soak

soak
səuk
verb
1) (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.) empaparse
3) ((with in, into, through etc) (of a liquid) to penetrate: The blood from his wound has soaked right through the bandage.) penetrar
•
- -soaked
- soaking
- soaking wet
- soak up
soak vb
1. remojar / poner a remojo
soak the cod in cold water pon el bacalao en remojo en agua fría
2. empapar
the washing is soaking wet la colada está empapada
to get soaked empaparse
I had no umbrella and I got soaked no tenía paraguas y quedé empapado
soak
tr[səʊk]
transitive verb
1 (put in liquid) poner en remojo, remojar; (saturate) empapar
intransitive verb
1 (washing, dried pulses) estar en remojo
■ leave it to soak déjalo en remojo
2 (bathe) bañarse
3 (penetrate) empapar, calar
■ the blood had soaked through his shirt la sangre le había empapado la camisa
noun
1 remojón nombre masculino
2 familiar (drunkard) borracho,-a
soak ['so:k] vi
: estar en remojo
soak vt
1) : poner en remojo
2)
to soak up absorb: absorber
soak n
: remojo m
soak
n.
• 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.

I
1. səʊk
transitive verb
a) \<\<lentils/clothes\>\> (immerse) poner* en or a remojo, dejar remojando; (leave immersed) dejar en or a remojo
b) (drench) empapar

to be soaked (to the skin) — estar* empapado, estar* calado hasta los huesos


2.
vi
a) (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

wipe it up before it soaks in — límpialo antes de que se absorba

Phrasal Verbs:

II
noun

to give something a soak — poner* algo en or a remojo

[sǝʊk]
1. VT
1) (=immerse) poner en remojo

soak the beans for two hours — ponga las judías en remojo dos horas

to soak sth in a liquid — remojar algo en un líquido

2) (=make wet) empapar

water had soaked his jacket — el agua le había empapado la chaqueta

you'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 *

to soak the rich — clavarles a los ricos

to soak sb for a loan — pedir prestado dinero a algn

2.
VI remojarse

to leave sth to soak — dejar algo en or al remojo

3. N
1) (=rain) diluvio m

to have a good soak in the bath — darse un buen baño

give your shirt a soak overnight — deja la camisa en remojo toda la noche

2) * (=drunkard) borracho(-a) m / f
* * *

I
1. [səʊk]
transitive verb
a) \<\<lentils/clothes\>\> (immerse) poner* en or a remojo, dejar remojando; (leave immersed) dejar en or a remojo
b) (drench) empapar

to be soaked (to the skin) — estar* empapado, estar* calado hasta los huesos


2.
vi
a) (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

wipe it up before it soaks in — límpialo antes de que se absorba

Phrasal Verbs:

II
noun

to give something a soak — poner* algo en or a remojo


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