
2.VI remojarseto leave sth to soak — dejar algo en or al remojo
3. N1) (=rain) diluvio m2) * (=drunkard) borracho(-a) m / f- soak in- soak up* * *
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1. [səʊk]a) \<\<lentils/clothes\>\> ( immerse) poner* en or a remojo, dejar remojando; ( leave immersed) dejar en or a remojob) ( drench) empaparto be soaked (to the skin) — estar* empapado, estar* calado hasta los huesos
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via) ( lie in liquid)to leave something to soak — dejar algo en or a remojo, dejar algo remojando
b) ( penetrate) (+ adv compl)to soak into/through something — calar algo
Phrasal Verbs:- soak up
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to give something a soak — poner* algo en or a remojo
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2 wring
riŋpast tense, past participle - wrung; verb1) (to force (water) from (material) by twisting or by pressure: He wrung the water from his soaking-wet shirt.) torcer, retorcer2) (to clasp and unclasp (one's hands) in desperation, fear etc.) retorcerse las manos•- wringer- wringing wet
wring vb escurrirtr[rɪŋ]3 figurative use (heart) partir4 figurative use (confession, truth, etc) sonsacar, arrancar, sacar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto wring somebody's neck retorcer el pescuezo a alguien2) extract: arrancar, sacar (por la fuerza)3) twist: torcer, retorcer4)to wring someone's heart : partirle el corazón a alguienv.(§ p.,p.p.: wrung) = arrancar v.• escurrir v.• exprimir v.• retorcer v.• sacar por fuerza v.• torcer v.rɪŋ(past & past p wrung) transitive verb1)a) \<\<cloth/garment\>\> escurrir, retorcer*, estrujarb)to wring something FROM/OUT OF somebody — \<\<confession/information\>\> arrancarle* algo a alguien
2) \<\<neck\>\> retorcer*to wring one's hands — retorcerse* las manos
•Phrasal Verbs:[rɪŋ] (pt, pp wrung)1. VT1) (also: wring out) [+ clothes, washing] escurrir2) (=twist) torcer, retorcerI'll wring your neck for that! * — ¡te voy a retorcer el pescuezo! *
- wring one's hands3) (fig)2.N* * *[rɪŋ](past & past p wrung) transitive verb1)a) \<\<cloth/garment\>\> escurrir, retorcer*, estrujarb)to wring something FROM/OUT OF somebody — \<\<confession/information\>\> arrancarle* algo a alguien
2) \<\<neck\>\> retorcer*to wring one's hands — retorcerse* las manos
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