| Principales traductions |
| saturated adj | (soaked with liquid) (terre, personne,…) | trempé adj |
| | (terre) | gorgé d'eau, détrempé adj |
| | Don't allow your paintbrush to get too saturated. |
| | Ne laisse pas ton pinceau être trop trempé. |
| saturated adj | figurative (colour: pure, intense) (couleur) | saturé adj |
| | | intense adj |
| | The colours were so saturated they looked unnatural. |
| | Les couleurs étaient si saturées qu'elles ne paraissaient pas naturelles. |
| saturated adj | figurative (commerce, market: full) (marché) | saturé adj |
| | Yes, we thought of selling those but the market's already saturated. |
| | Oui, nous avons pensé les vendre mais le marché est déjà saturé. |
| saturated adj | (type of fat) (graisse) | saturé adj |
| | Some people think more saturated fat won't hurt you. |
| | Certains pensent que des graisses saturées ne sont pas nocives. |
| Principales traductions |
| saturate [sth]⇒ vtr | (soak completely) (Chimie, Géologie) | être saturé vi + prép |
| | (courant) | être trempé vi + prép |
| | After walking in the rain, my shoes were saturated. |
| | Après avoir marché sous la pluie, mes chaussures étaient trempées. |
| saturate [sth] with [sth] vtr + prep | (soak with [sth]) (Chimie, Géologie) | saturer [qch] de [qch] vtr + prép |
| | (volontairement : nourriture...) | imbiber [qch] de [qch] vtr + prép |
| | Saturate the pieces of bread with milk. |
| | Imbibez les bouts de pain de lait. |
| saturate [sth] vtr | figurative (fill to capacity) (figuré) | saturer⇒ vtr |
| | (courant) | remplir⇒ vtr |
| | The cup was already saturated. |
| | La tasse est déjà remplie. |
| saturate [sth] with [sth] vtr + prep | figurative (fill with [sth]) (Chimie) | saturer [qch] de [qch] vtr + prép |
| | | remplir [qch] de [qch] vtr + prép |
| | Dan saturated the bucket with soapy water. |
| saturate [sth] vtr | (market: supply fully) (un marché) | saturer⇒ vtr |
| | Foreign manufacturers have begun to saturate the local markets. |
| saturate [sth] with [sth] vtr + prep | (market: supply fully with [sth]) (un marché) | saturer [qch] de [qch] vtr + prép |
| | The company quickly saturated the market with their new products. |
| saturate [sth] vtr | (electronics: maximum current) (Électronique) | saturer⇒ vtr |
| saturate [sth] vtr | (military: maximum bombing) (Militaire) | bombarder⇒ vtr |
| | The air force's incendiary bombs saturated the area before the foot soldiers began their advance. |
| saturate n | usually plural (fat) | acide gras saturé nm |
| | I'm trying to cut back on salt and saturates. |