soap
A metallic salt derived from a fatty acid, commonly used in cleaning productsA metallic salt derived from a fatty acid, commonly used in cleaning products.
» Tom got soap in his eyes.
В глаза Тому попало мыло.
Тому в очі потрапило мило.
Meaning
6 senses(countable, uncountable)A metallic salt derived from a fatty acid, commonly used in cleaning products.
(broadly, countable, informal, uncountable)Some other substance, often a detergent or another surfactant, able to mix with both oil and water, used for cleaning.
I tried washing my hands with soap, but the stain wouldn't go away.
She went to the shop to buy soap, but they had run out.
Seife
мы́лоmýlo
ми́лоmýlo
(countable, slang, uncountable)Money, specially when used as a bribe.
money offered as a bribe
(countable, informal)A soap opera.
(countable)A solid masonry unit or brick reduced in depth or height from standard dimensions.
(slang, uncountable)Thiopental (sodium pentothal)
Examples
335 sentencesTom got soap in his eyes.
Тому в очі потрапило мило.
ruВ глаза Тому попало мыло.
I got soap in my eyes.
Мені мило в очі потрапило.
ruМне мыло в глаза попало.
deMir ist Seife in die Augen geraten!
We wash our hands with soap.
Ми миємо руки з милом.
ruМы моем руки с мылом.
deWir waschen uns die Hände mit Seife.
I need some soap.
Мені потрібне мило.
ruМне нужно мыло.
deIch brauche etwas Seife.
There isn't any soap.
Мила немає.
ruМыла нет.
deEs ist keine Seife da.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English sope, sape, from Old English sāpe (“soap, salve”), from Proto-West GerFrom Middle English sope, sape, from Old English sāpe (“soap, salve”), from Proto-West Germanic *saipā, from Proto-Germanic *saipǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *seyb-, *seyp- (“to pour out, drip, trickle, strain”).
Probably an abbreviation of sodium pentothal.
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Forms
plural: soapsSynonyms
7 synonyms- street names for gamma hydroxybutyrate:scoopmaxliquid ecstasygrievous bodily harmgoopGeorgia home boyeasy lay
Word family
111 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
Collocations
3 patterns- hands with soap
- soap and water
- some soap