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to soak
01
tremper, faire tremper
to put something in a liquid for a period of time to allow it to absorb or become saturated
Transitive: to soak sth | to soak sth in a liquid
Exemples
The chef soaked the beans overnight before cooking them.
Le chef a trempé les haricots toute la nuit avant de les cuisiner.
1.1
tremper
to make someone or something extremely wet
Transitive: to soak sb/sth
Exemples
She accidentally left the window open during the storm, and the rain soaked the entire living room carpet.
Elle a accidentellement laissé la fenêtre ouverte pendant la tempête, et la pluie a trempé tout le tapis du salon.
02
imposer des charges élevées, taxer lourdement
to impose high charges, taxes, or fees on something or someone
Transitive: to soak sb
Exemples
The luxury tax aims to soak those buying expensive items like yachts and private jets.
La taxe de luxe vise à tremper ceux qui achètent des articles coûteux comme des yachts et des jets privés.
03
tremper, imprégner
(of a liquid) to completely seep or spread through something
Intransitive: to soak into sth | to soak through sth
Exemples
The coffee soaked into the fabric of the towel, leaving a stain.
Le café a imprégné le tissu de la serviette, laissant une tache.
04
tremper, mettre à tremper
to heat metal until it is soft enough to shape or mold
Transitive: to soak a metal
Exemples
Before hammering the metal into shape, they soaked it in the fire for hours.
Avant de marteler le métal pour le mettre en forme, ils l'ont trempé dans le feu pendant des heures.
05
s'imbiber, se soûler
to drink a large amount of alcohol or liquid, often excessively
Intransitive
Exemples
They soaked all night, celebrating their big win.
Ils ont bu toute la nuit, célébrant leur grande victoire.
5.1
se saouler, se bourrer la gueule
to make oneself intoxicated by drinking alcohol, often excessively
Transitive: to soak oneself
Exemples
He soaked himself again at the weekend, forgetting how much he had drunk.
Il s'est encore soûlé pendant le week-end, oubliant combien il avait bu.
06
frapper, cogner
to strike someone or something forcefully or hit it hard
Transitive: to soak sb/sth
Exemples
The boxer soaked his opponent with a strong right hook.
Le boxeur a trempé son adversaire avec un crochet droit puissant.
Soak
01
the act of washing or cleaning something by immersing it in liquid
Exemples
He gave the stained shirt a soak in warm water.
02
the process of becoming softened or saturated by immersion in water or another liquid
Exemples
The wooden planks needed a soak to prevent cracking.
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