empaparse

empaparse

► verbo pronominal

1 (humedecerse) to get soaked

2 (persona) to get soaked, get drenched, be soaked, be drenched

■ se empapó en sudor he was drenched in sweat

3 figurado (ideas etc) to soak up

4 figurado (enterarse bien) to swot up (de, on)

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verb

to soak

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VPR

1) (=mojarse) to get soaked

se me han empapado los zapatos — my shoes got soaked

las patatas se empaparon de aceite — the potatoes soaked up the oil

2) (=enterarse)

empaparse de: se empapó de filosofía griega — he steeped himself in Greek philosophy

se empapó de gramática antes del examen — he swotted up on grammar before the exam *

- ¡para que te empapes!

yo he aprobado y tú no, ¡para que te empapes! — I passed and you didn't, so there!

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■empaparse verbo reflexivo
1 (mojarse, calarse) to get drenched o soaked
2 (de un tema) se empapó de nuestra cultura, she soaked up our culture
'empaparse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
calarse
- calar
- empapar
- lavar
English:
soak

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vpr

1. [mojarse mucho] [persona] to get soaked o drenched;

[objeto, lugar, prenda] to get soaked o soaking wet;

me he empapado los zapatos I've got my shoes soaked

2. [absorber]

empaparse de algo to soak sth up;

deje que el pescado se empape bien de la salsa let the fish soak up the sauce thoroughly

3. [enterarse bien]

empaparse de o [m5]en to become steeped in;

se empapó de ideas nacionalistas he became steeped in nationalist ideas;

se empapó del tema antes de dar la conferencia he immersed himself in o got to know all about the subject before giving the talk;

Comp

Fam

¡para que te empapes! so there!, stick that in your pipe and smoke it!

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empaparse

v/r

1 get soaked o

drenched

2

:

empaparse de algo immerse o.s. in sth

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vr

1) : to get soaking wet

2)

empaparse de : to absorb, to be imbued with

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empaparse vb to get soaked

como no llevaba paraguas, me he empapado as I didn't have an umbrella, I got soaked