Meaning
4 senses(transitive)To apply soap to in washing.
Be sure to soap yourself well before rinsing.
einseifen
мы́литьmýlitʹ, намы́литьnamýlitʹ
(informal, transitive)To cover, lather, or in any other manner treat with soap, often as a prank.
Those kids soaped my windows!
(informal, transitive)To be discreet about (a topic).
(dated, slang)To flatter; to wheedle.
- rub soap all over, usually with the purpose of cleaning
Examples
335 sentencesTom got soap in his eyes.
Тому в очі потрапило мило. — deniko
ruВ глаза Тому попало мыло. — odexed
I got soap in my eyes.
Мені мило в очі потрапило. — deniko
ruМне мыло в глаза попало. — marafon
deMir ist Seife in die Augen geraten! — al_ex_an_der
We wash our hands with soap.
Ми миємо руки з милом. — rmdas
ruМы моем руки с мылом. — odexed
deWir waschen uns die Hände mit Seife. — mrdax
I need some soap.
Мені потрібне мило. — deniko
ruМне нужно мыло. — marafon
deIch brauche etwas Seife. — Yorwba
There isn't any soap.
Мила немає. — aandrusiak
ruМыла нет. — shanghainese
deEs ist keine Seife da. — Manfredo
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
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”).
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Forms
soaps, soaping, soaped, soapedPhrasal verbs
3 phrasal verbsSynonyms
32 synonyms- rub soap all over, usually with the purpose of cleaning:lather
Word family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
Collocations
3 patterns- hands with soap
- soap and water
- some soap