absorbían in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for absorbían in the Spanish»English Dictionary

absorber VB trans

1.1. absorber:

absorber líquido

to absorb

absorber líquido

to soak up

absorber humedad

to absorb

absorber ruido/calor/luz

to absorb

la vitamina D ayuda a que se absorba el calcio

vitamin D helps to absorb calcium

las plantas absorben el oxígeno del aire

plants take in o absorb oxygen from the air

1.2. absorber:

absorber tiempo

to occupy

absorber tiempo

to take up

absorber recursos/energía

to absorb

absorben un tercio del total de nuestras exportaciones

they take o absorb a third of our total exports

es un tipo de actividad que te absorbe totalmente

it's the sort of activity that takes up all your time and energy

los salarios absorben un 70% del presupuesto

salaries take up o swallow up 70% of the budget

2. absorber empresa:

absorber

to take over

Translations for absorbían in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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her absorption in sports was such that …

los deportes la absorbían de tal manera que …

soak up

absorber

soak up knowledge/information

absorber

absorb light/energy/rays/sound/fumes

absorber

the market is unable to absorb the surplus production

el mercado no puede absorber el excedente de producción

absorb sponge/cloth:

absorber

absorb energies/resources

absorber

absorb time

absorber

absorb

absorber

engross

absorber

take over company

absorber

absorbían in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for absorbían in the Spanish»English Dictionary

absorber VB trans

1. absorber (tierra, esponja) tb. PHYS:

absorber

to absorb

2. absorber (aspiradora):

absorber

to suck (up)

3. absorber (cautivar):

absorber

to engross

4. absorber:

absorber (incorporar)

to incorporate

absorber (empresa)

to take over

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absorber la atención de alguien

to command sb's attention

Translations for absorbían in the English»Spanish Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

soak up

absorber

soak up information

absorber

engross

absorber

absorb (liquid)

absorber

grip

absorber la atención de

take up

absorber

absorbían Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

absorber la atención de alguien

to command sb's attention