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drench

[drenʧ] брит. / амер.

гл.
1. промокать насквозь
2. орошать, смачивать
3. уст. заставлять пить
4. вливать лекарство (животным)
5. разг. пропитывать
сущ.
1. намокание, промокание
2. проливной дождь
3. мед. большая доза лекарства (для животных)

Examples from texts

"This way!" Monk yelled above the drench of rain and gusts of wind.
– Сюда! – крикнул Монк, перекрывая шум дождя и вой ветра.
Rollins, James / Judas StrainРоллинс, Джеймс / Печать Иуды
Печать Иуды
Роллинс, Джеймс
© 2007 by Jim Czajkowski
© С. Саксин, перевод, 2009
© ООО "Издательство "Эксмо", издание на русском языке, 2009
Judas Strain
Rollins, James
© 2007 by Jim Czajkowski

She hoped the rain didn't arrive to drench her hair and dress right before meeting the emperor.
Дженнсен надеялась, что не промокнет до встречи с императором.
Goodkind, Terry / The pillars of creationГудкайнд, Терри / Седьмое правило Волшебника: Столпы творения
Седьмое правило Волшебника: Столпы творения
Гудкайнд, Терри
© Теrry Goodkind, 2001
© Перевод Н.Романецкий, 2003
© ООО "Издательство ACT", 2003
The pillars of creation
Goodkind, Terry
© 2001 by Теrry Goodkind

It was long Tom, with his iron visage rendered fierce by his previous discomfiture, and his grizzled locks drenched with the briny element from which he had risen, looking like Neptune with his trident.
Это был Длинный Том, бронзовое лицо которого горело яростью от перенесенной неприятности, а седеющие волосы слиплись от морской пены, из которой он вышел, как Нептун со своим трезубцем.
Cooper, James Fenimore / The Pilot: A Tale of the SeaКупер, Джеймс Фенимор / Лоцман
Лоцман
Купер, Джеймс Фенимор
© "Детское государственное издательство", 1959
The Pilot: A Tale of the Sea
Cooper, James Fenimore
© 2005 Adamant Media Corporation

The Pallides warrior staggered back, blood drenching his yellow beard, as Gaelen moved in with a left cross exploding against Telor's unprotected chin.
Тот отлетел назад, кровь хлынула на его желтую бороду, а Гаэлен левой добавил ему в подбородок.
Gemmell, David / The Hawk EternalГеммел, Дэвид / Вечный ястреб
Вечный ястреб
Геммел, Дэвид
The Hawk Eternal
Gemmell, David
© 1995 by David A. Gemmell

The blue crystal hall of Death rose around me, my emerald drenching the hall in swirling green light as I stood on the Bridge over the abyss.
Вокруг меня поднялись голубые хрустальные стены, изумруд на щеке вспыхнул ярким огнем, осветив все вокруг, и я оказалась на мосту, перекинутом через пропасть.
Saintcrow, Lilith / Dead Man RisingСэйнткроу, Лилит / Возвращение мертвеца
Возвращение мертвеца
Сэйнткроу, Лилит
© Перевод. С. Теремязева, 2009
© Издание на руском языке. ООО "Издательство "Эксмо", 2009
© 2006 by Lilith Saintcrow
Dead Man Rising
Saintcrow, Lilith
© 2006 by Lilith Saintcrow

The drenched waggoners, with their muddy feet, were sauntering beside them or sitting on the shafts, as listless and drowsy as flies in autumn.
Мокрые подводчики с грязными ногами, вялые и сонные, как осенние мухи, бродили возле или сидели на оглоблях.
Чехов, А.П. / СтепьChekhov, A. / The steppe
The steppe
Chekhov, A.
© BiblioBazaar, LLC
Степь
Чехов, А.П.
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1974

I saw a peasant drenched with rain, in tatters, and with a long dishevelled beard.
Я увидел мужика, мокрого, в лохмотьях, с длинной растрепанной бородой.
Turgenev, I.S. / A Sportsman's Sketches v.1Тургенев, И.С. / Записки охотника т.1
Записки охотника т.1
Тургенев, И.С.
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1975
A Sportsman's Sketches v.1
Turgenev, I.S.
© 2006 BiblioBazaar

The Drop, still drenched with morning dew, seemed to bum with orange fire in the early light.
Спуск, еще влажный от утренней росы, полыхал оранжевым огнем первых солнечных лучей.
King, Stephen / Wizard and GlassКинг, Стивен / Колдун и Кристалл
Колдун и Кристалл
Кинг, Стивен
© Stephen King, 1997
© Перевод, В.А. Вебер, 1998
© ООО "Издательство АСТ", 2003
Wizard and Glass
King, Stephen
© Stephen King, 1997, 2003

The outline of the trees, drenched with rain, and stirred by the wind, began to stand out in the darkness.
Очерки деревьев, обрызганных дождем и взволнованных ветром, начинали выступать из мрака.
Turgenev, I.S. / A Sportsman's Sketches v.1Тургенев, И.С. / Записки охотника т.1
Записки охотника т.1
Тургенев, И.С.
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1975
A Sportsman's Sketches v.1
Turgenev, I.S.
© 2006 BiblioBazaar

But the close air was oppressive; soon he was drenched with sweat.
Однако спертый воздух действовал угнетающе, и вскоре судья взмок от пота.
Gulik, Robert van / Necklace and CalabashГулик, Роберт ван / Ожерелье и тыква
Ожерелье и тыква
Гулик, Роберт ван
© 1967 by Robert van Gulik
© Перевод, ЗАО "Издательство "Центрполиграф", 2002
Necklace and Calabash
Gulik, Robert van
© 1967 by Robert van Gulik

The candleflames flickered, drenching Ganej's supple curves in light.
Свечи мерцали, колеблющийся свет обтекал мягкие изгибы Ганеши.
Saintcrow, Lilith / Saint City SinnersСэйнткроу, Лилит / Грешники Святого города
Грешники Святого города
Сэйнткроу, Лилит
Saint City Sinners
Saintcrow, Lilith
© 2007 by Lilith Saintcrow

The sparrows were doubtless crouching for shelter under the tiles, and the rowan-tree's deserted branches showed but indistinctly in the veiling, drenching downpour.
Воробьи, должно быть, забились под черепицы кровли; рябина протягивала свои ветки, очертания которых расплывались в водяной пыли.
Zola, Emile / Abbe Mouret's TransgressionЗоля, Эмиль / Проступок аббата Муре
Проступок аббата Муре
Золя, Эмиль
Abbe Mouret's Transgression
Zola, Emile
© BiblioBazaar, LLC

As she spoke she changed in some provocative way, seemed suddenly drenched in eroticism as a diver rising out of a pool gleams like chrome with a sheet of unbroken water for a fractional moment.
Заговорив, она неуловимо изменилась и стала провоцирующей. Эротизм покрывал ее, как ровный слой воды на какую-то секунду покрывает ныряльщика, появляющегося на поверхности.
Proulx, Annie / The Shipping NewsПрул, Энни / Корабельные новости
Корабельные новости
Прул, Энни
© 1993 by Annie Proulx
© Издание на русском языке, перевод. ЗАО ТИД "Амфора", 2005
The Shipping News
Proulx, Annie
© 1993 by Annie Proulx

They're drenched and half frozen by the time they reach the empty house.
Когда они наконец добрались до пустого дома, то промокли до костей и замерзли.
Wilson, Paul Francis / HostsВилсон, Пол Фрэнсис / Пожиратели сознания
Пожиратели сознания
Вилсон, Пол Фрэнсис
Hosts
Wilson, Paul Francis
© 2001 by F. Paul Wilson

They made their way more quickly now, anxious to avoid a drenching.
Теперь они пошли быстрее, стараясь успеть под крышу до дождя.
Brooks, Terry / The Scions of ShannaraБрукс, Терри / Потомки Шаннары
Потомки Шаннары
Брукс, Терри
The Scions of Shannara
Brooks, Terry
© 1990 by Terry Brooks

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drenʧVerbпромокать насквозьExamples

Caught in the rain, we got drenched to the skin. — Попав под дождь, мы промокли до нитки.
I left the garden chairs out all night, and they got drenched with rain. — Я оставил стулья на ночь в саду, и они полностью намокли.

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Collocations

drenching the tissues with oxygen

насыщение тканей кислородом

be drenched / soaked

вымокать

become drenched / soaked

замокать

get wet / drenched / soaked

измокать

get drenched

перемокнуть

drenching fire

ураганный огонь

drenching pipe

труба системы орошения

drenching system

система орошения

oil-drenched paper

промасленная бумага

area-drenching fire

стрельба по участку целей

Word forms

drench

noun

	Singular	Plural
Common case	drench	drenches
Possessive case	drench's	drenches'

drench

verb

Basic forms
Past	drenched
Imperative	drench
Present Participle (Participle I)	drenching
Past Participle (Participle II)	drenched

Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I drench	we drench
you drench	you drench
he/she/it drenches	they drench

Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am drenching	we are drenching
you are drenching	you are drenching
he/she/it is drenching	they are drenching

Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have drenched	we have drenched
you have drenched	you have drenched
he/she/it has drenched	they have drenched

Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been drenching	we have been drenching
you have been drenching	you have been drenching
he/she/it has been drenching	they have been drenching

Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I drenched	we drenched
you drenched	you drenched
he/she/it drenched	they drenched

Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was drenching	we were drenching
you were drenching	you were drenching
he/she/it was drenching	they were drenching

Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had drenched	we had drenched
you had drenched	you had drenched
he/she/it had drenched	they had drenched

Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been drenching	we had been drenching
you had been drenching	you had been drenching
he/she/it had been drenching	they had been drenching

Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will drench	we shall/will drench
you will drench	you will drench
he/she/it will drench	they will drench

Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be drenching	we shall/will be drenching
you will be drenching	you will be drenching
he/she/it will be drenching	they will be drenching

Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have drenched	we shall/will have drenched
you will have drenched	you will have drenched
he/she/it will have drenched	they will have drenched

Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been drenching	we shall/will have been drenching
you will have been drenching	you will have been drenching
he/she/it will have been drenching	they will have been drenching

Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would drench	we should/would drench
you would drench	you would drench
he/she/it would drench	they would drench

Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be drenching	we should/would be drenching
you would be drenching	you would be drenching
he/she/it would be drenching	they would be drenching

Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have drenched	we should/would have drenched
you would have drenched	you would have drenched
he/she/it would have drenched	they would have drenched

Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been drenching	we should/would have been drenching
you would have been drenching	you would have been drenching
he/she/it would have been drenching	they would have been drenching

Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am drenched	we are drenched
you are drenched	you are drenched
he/she/it is drenched	they are drenched

Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being drenched	we are being drenched
you are being drenched	you are being drenched
he/she/it is being drenched	they are being drenched

Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been drenched	we have been drenched
you have been drenched	you have been drenched
he/she/it has been drenched	they have been drenched

Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was drenched	we were drenched
you were drenched	you were drenched
he/she/it was drenched	they were drenched

Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being drenched	we were being drenched
you were being drenched	you were being drenched
he/she/it was being drenched	they were being drenched

Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been drenched	we had been drenched
you had been drenched	you had been drenched
he/she/it had been drenched	they had been drenched

Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be drenched	we shall/will be drenched
you will be drenched	you will be drenched
he/she/it will be drenched	they will be drenched

Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been drenched	we shall/will have been drenched
you will have been drenched	you will have been drenched
he/she/it will have been drenched	they will have been drenched

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drench

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drench

drench

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