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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesempapado
Pronunciation / Transliteration: empapado
"Llegó empapado a casa después de la tormenta."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Extremely wet; soaked through.
"After being caught in the rain, I arrived home sopping-wet." - 2
Used to describe something that is excessively wet, often in a dramatic or exaggerated manner.
"The dog came back from the lake sopping-wet and muddy."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'sopping-wet' combines 'sopping', derived from the Old English 'soppian', meaning to soak, and 'wet', which comes from the Proto-Germanic '*watwaz'. The phrase has evolved to describe something thoroughly soaked, often used in informal contexts.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Sopping-Wet" is said worldwide
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trempé
Transliteration: trempé
"Il est rentré à la maison trempé après la pluie."
durchtränkt
Transliteration: durchtränkt
"Nach dem Regen war er durchtränkt."
bagnato fradicio
Transliteration: bagnato fradicio
"Era bagnato fradicio dopo la pioggia."
empapado
Transliteration: empapado
"Llegó empapado a casa después de la tormenta."
encharcado
Transliteration: encharcado
"Ele estava encharcado depois da chuva."
भीगना
Transliteration: bheegna
"वह बारिश में भीगकर आया।"
湿透的
Transliteration: shī tòu de
"他在雨中湿透了。"
흠뻑 젖은
Transliteration: heumppeok jeoj-eun
"비에 흠뻑 젖어 돌아왔다."
びしょ濡れの
Transliteration: bishonure no
"雨にびしょ濡れになった。"
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