soak in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for soak in the English»French Dictionary

I.soak [Brit səʊk, Am soʊk] N

1. soak:

to give sth a soak Brit

faire or laisser tremper qc

to have a soak person:

prendre un long bain

2. soak (drunk):

soak inf

poivrot/-ote m/f inf

soak inf

ivrogne mf

II.soak [Brit səʊk, Am soʊk] VB trans

1. soak (wet):

soak person, clothes

tremper

to get soaked

se faire tremper

2. soak (immerse):

soak clothes, dried foodstuff

laisser or faire tremper

3. soak (drain):

soak fig, inf

faire casquer inf

III.soak [Brit səʊk, Am soʊk] VB intr

1. soak (be immersed):

soak

tremper

to leave sth to soak clothes

mettre qc à tremper

2. soak (be absorbed):

to soak into water: earth, paper, fabric

être absorbé par

to soak through blood: bandages

traverser

to soak through rain: coat

traverser, transpercer

IV.to soak oneself VB refl

to soak oneself (get wet)

se tremper

to soak oneself (in bath)

prendre un long bain

V.soaked ADJ

soaked person, clothes, shoes:

soaked

trempé

to be soaked through or soaked to the skin

être trempé jusqu'aux os

VI.-soaked COMP

blood-soaked bandages

des pansements imbibés de sang

sweat-soaked

trempé de sueur

rain-soaked pitch, track

détrempé

sun-soaked

ensoleillé

soak in VB [Brit səʊk -, Am soʊk -]

soak in water, ink:

soak in

pénétrer

let the stain remover soak in

laisse le détachant pénétrer

I.soak up VB [Brit səʊk -, Am soʊk -] (soak [sth] up, soak up [sth])

soak up earth, sponge water:

soak up

absorber, boire

II.soak up VB [Brit səʊk -, Am soʊk -] (soak up [sth])

soak up person atmosphere:

soak up

s'imprégner de

to soak up the sun

faire le plein de soleil inf

I.soak off VB [Brit səʊk -, Am soʊk -] (soak off)

soak off label, stamp:

soak off

se décoller

the label on the bottle soaks off

l'étiquette se décolle quand on fait tremper la bouteille dans l'eau

II.soak off VB [Brit səʊk -, Am soʊk -] (soak [sth] off, soak off [sth])

soak off label:

soak off

décoller [qc] en le mouillant

I.soak out VB [Brit səʊk -, Am soʊk -] (soak out)

soak out dirt, stain:

soak out

partir

II.soak out VB [Brit səʊk -, Am soʊk -] (soak [sth] out, soak out [sth])

soak out stain:

soak out

faire partir [qc] en le laissant tremper

soak away VB [Brit səʊk -, Am soʊk -]

soak away water:

soak away

être absorbé

Translations for soak in the French»English Dictionary

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boit-sans-soif

soak inf

pochard (pocharde)

soak inf

reverdir

to soak

imbiber personne: chiffon, compresse, pâtisserie

to soak (de in)

imbiber liquide: tissu, papier, sol

to soak

laisser un tissu s'imbiber d'encre

to let a fabric soak up ink

soak in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for soak in the English»French Dictionary

I.soak [səʊk, Am soʊk] N

1. soak (time under water):

soak

immersion f

to give sth a soak

faire tremper qc

2. soak (heavy drinker):

soak

poivrot(e) m (f)

II.soak [səʊk, Am soʊk] VB trans

1. soak FOOD (set in water):

soak

faire tremper

2. soak (make wet):

soak

tremper

3. soak inf (demand money):

soak

faire casquer

III.soak [səʊk, Am soʊk] VB intr

1. soak (let sit in water):

soak beans, peas

tremper

to leave sth to soak

laisser qc tremper

2. soak inf (booze):

soak

boire comme un trou

I.soak in VB intr

1. soak in (become absorbed):

soak in

pénétrer

2. soak in (become understood):

soak in

piger inf

II.soak in VB trans a. fig

soak in

s'imprégner de qc

soak off VB trans

soak off

faire partir en laissant tremper

soak up VB trans a. fig

soak up

absorber

soak up the atmosphere

s'imprégner de

Translations for soak in the French»English Dictionary

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reverdir

to soak

transpercer qc pluie

to soak through sth

tremper

to soak

tremper grains, semence

to soak

laisser tremper des légumes secs

to soak pulses

détremper

to soak

dessaler

to soak

inonder qn/qc de qc

to soak sb/sth with sth

s'inonder de qc

to soak oneself with sth

soak Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to give sth a soak

faire tremper qc

to leave sth to soak

laisser qc tremper

to soak a wad of cloth in sth

imprégner un tampon de qc

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The player who soaked most of the targets in time given becomes a winner.

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The most effective method involved soaking the parchment in ethanol to replace the water, placing it between blotting sheets, and vacuum-packing it.

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Generally the beans are soaked in water and allowed to sprout.

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Gutters that are filled with debris can overflow and soak the foundation, damage the roof structure, and exacerbate ice dams in cold climates.

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He employed a unique method of taxidermy, soaking the specimens in what he called sublimate of mercury.

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More essentially, rooftops allow you to soak up some warm afternoon sun during the winter months.

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It grows readily from seed if the fruit is soaked in water for a few days and then gently scrubbed to remove the flesh.

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The ware is then quickly burnished with a soft cloth before the water in the terra sigillata soaks into the porous body.

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Soak the seeds for eight hours in 10% diluted household bleach (1 pt bleach, 9 pts water) to ensure a disease free, even sprouting.

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This one happens to soak guests in the back row.

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