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Meaning of Lather | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized

ˈlɑː.ðə

Definitions

The foam made by rapidly stirring soap and water.
countable, uncountable
Foam from profuse sweating, as of a horse.
countable, uncountable
A state of agitation.
countable

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العربية الرغوة

Български бия

Bosanski pena sapunica Šop бити пена сапуница

Català ensabonar sabonera

Čeština namydlit našlehat pěna

Cymraeg golchi seboni trochion trochioni

Deutsch aufschäumen aufschlagen einschäumen Pferdeschaum Schaum schäumen Seifenschaum

Ελληνικά σαπουνάδα

Esperanto sapŝaŭmo

Español enjabonar espuma de jabón espuma jabonosa espuma saponácea espumar espumear

فارسی کف

Suomi saippuavaahto saippuoida vaahdottaa vaahto vaahtoaminen vatkata vispata

Français écume mousse de savon savonner

Gaeilge sobal

Galego escuma

Hrvatski pena sapunica Šop бити пена сапуница

Magyar hab habzik megver szappanhab szappanoz

Italiano insaponare schiuma di sapone

日本語泡泡沫

한국어 비누 거품

Kurdî pena şop

Македонски насапунува сапуница

മലയാളം പത

Монгол хөөс

Nederlands inzepen paardenschuim schuim sop soppen zeepsop

Polski mydlić mydliny namydlać namydlić

Português ensaboar espuma

Русский мылить мыльная пена намылить пена

Српски pena sapunica Šop бити пена сапуница

Svenska lödder

తెలుగు నురగ

Türkçe sabunlamak

Українська бити милити мило мильна піна нами́лити пі́на шмага́ти

Examples

“Stately, plump Buck Mulligan came from the stairhead, bearing a bowl of lather on which a mirror and a razor lay crossed.”

CEFR level

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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