absorb

The Government, which had been absorbing the bulk of this increase in international prices, was forced to pass it on at the pump.
Le Gouvernement, qui absorbait la majeure partie de cette hausse des prix internationaux, a dû passer cette hausse à la pompe.
All this art history that I had been absorbing helped me to realize that painting is a language.
Toute cette histoire de l'art que j'avais absorbée m'a aidé à réaliser que la peinture est un langage.
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