soak

soak
soak [{{t}}səʊk]
1 transitive verb
(a) (washing, food) faire ou laisser tremper;
∎ he soaked the shirts in warm water il a fait tremper les chemises dans de l'eau chaude;
∎ soak the prunes overnight laisser tremper les pruneaux toute la nuit;
∎ to soak oneself (in the bath) faire trempette dans la baignoire
(b) (drench → person, dog etc) tremper;
∎ I got soaked waiting in the rain je me suis fait tremper en attendant sous la pluie
(c) {{}}figurative{{}} (immerse) imprégner;
∎ to soak oneself in the history of a period se plonger dans ou s'imprégner de l'histoire d'une époque
(d) {{}}familiar{{}} (exploit → by swindling) rouler, arnaquer; (→ through taxation) faire casquer;
∎ to soak the rich faire casquer les riches
2 intransitive verb
(washing) tremper;
∎ he put the washing (in) to soak il a mis le linge à tremper;
∎ to soak in the bath faire trempette dans la baignoire
3 noun
(a) (in water) trempage m;
∎ the shirts are having a soak les chemises sont en train de tremper;
∎ these shirts need a good soak il faut laisser ou bien faire tremper ces chemises;
∎ I had a nice long soak in the bath je suis resté longtemps plongé dans un bon bain
(b) {{}}familiar{{}} (heavy drinker)
∎ (old) soak soûlard(e) m,f, pochard(e) m,f
(c) {{}}British{{}} {{}}familiar{{}} (rain shower) saucée f, rincée f
➲ soak in intransitive verb
(a) (water) pénétrer, s'infiltrer
(b) {{}}familiar{{}} {{}}figurative{{}} (comment, news) faire son effet□ ;
∎ she told me what happened, but it hasn't soaked in yet elle m'a dit ce qui s'est passé, mais je n'ai pas encore vraiment bien compris□
➲ soak out
1 intransitive verb
(dirt, stains) partir (au trempage)
2 separable transitive verb
(dirt, stains) faire disparaître ou partir (en faisant tremper)
➲ soak through intransitive verb
(liquid) filtrer au travers, s'infiltrer
➲ soak up separable transitive verb
(a) (absorb) absorber;
∎ we spent a week soaking up the sun nous avons passé une semaine à lézarder ou à nous faire dorer au soleil;
∎ to soak up the atmosphere s'imprégner de l'atmosphère;
∎ they come to Europe to soak up the culture ils viennent en Europe pour s'imbiber de culture
(b) {{}}familiar{{}} {{}}humorous{{}} (drink)
∎ he can really soak it up il peut vraiment boire comme un trou

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