saturate

saturate
transitive verb
1) (soak) durchnässen; [mit Feuchtigkeit durch]tränken [Boden, Erde]
2) (fill to capacity) auslasten; sättigen [Markt]
3) (Phys., Chem.) sättigen
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['sæ əreit]
verb
1) (to make very wet: Saturate the earth round the plants.) durchtränken
2) (to fill completely: The market has been saturated with paintings like that.) sättigen
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satu·rate
[ˈsætʃəreɪt, AM -əreɪt]
vt
1. (make wet)
to be \saturated [with sth] [von etw dat] durchnässt sein; soil [von etw dat] aufgeweicht sein; with liquid [mit etw dat] getränkt sein
2. (fig: fill to capacity)
to \saturate sth etw [völlig] auslasten; CHEM etw sättigen
3. (fig: over-supply)
to \saturate the market den Markt sättigen
4. (fig: imbue)
to be \saturated in tradition der Tradition verhaftet sein
5. (fig: cover intensively)
to \saturate sth area etw durchkämmen
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['stʃəreɪt]
vt
1) (with liquid) (durch)tränken; (rain) durchnässen

I'm saturated (inf) — ich bin klatschnass (inf)

2) (CHEM) sättigen

a saturated solution/colour — eine gesättigte Lösung/Farbe

3) (fig) market sättigen; airways auslasten

this area is saturated with a sense of history —

he saturated himself in French literature until the exam was over — er hat sich mit französischer Literatur vollgepfropft, bis die Prüfung vorbei war

the government saturated the area with troops — die Regierung entsandte massenhaft Truppen in das Gebiet

the area is saturated with troops — die Gegend wimmelt von Soldaten

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saturate
A v/t [ˈsætʃəreıt]
1. besonders CHEM, PHYS und fig saturieren, sättigen
2. (durch)tränken, durchsetzen (beide:
with mit):
be saturated with fig erfüllt oder durchdrungen sein von
3. MIL mit einem Bombenteppich belegen
B adj [-rıt; -reıt] saturated 1, 3
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transitive verb
1) (soak) durchnässen; [mit Feuchtigkeit durch]tränken [Boden, Erde]
2) (fill to capacity) auslasten; sättigen [Markt]
3) (Phys., Chem.) sättigen
* * *
v.
sättigen v.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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