absorbing

UK:^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/əbˈzɔː^rbɪŋ/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/æbˈsɔrbɪŋ, -ˈzɔr-/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ab sôr′bing, -zôr′-)

Sur cette page : absorbing, absorb

Principales traductions
Anglais		Français
absorbing adj	(interesting, engrossing)	captivant, fascinant adj
	This is such an absorbing book, I don't want to put it down.
	C'est un livre si captivant que je ne veux pas m'arrêter !

Principales traductions
Anglais		Français
absorb [sth]⇒ vtr	(soak up: liquid)	absorber⇒ vtr
	The towel absorbed the excess water.
	La serviette absorbait le surplus d'eau.
absorb [sth] vtr	(sound: take in without echo) (le son)	absorber⇒, étouffer⇒ vtr
	The walls of this room absorb sound.
	Les murs de cette pièce étouffent le son.
absorb [sth] vtr	(soften: impact) (un choc, un impact)	amortir⇒ vtr
	Bumpers on a car absorb the impact of a collision.
absorb [sth] vtr	figurative (take on: ideas)	assimiler⇒ vtr
	The students absorbed the professor's radical ideas.
	Les élèves ont assimilé les idées radicales du professeur.
absorb [sth/sb]⇒ vtr	figurative, often passive (assimilate) (figuré)	absorber⇒, avaler⇒ vtr
	The corporation gradually absorbed the smaller firms in the area.
	La société absorbait peu à peu les firmes plus modestes de la région.
absorb [sth]⇒ vtr	figurative, often passive (consume) (figuré)	absorber⇒ vtr
	If demand continues to absorb the available supply at this rate, we are headed for disaster.
	Si la demande continue à absorber nos stocks à cette cadence, on court à la catastrophe.
absorb [sth] vtr	figurative (take in: info, experience) (des informations)	assimiler⇒ vtr
	The tourists spent the morning absorbing the sights and smells of the local market.

Traductions supplémentaires
Anglais		Français
absorb [sth] vtr	figurative (pay for) (figuré : des coûts)	absorber⇒ vtr
	His company absorbed the losses of the business it acquired.
	Sa société a absorbé les pertes de l'enseigne récemment acquise.
absorb [sb]⇒ vtr	figurative (interest)	captiver⇒ vtr
	The latest novel in the series absorbed readers.
	Le dernier volume de la série a captivé les lecteurs.

Formes composées absorb \| ~~absorbing~~
Anglais		Français
absorb the shock v expr	(soften a physical impact)	amortir le choc loc v
	Egg boxes absorb the shock of shipping so the eggs don't crack.
	The pile of pillows would absorb the shock from the fall.
absorb the shock v expr	figurative (take in bad news)	encaisser le coup loc v
	The telephone fell from her hand as she tried to absorb the shock of her father's death.
	I gave him a moment to absorb the shock from the bad news.
absorb the shock v expr	figurative (lessen a financial burden) (figuré)	amortir les chocs loc v
	My pension fund took a beating in the stock market crash, but at least I had bank certificates to absorb the shock.

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