absorbing

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/əbˈzɔːrbɪŋ/

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

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ab sôrbing, -zôr-)


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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
absorbing adj (interesting, engrossing)absorbente adj mf
  interesante adj mf
  atrapante adj mf
 This is such an absorbing book, I don't want to put it down.
 Es un libro tan absorbente que no quiero dejarlo.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
absorb [sth] vtr (soak up: liquid)absorber vtr
 The towel absorbed the excess water.
 La toalla absorbió el exceso de agua.
absorb [sth] vtr (sound: take in without echo)absorber vtr
 The walls of this room absorb sound.
 Las paredes de esta habitación absorben el sonido.
absorb [sth] vtr (soften: impact)amortiguar vtr
  absorber vtr
 Bumpers on a car absorb the impact of a collision.
 Los parachoques de un coche amortiguan el impacto de una colisión.
absorb [sth] vtr figurative (take on: ideas) (ideas, figurado)absorber vtr
  adquirir vtr
 The students absorbed the professor's radical ideas.
 Los estudiantes absorbieron las radicales ideas del profesor.
absorb [sth/sb] vtr figurative, often passive (assimilate) (figurado)absorber vtr
  asimilar vtr
 The corporation gradually absorbed the smaller firms in the area.
 La corporación absorbió gradualmente las pequeñas empresas de la zona.
 La corporación asimiló gradualmente las pequeñas empresas de la zona.
absorb [sth] vtr figurative, often passive (consume)consumir vtr
 If demand continues to absorb the available supply at this rate, we are headed for disaster.
 Si la demanda sigue consumiendo la oferta disponible a este ritmo, estamos abocados al desastre.
absorb [sth] vtr figurative (take in: info, experience) (figurado)absorber vtr
  asimilar vtr
  (figurado: información)digerir vtr
 The tourists spent the morning absorbing the sights and smells of the local market.
 Los turistas pasaron la mañana absorbiendo las vistas y los aromas del mercado local.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
absorb [sth] vtr figurative (pay for)asumir vtr
  (figurado)absorber vtr
 His company absorbed the losses of the business it acquired.
 Su empresa asumió las pérdidas del negocio que adquirió.
 Su empresa absorbió las pérdidas del negocio que adquirió.
absorb [sb] vtr figurative (interest) (figurado)absorber a vtr + prep
  (figurado)atrapar a vtr + prep
 The latest novel in the series absorbed readers.
 La última novela de la saga absorbió a los lectores.
 La última novela de la saga atrapó a los lectores.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
absorb | absorbing
InglésEspañol
absorb the shock v expr (soften a physical impact)amortiguar los golpes loc verb
  amortiguar el impacto loc verb
 Egg boxes absorb the shock of shipping so the eggs don't crack.
 The pile of pillows would absorb the shock from the fall.
 El cartón de huevos sirve para amortiguar los golpes durante el traslado de manera tal que los huevos no se rompan.
absorb the shock v expr figurative (take in bad news) (figurado)acusar el golpe loc verb
  (figurado)encajar el golpe loc verb
 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.
 El teléfono se le resbaló de las manos mientras trataba de acusar el golpe de la noticia.
absorb the shock v expr figurative (lessen a financial burden)reducir el impacto loc verb
 My pension fund took a beating in the stock market crash, but at least I had bank certificates to absorb the shock.
 Mi fondo de pensiones sufrió un revés en la bolsa, menos mal que tengo acciones del banco para reducir el impacto de la pérdida.
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