English-French translations for soak up

• absorber
  Les fonds communautaires ne doivent pas y contribuer et nous ne pouvons pas non plus donner aux entreprises des possibilités renforcées d’absorber des subventions avant d’aller voir ailleurs. EU funds should play no part in that, nor should we facilitate opportunities for companies to soak up grants and then move on.

Definition of soak up

• To absorb or draw in a substance, especially all of that substance
• To absorb or deflect a series of actions; to endure a behavior from someone
• To learn, especially passively or eagerly; to allow an experience to affect oneself

Examples

• The tissue soaked up all of the spilled milk
• soak up the sun

Related words

• soak
• soaking
• soaked
• presoak
• soakage
• soakaway
• soaker
• unsoaked
• bloodsoaked