noun · countable / uncountable · rare

lather

lather · lathers

мило, піна, мильна піна

пена, мыльная пена

Schaum, Seifenschaum, Pferdeschaum

The foam made by rapidly stirring soap and waterThe foam made by rapidly stirring soap and water.

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Recorded US: Dvortygirl, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

UK/ˈlɑː.ðə/US/ˈlæð.ɚ/

» I lather my face before shaving.

Я намыливаю лицо, перед тем как побриться. — heccele

Dejo · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR

Meaning

3 senses

(countable, uncountable)The foam made by rapidly stirring soap and water.
Seifenschaum, Schaum
мы́льная пе́наmýlʹnaja péna
мильна пінаmylʹna pina
(countable, uncountable)Foam from profuse sweating, as of a horse.
Schaum, Pferdeschaum
пе́наpéna
пінаpina, милоmylo
the foam resulting from excessive sweating (as on a horse)
(countable)A state of agitation.
agitation resulting from active worry

Examples

5 sentences

I lather my face before shaving.
ruЯ намыливаю лицо, перед тем как побриться. — heccele
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This soap lathers up with water.
ruЭто мыло пенится при контакте с водой. — Robertpaulson
deDiese Seife schäumt, wenn sie mit Wasser in Berührung kommt. — Tamy
AlanF_US · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · C2Open on Tatoeba Report a problem
I like this detergent because it lathers well.
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Instructions: massage well into damp hair, lather and rinse.
ruСпособ применения: нанесите на влажные волосы и тщательно помассируйте, взбейте пену и промойте. — odexed
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Tom lathered his face and shaved with a cut-throat razor.
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Translations

9 languages

Українська

By meaning 2

foam of soap and water:

foam from profuse sweating:

Русский

By meaning 2

foam of soap and water:

foam from profuse sweating:

Deutsch

By meaning 2

foam of soap and water:

foam from profuse sweating:

Origin

From Middle English lather, from Old English lēaþor (“a kind of nitre used for soap, soda”

From Middle English lather, from Old English lēaþor (“a kind of nitre used for soap, soda”), from Proto-West Germanic *lauþr, from Proto-Germanic *lauþrą (“that which is used for washing, soap”), from Proto-Indo-European *lówh₃trom (“that which is used for washing”), from *lewh₃-, *lowh₃- (“to wash, bathe”). Cognate with Swedish lödder (“lather, foam, froth, soap”), Icelandic löður (“foam, froth, a kind of niter used for soap”), Old Irish loathar (“wash-basin”), Ancient Greek λουτρόν (loutrón, “a bath, wash-room”), Latin lavō (“to wash”), Albanian laj (“to wash”), Ancient Greek λούω (loúō). More at lye.

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