Traduções principais |
soak in vi phrasal | (liquid: be absorbed) (líquido: ser absorvido) | enxugar vt |
| | absorver vt |
| Wipe up that stain quickly, before it soaks into the carpet. |
absorb sth vtr | (soak up: liquid) | absorver vt |
| The towel absorbed the excess water. |
| A toalha absorveu o excesso de água. |
engross sb vtr | often passive (absorb the attention of) (a atenção) | absorver, prender vt |
| The novel completely engrossed Heather, and she didn't hear the doorbell ring. |
drink sth in vtr phrasal sep | figurative (absorb attentively) | absorver, empapar vt |
| The lecture was fascinating and the audience drank in every word. |
soak sth up, soak up sth vtr phrasal sep | (absorb: liquid) | absorver vt |
| | enxugar vt |
| You can use a sponge to soak up water. |
| Você pode usar uma esponja para absorver água. |
take sth in vtr phrasal sep | (understand, absorb) (figurado) | absorver vt |
| | compreender, entender vt |
| | aprender vt |
| I'm not sure I took it all in but I understood most of it. |
| Não tenho certeza de que absorvi tudo, mas entendi a maior parte. |
soak in vi phrasal | figurative (information, experience: take in) (figurado, informações, experiência) | absorver vt |
| That's a lot of new information, so I'll give you a moment to let it all soak in. |
imbibe sth vtr | (plant: soak up, absorb) (planta) | absorver, embeber vt |
| Plants must imbibe enough water in order to grow. |
enwrap vtr | usually passive (engross or absorb) | absorver vt |
absorb sth vtr | (sound: take in without echo) | absorver vt |
| The walls of this room absorb sound. |
| As paredes desta sala absorvem som. |
soak sth up, soak up sth vtr phrasal sep | figurative (take in: information, experience) (figurado) | absorver vt |
| | assimilar vt |
| Children pay attention to more than we realize, soaking up everything around them. |
| As crianças prestam atenção a mais coisas do que percebemos, absorvendo tudo à sua volta. |
imbibe sth vtr | figurative (person: take in, absorb) (pessoa) | absorver, assimilar vt |
| If you attend Professor Johnson's class, you will imbibe more information than you handle. |
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. |
wick sth vtr | (textile: absorb moisture) (umidade) | absorver vt |
| The fabric of this running top wicks sweat from the body. |
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. |
buffer sth vtr | (cushion from an impact) | amortecer vt |
| | absorver vt |
| The fresh snow buffered the impact when Tina fell down. |
| A neve fresca amorteceu o impacto quando Tina caiu. |
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. |
pick sth up, pick up sth vtr phrasal sep | figurative, informal (acquire: a habit, mannerism) (figurado, hábitos) | pegar vt |
| | absorver vt |
| Maria was worried that her son was picking up some bad habits from the other boys at school. |
| Maria estava preocupada que seu filho estava pegando maus hábitos dos outros meninos na escola. |