soak

soak
səuk
verb
1) (to (let) stand in a liquid: She soaked the clothes overnight in soapy water.) legge i bløt
2) (to make very wet: That shower has completely soaked my clothes.) gjennombløyte, gjøre gjennomvåt
3) ((with in, into, through etc) (of a liquid) to penetrate: The blood from his wound has soaked right through the bandage.) sive/trenge gjennom
•
- -soaked
- soaking
- soaking wet
- soak up
I
subst. \/səʊk\/
1) bløte, bløyting, gjennombløyting, utbløyting, bløtlegging
2) bløtleggingsvann, bløtleggingsbad
3) (meteorologi) øsregn, rotbløyte, regnfull periode
4) (hverdagslig, slang) drukkenbolt, fyllebøtte, fyllesvin
5) (periode med) rangel, rotbløyte, fyll
6) (medisin) våt kompress
7) (austr.) myrlendt område (spesielt ved foten av fjell)
be in soak (om pantsetting) være i stampen, være hos onkel
give a soak eller put in soak legge i bløt
II
verb \/səʊk\/
1) bløte (ut), bløte opp, bløtlegge, legge i bløt, la trekke
2) (også overført) gjøre gjennomvåt, gjennomvæte, gjennombløte
3) (hverdagslig) absorbere, suge
4) (hverdagslig) belme i seg, hive innpå, pøse, drikke som en svamp
5) (hverdagslig) flå, ta overpris av, trekke opp
• soak the tourists
flå turistene for penger
6) (amer., hverdagslig) slå, straffe strengt
7) (hverdagslig) stampe, pantsette
8) (matlaging) gjennomsteke brød
soaked (hverdagslig) sørpe full
soaked through eller soaked to the skin gjennomvåt, gjennombløt
• I was soaked to the skin
jeg var våt til skinnet\/fullstendig gjennombløt
soak in suge i seg, suge til seg, suge opp
• soak in the atmosphere
suge til seg atmosfæren
(også overført) suges inn, trenge inn, slå gjennom
soak into suges inn i, suges opp i, suges opp av (også overført) trenge inn i
soak oneself (hverdagslig) drikke seg full
soak oneself in a subject (overført) fordype seg helt i et emne, gå helt opp i et emne
soak out bløte, gjennomsyre (overført)
soak the rich (overført) la de rike blø
soak through gå gjennom, trekke gjennom, suges igjennom, gjøre gjennomvåt
soak up (også overført) suge opp, suge til seg
• soak up ink
suge opp blekk
• soak up information

English-Norwegian dictionary. 2013.

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