Usage examples of "absorbe" in French with translation to English

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Une éponge absorbe l'eau. A sponge absorbs water.
Le sable sec absorbe l'eau. Dry sand absorbs water.
Ce tissu absorbe bien l'eau. This cloth absorbs water well.
Le papier buvard absorbe l'encre. Blotting paper absorbs ink.
L'homme qui se concentre devant une oeuvre d'art est absorbé par elle. Par contraste, la masse distraite absorbe l'oeuvre d'art. A man who concentrates before a work of art is absorbed by it. In contrast, the distracted mass absorbs the work of art.
Ces pyjamas absorbent bien la sueur. These pajamas absorb sweat well.
Il était complètement absorbé par le livre. He was completely engrossed in the book.
On suppose que la victime a absorbé par erreur une grande quantité de poison. The victim is thought to have taken a large quantity of poison by mistake.
Il est absorbé par sa recherche. He is absorbed in his research.
Il est absorbé par son travail. He is absorbed in his work.
Il semble absorbé dans son travail. He seems absorbed in his work.
Il est absorbé à lire des romans de détectives. He is absorbed in reading detective novels.
Il est absorbé dans la lecture d'un roman policier. He is absorbed in reading a detective story.
J'aimerais savoir comment ces substances sont absorbées par le corps. I would like to know how these substances are absorbed by the body.
Tom était si absorbé par son travail qu'il en oublia de manger. Tom got so absorbed in his work that he forgot to eat.
Il est absorbé à jouer au tennis, mais son frère fait plus du football et du baseball. He is absorbed in playing tennis, but his brother goes in more for football and baseball.
Un bon livre peut totalement absorber votre attention, au point d'oublier votre environnement et même votre existence. A good book can completely absorb your attention, to the extent that you forget your surroundings and even your existence.
Mon frère était tellement absorbé par la lecture qu'il ne me remarqua pas lorsque j'entrai dans la pièce. My brother was so absorbed in reading that he did not notice me when I entered the room.
L'homme qui se concentre devant une oeuvre d'art est absorbé par elle. Par contraste, la masse distraite absorbe l'oeuvre d'art. A man who concentrates before a work of art is absorbed by it. In contrast, the distracted mass absorbs the work of art.
Le coton absorbe l'eau. Cotton sucks up water.
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