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1 soak off
soak off se décoller; soak [something] off, soak off [something] décoller [quelque chose] en le mouillant -
2 soak
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. -
3 soak
soak [səʊk]1. nounfaire tremper (in dans)• to be/get soaked to the skin être trempé/se faire tremper jusqu'aux os• to soak o.s. in the bath prendre un long bain* * *[səʊk] 1.1)to give something a soak — GB faire tremper quelque chose
2) (colloq) ( drunk) poivrot/-ote (colloq) m/f2.transitive verb1) ( wet) tremper2) ( immerse) faire tremper3.1) ( be immersed) tremper2) ( be absorbed)4. 5.soaked past participle adjective trempé6.to be soaked through ou soaked to the skin — être trempé jusqu'aux os
- soaked combining formPhrasal Verbs:- soak in- soak off- soak up -
4 sponge
A n1 ( for cleaning) éponge f ; bath sponge éponge f de bain ; to soak up water like a sponge absorber l'eau comme une éponge ; at that age, a child's mind is like a sponge à cet âge, le cerveau d'un enfant assimile tout ;2 ¢ ( material) éponge f ;B vtr1 ( wipe) frotter [qch] avec une éponge [material, garment, stain] ; éponger [wound, excess liquid] ; laver [qch] avec une éponge [surface] ; to sponge one's face s'essuyer le visage avec une éponge ;■ sponge down:▶ sponge [sth] down, sponge down [sth] laver [qch] avec une éponge [car, surface] ; to sponge oneself down se laver avec une éponge.■ sponge off:▶ sponge [sth] off, sponge off [sth] faire partir [qch] avec une éponge [mark, stain].
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