soak

soak
I [səʊk]
nome
1)

to give sth. a soak — BE mettere a bagno o in ammollo qcs.

to have a soak — [person] fare un lungo bagno

2) colloq. (drunk) ubriacone m. (-a), spugna f.
II 1. [səʊk]
verbo transitivo
1) (wet) infradiciare, inzuppare [person]

to get soaked — infradiciarsi

2) (immerse) lasciare in ammollo [clothes]; mettere a bagno [dried foodstuff]
3) colloq. fig. (drain) spennare, pelare [customer]
2.
verbo intransitivo
1) (be immersed) inzupparsi

to leave sth. to soak — mettere [qcs.] a bagno o in ammollo [clothes]

2) (be absorbed)

to soak into — [water] essere assorbito da

to soak through — [blood] intridere [bandages]; [rain] inzuppare [coat]

3.
verbo riflessivo

to soak oneself — (get wet) bagnarsi, infradiciarsi; (in bath) fare un lungo bagno

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[səuk]
verb
1) (to (let) stand in a liquid: She soaked the clothes overnight in soapy water.) ammollare, mettere a mollo
2) (to make very wet: That shower has completely soaked my clothes.) inzuppare
3) ((with in, into, through etc) (of a liquid) to penetrate: The blood from his wound has soaked right through the bandage.) filtrare
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- -soaked
- soaking
- soaking wet
- soak up
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[səʊk]
1. vt
1) (bread etc) inzuppare, (clothes) mettere a mollo

soak it in cold water — mettilo in ammollo nell'acqua fredda

to get soaked (to the skin) — bagnarsi or infradiciarsi (fino alle ossa)

to be soaked through — essere (bagnato (-a) fradicio (-a)

2) fam

to soak the rich — mungere i ricchi

2. vi
(clothes) inzupparsi

to leave to soak — (garment) lasciare in ammollo, (dishes) lasciare a bagno

3. n
1)

(in water) to have a long soak in the bath — restare a lungo a mollo nella vasca

2) (fam: drunkard) spugna
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soak /səʊk/
n.
1 bagnata; bagno (anche ind.); inzuppata; inzuppamento
2 ammollamento; immersione; ammollo: to give st. a soak, mettere qc. a mollo
3 (fam. USA) trincata; bevuta; sbornia
4 (fam., antiq., spesso old soak) beone; ubriacone; spugna (fam.)
5 (fam.) pioggia torrenziale; diluvio (fam.)
● to have a nice long soak in the bath, crogiolarsi a lungo dentro la vasca da bagno.
♦ (to) soak /səʊk/
A v. t.
1 bagnare; infradiciare; ammollare; mettere a mollo (o a bagno); inzuppare; tuffare: The sudden downpour soaked us, l'improvviso acquazzone ci ha infradiciati; Do I have to soak the chickpeas before cooking them?, devo mettere a bagno i ceci prima di farli cuocere?
2 imbevere; impregnare: Don't soak the brush with paint!, non impregnare di vernice il pennello!
3 (fis.) saturare
4 (fam.) colpire; percuotere; picchiare
5 (fam.) tartassare; gravare (con prezzi o imposte esorbitanti); pelare, spremere, mungere (fig. fam.): to soak the taxpayers, tartassare i contribuenti; to soak the rich, spremere (o mungere) i ricchi; to soak tourists, pelare i turisti
B v. i.
1 imbeversi; ammollarsi; impregnarsi; inzupparsi
2 (fis.) saturarsi
3 filtrare; infiltrarsi; penetrare; (fig. fam.) entrare: Blood had soaked through his shirt, il sangue era filtrato attraverso la camicia; The water soaked into the cloth, l'acqua impregnò la stoffa
4 (fam.) bere smodatamente; bere come una spugna
● to soak oneself, immergersi; mettersi a mollo; fare il bagno; (fig.) imbeversi; fare studi profondi: to soak oneself in a doctrine, imbeversi d'una dottrina; to soak oneself in philosophy, fare studi profondi di filosofia □ to be soaked to the skin, esser tutto bagnato; esser fradicio (o zuppo) □ Leave the linen to soak in warm water for one hour, lasciate in ammollo la biancheria in acqua tiepida per un'ora.
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I [səʊk]
nome
1)

to give sth. a soak — BE mettere a bagno o in ammollo qcs.

to have a soak — [person] fare un lungo bagno

2) colloq. (drunk) ubriacone m. (-a), spugna f.
II 1. [səʊk]
verbo transitivo
1) (wet) infradiciare, inzuppare [person]

to get soaked — infradiciarsi

2) (immerse) lasciare in ammollo [clothes]; mettere a bagno [dried foodstuff]
3) colloq. fig. (drain) spennare, pelare [customer]
2.
verbo intransitivo
1) (be immersed) inzupparsi

to leave sth. to soak — mettere [qcs.] a bagno o in ammollo [clothes]

2) (be absorbed)

to soak into — [water] essere assorbito da

to soak through — [blood] intridere [bandages]; [rain] inzuppare [coat]

3.
verbo riflessivo

to soak oneself — (get wet) bagnarsi, infradiciarsi; (in bath) fare un lungo bagno


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