to soak sth up [m]

Translation

⇨ absorber algo [líquido]

My hands were so dry they soaked up the cream in no time

Mis manos estaban tan secas que absorbieron la crema rápidamente

(el ambiente, una experiencia)

⇨ empaparse de algo

to soak up the local culture

empaparse de la cultura local

(Definition of to soak sth up [m] from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

everything that exists or is possible

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