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soaked

[/soʊkt/]
adjective/verb (past participle)
encharcado, encharcada; embebido, embebida
1. completely wet; saturated with liquid
My clothes were soaked after playing in the rain.
Minhas roupas estavam encharcadas depois de brincar na chuva.
2. to immerse or drench thoroughly in liquid
Soak the beans in water overnight.
Deixe os feijões de molho na água durante a noite.
3. to absorb liquid; to penetrate
The water soaked into the ground.
A água penetrou no solo.
4. to extract money from someone excessively
The restaurant soaked us for the meal.
O restaurante nos cobrou caro pela refeição.
NYC Slang
soaked (same usage for being drenched or overcharged)
Synonyms
drenchedsaturatedwetwaterloggedimmersed
Antonyms
dryparchedarid

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
encharcado, molhado
most common usage across Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
encharcado, todo molhado
colloquial intensification common in Rio
São Paulo
encharcado, ensopado
ensopado also used in São Paulo
Portugal
encharcado, ensopado
ensopado preferred in European Portuguese

Related Idioms & Phrases

soaked to the bone - completely wet through
soaked and satisfied - thoroughly enjoying something
get soaked - to become very wet or be overcharged
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