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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesenvolve-se
Native Script:envolvente
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ẽ.volˈvẽ.te
"O enredo da história é extremamente envolvente."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Extremely interesting and engaging, to the exclusion of all other thoughts or activities.
"She found the historical biography so absorbing that she read it from cover to cover in one sitting." - 2
Fully occupying one's time, energy, or attention.
"His new research project became an absorbing passion that consumed all his weekends."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'absorbere', combining 'ab-' (away, from) and 'sorbere' (to suck in), entering Middle English via Old French in the 14th century. Over time, the literal physical sense of swallowing or soaking up liquid evolved metaphorically into capturing and holding one's complete mental attention and interest.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Absorbing" is said worldwide
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captivant
Transliteration: kap.ti.vɑ̃
"Ce livre est tout à fait captivant."
fesselnd
Transliteration: fɛsl̩nt
"Der Film war unglaublich fesselnd."
coinvolgente
Transliteration: koinvolˈdʒɛnte
"È stata un'esperienza molto coinvolgente."
absorbente
Transliteration: ab.sorˈβen.te
"La novela resultó ser sumamente absorbente."
envolve-se
Transliteration: ẽ.volˈvẽ.te
Script: envolvente
"O enredo da história é extremamente envolvente."
आकर्षक
Transliteration: aakarshak
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"यह उपन्यास बेहद आकर्षक है।"
引人入胜的
Transliteration: yǐn rén rù shèng de
Script: 中文汉字
"这是一本引人入胜的小说。"
몰입하게 하는
Transliteration: moriphage haneun
Script: 한국어 한글
"그 영화는 정말 몰입하게 하는 매력이 있다."
夢中にさせる
Transliteration: muchuu ni saseru
Script: 日本語
"その小説は読者を夢中にさせる魅力がある。"
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