WordReference English-Swedish Dictionary © 2025:
| Huvudsakliga översättningar |
| absorbed in [sth] adj + prep | figurative (person: concentrating) (bildlig) | absorberad av adj + prep |
| | (bildlig) | uppslukad av adj + prep |
| | (bildlig) | fängslad av adj + prep |
| | | inne i, uppe i adj + prep |
| | She was so absorbed in the novel that she didn't hear the telephone ring. |
| absorbed in doing [sth] adj + prep | figurative (person: engrossed in) | försjunken i adj + prep |
| | | upptagen av adj + prep |
| | (bildlig) | fängslad av adj + prep |
| | | uppgå i vitr + prep |
| | Fiona was absorbed in painting a portrait. |
| be absorbed into [sth] v expr | (be integrated, assimilated) (bildlig) | vara absorberad i ngt vbal uttr |
| | | uppgå i ngt vtr + prep |
| | The police lost sight of Tom when he was absorbed into the crowd. |
WordReference English-Swedish Dictionary © 2025:
| Huvudsakliga översättningar |
| absorb [sth]⇒ vtr | (soak up: liquid) | absorbera vtr |
| | | suga upp vtr partikel oskj |
| | (vardagligt) | suga åt sig vbal uttr |
| | The towel absorbed the excess water. |
| absorb [sth] vtr | (sound: take in without echo) (bildlig) | absorbera vtr |
| | (bildlig) | suga åt sig ngt vbal uttr |
| | The walls of this room absorb sound. |
| absorb [sth] vtr | (soften: impact) (bildlig) | absorbera vtr |
| | (bildlig) | suga åt sig ngt vbal uttr |
| | Bumpers on a car absorb the impact of a collision. |
| absorb [sth] vtr | figurative (take on: ideas) | absorbera vtr |
| | (bildligt) | smälta vtr |
| | | ta till sig ngt vbal uttr |
| | (formellt) | tillgodogöra sig ngt vtr + refl |
| | The students absorbed the professor's radical ideas. |
| absorb [sth/sb]⇒ vtr | figurative, often passive (assimilate) (vardagligt) | uppta, upptaga vtr |
| | (låta bli en del av) | införliva vtr |
| | | inlemma vtr |
| | | ta upp ngt, ta in ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | The corporation gradually absorbed the smaller firms in the area. |
| absorb [sth]⇒ vtr | figurative, often passive (consume) (bildlig) | sluka vtr |
| | If demand continues to absorb the available supply at this rate, we are headed for disaster. |
| absorb [sth] vtr | figurative (take in: info, experience) (bildlig) | absorbera vtr |
| | (bildlig) | suga åt sig ngt vbal uttr |
| | | ta in ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | The tourists spent the morning absorbing the sights and smells of the local market. |
| Ytterligare översättningar |
| absorb [sth] vtr | figurative (pay for) | täcka för ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | (bildlig) | absorbera vtr |
| | His company absorbed the losses of the business it acquired. |
| absorb [sb]⇒ vtr | figurative (interest) (bildlig) | förtrolla vtr |
| | | hänföra vtr |
| | | trollbinda vtr |
| | The latest novel in the series absorbed readers. |