WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
Principal Translations |
absorbed in [sth] adj + prep | figurative (person: concentrating) | absorto en adj + prep |
| | concentrado en adj + prep |
| She was so absorbed in the novel that she didn't hear the telephone ring. |
| Estaba tan absorta en su novela que no escuchó el teléfono. |
absorbed in doing [sth] adj + prep | figurative (person: engrossed in) (con gerundio) | absorto/a adj |
| (figurativo, informal) | metido en loc adj |
| Fiona was absorbed in painting a portrait. |
| Fiona estaba absorta pintando un retrato. |
be absorbed into [sth] v expr | (be integrated, assimilated) | ser asimilado por loc verb |
| The police lost sight of Tom when he was absorbed into the crowd. |
| La policía perdió de vista a Tom cuando fue asimilado por la multitud. |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
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absorb [sth]⇒ vtr | (soak up: liquid) | absorber⇒ vtr |
| The towel absorbed the excess water. |
| La toalla absorbió el exceso de agua. |
absorb [sth] vtr | (sound: take in without echo) | absorber⇒ vtr |
| The walls of this room absorb sound. |
| Las paredes de esta habitación absorben el sonido. |
absorb [sth] vtr | (soften: impact) | amortiguar⇒ vtr |
| | absorber⇒ vtr |
| Bumpers on a car absorb the impact of a collision. |
| Los parachoques de un coche amortiguan el impacto de una colisión. |
absorb [sth] vtr | figurative (take on: ideas) (ideas, figurado) | absorber⇒ vtr |
| | adquirir⇒ vtr |
| The students absorbed the professor's radical ideas. |
| Los estudiantes absorbieron las radicales ideas del profesor. |
absorb [sth/sb]⇒ vtr | figurative, often passive (assimilate) (figurado) | absorber⇒ vtr |
| | asimilar⇒ vtr |
| The corporation gradually absorbed the smaller firms in the area. |
| La corporación absorbió gradualmente las pequeñas empresas de la zona. |
| La corporación asimiló gradualmente las pequeñas empresas de la zona. |
absorb [sth]⇒ vtr | figurative, often passive (consume) | consumir⇒ vtr |
| If demand continues to absorb the available supply at this rate, we are headed for disaster. |
| Si la demanda sigue consumiendo la oferta disponible a este ritmo, estamos abocados al desastre. |
absorb [sth] vtr | figurative (take in: info, experience) (figurado) | absorber⇒ vtr |
| | asimilar⇒ vtr |
| (figurado: información) | digerir⇒ vtr |
| The tourists spent the morning absorbing the sights and smells of the local market. |
| Los turistas pasaron la mañana absorbiendo las vistas y los aromas del mercado local. |
Additional Translations |
absorb [sth] vtr | figurative (pay for) | asumir⇒ vtr |
| (figurado) | absorber⇒ vtr |
| His company absorbed the losses of the business it acquired. |
| Su empresa asumió las pérdidas del negocio que adquirió. |
| Su empresa absorbió las pérdidas del negocio que adquirió. |
absorb [sb]⇒ vtr | figurative (interest) (figurado) | absorber a vtr + prep |
| (figurado) | atrapar a vtr + prep |
| The latest novel in the series absorbed readers. |
| La última novela de la saga absorbió a los lectores. |
| La última novela de la saga atrapó a los lectores. |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
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