absorbing

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adjective

    Catching and holding the full attention: consuming, engrossing, enthralling, gripping. See excite/bore/interest.

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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: Very interesting.

pronunciation True happiness, we are told, consists in getting out of one's self, but the point is not only to get out - you must stay out; and to stay out you must have some absorbing errand. — Henry James

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Absorbing

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - fængslende, spændende

Nederlands (Dutch)
boeiend

Français (French)
adj. - amortissant, absorbant

Deutsch (German)
adj. - aufsaugend, fesselnd, absorbierend

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - εξαιρετικά ενδιαφέρων, συναρπαστικός, απορροφητικός

Italiano (Italian)
assorbente, (di spettacoli) avvincente

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - cativante, interessante

Русский (Russian)
увлекательный, захватывающий, впитывающий, поглощающий

Español (Spanish)
adj. - cautivante, absorbente

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - absorberande, högst intressant

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
吸引人的, 非常有趣的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 吸引人的, 非常有趣的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 흡수하는, 열중케 하는 , 흥미 깊은

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 吸収する, 夢中にさせる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) ممتع حا, مستغرق للإنتبهاه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מרתק, מעניין‬


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