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| absorbed in [sth] adj + prep | figurative (person: concentrating) (figurado, pessoa: concentrada) | absorto, absorvido adj |
| | She was so absorbed in the novel that she didn't hear the telephone ring. |
| | Ela estava tão absorta (or: absorvida) na novela que não ouviu o telefone tocando. |
| absorbed in doing [sth] adj + prep | figurative (person: engrossed in) | absorvido loc adj |
| | Fiona was absorbed in painting a portrait. |
| be absorbed into [sth] v expr | (be integrated, assimilated) | ser absorvido loc v |
| | The police lost sight of Tom when he was absorbed into the crowd. |
| | A polícia perdeu Tom de vista quando ele foi absorvido pela multidão. |
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| absorb [sth]⇒ vtr | (soak up: liquid) | absorver vt |
| | The towel absorbed the excess water. |
| | A toalha absorveu o excesso de água. |
| absorb [sth] vtr | (sound: take in without echo) | absorver vt |
| | The walls of this room absorb sound. |
| | As paredes desta sala absorvem som. |
| absorb [sth] vtr | (soften: impact) | amortecer vt |
| | | absorver vt |
| | Bumpers on a car absorb the impact of a collision. |
| | A rede de segurança amorteceu a queda do bombeiro. |
| absorb [sth] vtr | figurative (take on: ideas) | absorver vt |
| | The students absorbed the professor's radical ideas. |
| | Os alunos absorveram as ideias radicais do professor. |
| absorb [sth/sb]⇒ vtr | figurative, often passive (assimilate) | absorver vt |
| | The corporation gradually absorbed the smaller firms in the area. |
| | A corporação gradualmente absorveu as empresas menores da área. |
| absorb [sth]⇒ vtr | figurative, often passive (consume) | absorver vt |
| | If demand continues to absorb the available supply at this rate, we are headed for disaster. |
| | Se a demanda continuar a absorver a oferta disponível neste ritmo, estamos fadados ao desastre. |
| absorb [sth] vtr | figurative (take in: info, experience) | absorver vt |
| | | assimilar vt |
| | | captar vt |
| | The tourists spent the morning absorbing the sights and smells of the local market. |
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| absorb [sth] vtr | figurative (pay for) | absorver vt |
| | His company absorbed the losses of the business it acquired. |
| | A empresa dele absorveu as perdas do negócio que ela adquiriu. |
| absorb [sb]⇒ vtr | figurative (interest) (figurativo) | prender a atenção loc v |
| | (formal) | cativar vt |
| | (gíria) | ficar ligado loc v |
| | The latest novel in the series absorbed readers. |
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