Meaning of absorbere | Babel Free

Definitions

1. to absorb
2. to absorb (to take in energy and convert it)
   transitive
3. to absorb (to include so that it no longer has separate existence, to assimilate, to incorporate or suck up)
   transitive
4. to absorb (to learn, understand or acquire)
   colloquial, transitive

Examples

“å absorbere væske”

to absorb liquid

“absorbere fuktighet”

absorb moisture

“hun … var opptatt med å tørke bort klinet med et pølsepapir, som ikke hadde absorberende evne i det hele tatt”

she… was busy wiping away the dirt with a sausage paper, which had no absorbent ability at all

“av alle fargene er det svart som absorberer lyset best”

of all the colors, it is black that absorbs the light best

“hun stakk nålen i armen min, og straks innholdet var absorbert i blodet, inntrådte en kraftig reaksjon”

she stuck the needle in my arm, and as soon as the contents were absorbed into the blood, a strong reaction occurred

“hjemmemarkedet kunne ikke absorbere produksjonen”

the domestic market could not absorb the production

“innslaget av innvandrere … var så stort at det var umulig for de lokale samfunn å absorbere dem”

the influx of immigrants… was so great that it was impossible for the local communities to absorb them

“undervisningsstoff så vanskelig at elevene ikke absorberer det”

teaching material so difficult that students do not absorb it

“absorbere det en leser”

absorb what one is reading