English → French
absorb /BrE əbˈzɔːb, 
əbˈsɔːb , AmE əbˈzɔrb, əbˈsɔrb /
transitive verb
1 absorber [liquid, drug, oxygen, heat, sound]
2 absorber [attention, facts, costs, profits, business, village, region, people]
3 (withstand) absorber [impact, force]; amortir [shock, jolt]; encaisser [punch, blow, insult, pressure]