soak up

soak up
transitive verb
1) (absorb) aufsaugen

soak up the sunshine — in der Sonne baden

2) (fig.) aufnehmen [Atmosphäre]; aufnehmen, in sich (Akk.) aufsaugen [Wissen usw.]
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(to draw in or suck up; to absorb: You'd better soak that spilt coffee up with a cloth.) aufwischen
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soak up
vt
1. (absorb)
to \soak up up ⇆ sth etw aufsaugen; (fig) etw [gierig] in sich akk aufnehmen [o aufsaugen]
I \soak uped up most of the spilt milk with a cloth ich nahm den größten Teil der verschütteten Milch mit einem Lappen auf
we unconsciously \soak up up stereotypes wir verinnerlichen Klischees unbewusst
2. (bask in)
to \soak up up the atmosphere die Atmosphäre in sich akk aufnehmen [o genießen]
to \soak up up the sun[shine] sonnenbaden, sich akk in der Sonne aalen fam
3. (use up)
to \soak up up money/resources Geld/Mittel aufbrauchen [o fam schlucken]
to \soak up up sb's time jds Zeit in Anspruch nehmen
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vt sep
liquid aufsaugen; sunshine genießen; alcohol in sich (acc) hineinkippen; sound, money, resources schlucken; (fig) atmosphere in sich (acc) hineinsaugen; information aufsaugen
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transitive verb
1) (absorb) aufsaugen

soak up the sunshine — in der Sonne baden

2) (fig.) aufnehmen [Atmosphäre]; aufnehmen, in sich (Akk.) aufsaugen [Wissen usw.]
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v.
aufnehmen v.
aufsaugen v.

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