Italian-English translations for assorbire

absorb
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I do not see our Union as 'absorbing' nations. Non vedo la nostra Unione "assorbire” altre nazioni. Currently the CAP continues to absorb half the EU budget. Attualmente la PAC continua ad assorbire la metà del bilancio UE. The country does not wish to become totally absorbed by Russia. Il paese non intende farsi assorbire completamente dalla Russia.
devour
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As a consequence of the Treaty of Lisbon, people are now saying that Parliament should devour a greater proportion of the money. Si dice che, a seguito del tratto di Lisbona, il Parlamento debba ora assorbire un volume maggiore di risorse. The fire was devouring the buildingShe intended to devour the book

assimilate
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Food is assimilated and converted into organic tissue.The teacher paused in her lecture to allow the students to assimilate what she had said.The aliens in the science-fiction film wanted to assimilate human beings into their own race.
imbibeto imbibe knowledge
soakIm going to soak in the bath for a couple of hoursSoak the beans overnight before cookingThe water soaked into my shoes and gave me wet feet
swallow
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The existence of two Germanies, two Vietnams and two Yemens ultimately came to an end because one was able to swallow up the other. Se ora non esistono più due Germanie, due Vietnam e due Yemen è perché uno dei due paesi è stato in grado di assorbire l'altro. My throat was so sore that I was unable to swallowto swallow ones opinions
take inThe news is a lot to take in right now.I was so sleepy that I hardly took in any of the lecture.take in a stray cat