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Detailed Translations for absorb from English to French

absorb:

to absorb verbe (absorbs, absorbed, absorbing)

  1. to absorb (take up; take in; pick up)
    ingérer; avaler; absorber
    • ingérer verbe
    • avaler verbe (avale, avales, avalons, avalez, )
    • absorber verbe (absorbe, absorbes, absorbons, absorbez, )
  2. to absorb (suck up; drain away; suck)
    attiter; drainer; aspirer
    • attiter verbe
    • drainer verbe (draine, draines, drainons, drainez, )
    • aspirer verbe (aspire, aspires, aspirons, aspirez, )
  3. to absorb (take in; take up; sip up; lap up)
    incorporer; prendre; assimiler; absorber; finir en faisant du bruit; ingurgiter; aspirer; s'imprégner
    • incorporer verbe (incorpore, incorpores, incorporons, incorporez, )
    • prendre verbe (prends, prend, prenons, prenez, )
    • assimiler verbe (assimile, assimiles, assimilons, assimilez, )
    • absorber verbe (absorbe, absorbes, absorbons, absorbez, )
    • ingurgiter verbe (ingurgite, ingurgites, ingurgitons, ingurgitez, )
    • aspirer verbe (aspire, aspires, aspirons, aspirez, )
    • s'imprégner verbe
  4. to absorb (learn; gain; receive; collect)
    apprendre; prendre connaissance; se mettre au courant; prendre communication; recevoir communication; s'instruire
  5. to absorb (suck in; imbibe)
    renifler; absorber
    • renifler verbe (renifle, renifles, reniflons, reniflez, )
    • absorber verbe (absorbe, absorbes, absorbons, absorbez, )
  6. to absorb (take up; pick up; take in)
    – suck or take up or in 1
    incorporer; annexer
    • incorporer verbe (incorpore, incorpores, incorporons, incorporez, )
    • annexer verbe (annexe, annexes, annexons, annexez, )

Conjugations for absorb:

present
  1. absorb
  2. absorb
  3. absorbs
  4. absorb
  5. absorb
  6. absorb
simple past
  1. absorbed
  2. absorbed
  3. absorbed
  4. absorbed
  5. absorbed
  6. absorbed
present perfect
  1. have absorbed
  2. have absorbed
  3. has absorbed
  4. have absorbed
  5. have absorbed
  6. have absorbed
past continuous
  1. was absorbing
  2. were absorbing
  3. was absorbing
  4. were absorbing
  5. were absorbing
  6. were absorbing
future
  1. shall absorb
  2. will absorb
  3. will absorb
  4. shall absorb
  5. will absorb
  6. will absorb
continuous present
  1. am absorbing
  2. are absorbing
  3. is absorbing
  4. are absorbing
  5. are absorbing
  6. are absorbing
subjunctive
  1. be absorbed
  2. be absorbed
  3. be absorbed
  4. be absorbed
  5. be absorbed
  6. be absorbed
diverse
  1. absorb!
  2. let's absorb!
  3. absorbed
  4. absorbing
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Translation Matrix for absorb:

VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
absorber absorb; imbibe; lap up; pick up; sip up; suck in; take in; take up gulp; gulp down; suck; swallow; take in
annexer absorb; pick up; take in; take up add; annex; count up; enlist; enrol; enroll; fill up; incorporate; replenish; take over; to make complete; total
apprendre absorb; collect; gain; learn; receive acquire; aquire; cover; cram up a lesson; define; depict; describe; discover; educate; explain; expound; familiarise; familiarize; find out; get the hang of; get used to; instruct; learn; master; pick up; practice; practise; prepare; qualify; recount; report; say; study; studying; teach; tell; train
aspirer absorb; drain away; lap up; sip up; suck; suck up; take in; take up aim at; collect; have one's heart set on; hope; inhale; languish; long for; make for; mean; pick something up; pine; sniff; sniff up; snort; strive; to want something very badly; yearn
assimiler absorb; lap up; sip up; take in; take up adapt; allign; assimilate; collate; make even; pay; pay on account; settle
attiter absorb; drain away; suck; suck up
avaler absorb; pick up; take in; take up booze; devour; digest; drink; drink excessively; drink heavily; gulp; gulp down; have on; have too much to drink; nibble; nybble; pickle; polish off; put away; put up with; salt; souse; stomach; submit to; swallow; swallow up; take in
drainer absorb; drain away; suck; suck up drain
finir en faisant du bruit absorb; lap up; sip up; take in; take up lap up
incorporer absorb; lap up; pick up; sip up; take in; take up add; build in; count up; embed; fill up; incorporate; initiate; introduce; put in; replenish; to make complete; total
ingurgiter absorb; lap up; sip up; take in; take up
ingérer absorb; pick up; take in; take up
prendre absorb; lap up; sip up; take in; take up accept; accept a gift; annex; apprehend; arrest; bear a grudge; bear malice; begin; blame; blame someone of; cadge; captivate; capture; catch; caught; chain; choose; clamp; clasp; clutch; collar; collect; come round for; commence; conquer; deprive; detain; discredit; dive in; drag; employ; enchain; enchant; enthral; enthrall; expropriate; fall to; fascinate; fetch; filch; gather; get hold of; get hold of something; get one's hands on; get something; glean; go thieving; grab; grasp; grip; handle; harbour a grudge; hold; imprison; intrigue; lay one's hands on; make inaccessible; make off with; make use of; nick; obtain; occupy; overcome by; pick; pick out; pick up; pilfer; pinch; practice; practise; prefer; purloin; rancor; rancour; reach; rebuke; receive; receive for one's portion; recruit; reprimand; reproach; rob; root; rout; rummage about; scratch; secure; seize; seize upon; select; serve oneself; set in motion; set up; shackle; single out; slave away; slog away; snatch; snatch away; snitch; snout; sort out; start; start to; steal; stick; strike up; swipe; take; take along; take away; take hold of; take off; take on; take possession of; take upon oneself; toil and moil; trap; undertake; use; utilise; utilize; yearn
prendre communication absorb; collect; gain; learn; receive
prendre connaissance absorb; collect; gain; learn; receive
recevoir communication absorb; collect; gain; learn; receive
renifler absorb; imbibe; suck in collect; have a cold; inhale; investigate; make a horse sound; pick something up; research; search for; sniff; sniff around; sniff up; sniffle; snort; snuffle; whinny
s'imprégner absorb; lap up; sip up; take in; take up
s'instruire absorb; collect; gain; learn; receive
se mettre au courant absorb; collect; gain; learn; receive
- assimilate; draw; engage; engross; engulf; imbibe; immerse; ingest; occupy; plunge; soak up; sop up; steep; suck; suck up; take in; take over; take up

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Related Definitions for "absorb":

  1. cause to become one with1
    • The sales tax is absorbed into the state income tax1
  2. consume all of one's attention or time1
    • Her interest in butterflies absorbs her completely1
  3. devote (oneself) fully to1
  4. take up mentally1
    • he absorbed the knowledge or beliefs of his tribe1
  5. assimilate or take in1
    • The immigrants were quickly absorbed into society1
  6. take in, also metaphorically1
    • The sponge absorbs water well1
  7. become imbued1
    • The liquids, light, and gases absorb1
  8. take up, as of debts or payments1
    • absorb the costs for something1
  9. suck or take up or in1

Wiktionary Translations for absorb:

absorb
verb
  1. to occupy fully (4)
  2. to learn (3)
  3. to suck up or drink in (2)
  4. to include so that it no longer has separate existence (1)
absorb
verb
  1. faire pénétrer en soi, s’assimiler.
  2. acheter ou retenir une quantité considérable d’une denrée, d’une marchandise, pour la rendre plus chère en la rendant plus rare, et se faire ainsi seul le maître de la vente et du prix.
  3. (vieilli) retenir prisonnier.

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
absorb absorber opslorpen — in zich opnemen
absorb disposer disponerenbeschikken over
absorb amortir dempen — zwakker maken, de kracht verminderen van
absorb absorber absorbierenPhysik, Technik: aufsaugen, (in sich) aufnehmen
absorb absorber absorbierenübertragen, gehoben: (jemanden) stark in Anspruch nehmen