| Principal Translations/Traduzioni principali |
| saturate [sth]⇒ vtr | (soak completely) | impregnare⇒, inzuppare⇒ vtr |
| | | saturare⇒ vtr |
| | After walking in the rain, my shoes were saturated. |
| | Dopo aver camminato sotto la pioggia le mie scarpe erano inzuppate. |
| saturate [sth] with [sth] vtr + prep | (soak with [sth]) | impregnare [qlcs] di [qlcs], inzuppare [qlcs] di [qlcs] vtr |
| | | saturare [qlcs] di [qlcs] vtr |
| | Saturate the pieces of bread with milk. |
| | Inzuppare di latte i pezzi di pane. |
| saturate [sth] vtr | figurative (fill to capacity) (figurato) | saturare⇒, riempire fino all'orlo vtr |
| | The cup was already saturated. |
| | La tazza era già piena fino all'orlo |
| saturate [sth] with [sth] vtr + prep | figurative (fill with [sth]) (figurato) | saturare [qlcs] di [qlcs], riempire [qlcs] di [qlcs] vtr |
| | Dan saturated the bucket with soapy water. |
| | Dan riempì il secchio di acqua saponata. |
| saturate [sth] vtr | (market: supply fully) | saturare⇒ vtr |
| | Foreign manufacturers have begun to saturate the local markets. |
| saturate [sth] with [sth] vtr + prep | (market: supply fully with [sth]) | saturare [qlcs] con [qlcs] vtr |
| | The company quickly saturated the market with their new products. |
| saturate [sth] vtr | (electronics: maximum current) | saturare⇒ vtr |
| saturate [sth] vtr | (military: maximum bombing) | bombardare a tappeto vtr |
| | | effettuare un bombardamento di saturazione su vtr |
| | The air force's incendiary bombs saturated the area before the foot soldiers began their advance. |
| saturate n | usually plural (fat) | grasso saturo nm |
| | I'm trying to cut back on salt and saturates. |