soak

1. (intransitive)To be saturated with liquid by being immersed in it.

   I'm going to soak in the bath for a couple of hours.

   durchnässen

   намока́тьnamokátʹ, намо́кнутьnamóknutʹ, промока́тьpromokátʹ

   submerge in a liquid

2. (transitive)To immerse in liquid to the point of saturation or thorough permeation.

   Soak the beans overnight before cooking.

   tränken, einweichen

   выма́чиватьvymáčivatʹ, вы́мочитьvýmočitʹ

3. (intransitive)To penetrate or permeate by saturation.

   The water soaked into my shoes and gave me wet feet.

   проса́чиватьсяprosáčivatʹsja, просочи́тьсяprosočítʹsja

4. (transitive)To allow (especially a liquid) to be absorbed; to take in, receive. (usually + up)

   A sponge soaks up water; the skin soaks in moisture.

   I soaked up all the knowledge I could at university.

   впи́тыватьvpítyvatʹ, впита́тьvpitátʹ

5. (figuratively, transitive)To overcharge or swindle out of a large amount of money.

6. (dated, slang)To drink intemperately or gluttonously.

   become drunk or drink excessively

7. (transitive)To heat (a metal) before shaping it.

   heat a metal prior to working it

8. (transitive)To hold a kiln at a particular temperature for a given period of time.

   We should soak the kiln at cone 9 for half an hour.

9. (figuratively, transitive)To absorb; to drain.

10. (Mormonism, slang)To engage in penetrative sex without hip thrusting.

11. (transitive)(slang, boxing) To hit or strike.

1. I got soaked to the skin.

   ruЯ промок до нитки.

   deIch wurde bis auf die Haut durchweicht.

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2. Tom was soaked to the skin.

   ruТом промок до костей.

   deTom war bis auf die Knochen durchnässt.

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3. All of us were soaking wet.

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4. I was soaked to the skin.

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5. She was soaked from head to foot.

   ruОна была мокрая с ног до головы.

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regular · Lesson

• soak upTo absorb or draw in a substance, especially all of that substance.
• soak inTo wet a surface and be absorbed completely (of a liquid)
• soak awayTo soak into the ground.