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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries담그다
Pronunciation / Transliteration: damgeuda
"나는 콩을 하룻밤 담그는 것을 좋아한다."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To immerse something in liquid for a period of time.
"I like to soak the beans overnight before cooking them."
- 1
The act of soaking or the state of being soaked.
"After a long soak in the tub, I felt completely relaxed."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'soak' originates from the Old English 'sōcian', which means 'to wet thoroughly'. It has evolved through Middle English, retaining its core meaning related to absorbing liquid.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Soak" is said worldwide
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tremper
Transliteration: tremper
"Je vais tremper les haricots toute la nuit."
einweichen
Transliteration: ain-vai-chen
"Ich lasse die Bohnen über Nacht einweichen."
immergere
Transliteration: immergere
"Mi piace immergere i fagioli per tutta la notte."
remojar
Transliteration: remojar
"Me gusta remojar los frijoles durante la noche."
deixar de molho
Transliteration: deixar de molho
"Gosto de deixar os feijões de molho durante a noite."
भिगोना
Transliteration: bhigona
"मुझे रात भर सेम भिगोना पसंद है।"
浸泡
Transliteration: jìnpào
"我喜欢把豆子浸泡一夜。"
담그다
Transliteration: damgeuda
"나는 콩을 하룻밤 담그는 것을 좋아한다."
浸す
Transliteration: shitasu
"私は豆を一晩浸すのが好きです。"
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