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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesempapado
Pronunciation / Transliteration: empaˈpaðo
"Llegó a casa completamente empapado por la tormenta."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Completely soaked or wet with liquid.
"They arrived home with drenched clothes after running in the sudden downpour."
- 1
To wet thoroughly; to soak completely.
"A sudden wave drenched the entire deck of the boat."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old English verb 'drencan', meaning 'to cause to drink' or 'to submerge', which is the causative form of 'drincan' (to drink). Over centuries, its meaning shifted from simply providing liquid or drowning to thoroughly soaking or wetting something with water or another fluid.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Drenched" is said worldwide
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trempé
Transliteration: trã-pe
"Ses vêtements étaient trempés par la pluie."
durchnässt
Transliteration: dʊʁçˈnɛst
"Sie kamen durchnässt nach Hause."
inzuppato
Transliteration: intsupˈpato
"I suoi vestiti erano inzuppati d'acqua."
empapado
Transliteration: empaˈpaðo
"Llegó a casa completamente empapado por la tormenta."
encharcado
Transliteration: ẽʃ.ʃɐɾˈka.du
"Eles ficaram encharcados na tempestade."
भीगा हुआ
Transliteration: bhīgā huā
"बारिश में उसके कपड़े पूरी तरह भीग गए थे।"
湿透的
Transliteration: shī tòu de
"雨水把他的衣服全淋湿透了。"
흠뻑 젖은
Transliteration: heum-ppeok jeo-jeun
"그들은 비에 흠뻑 젖은 채 집에 돌아왔다."
びしょ濡れの
Transliteration: bisho nure no
"雨に降られて服がびしょ濡れになった。"
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