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Meaning of soap | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2 Frequent
soʊp

Definitions

  1. A metallic salt derived from a fatty acid, commonly used in cleaning products.
    countable, uncountable
  2. thiopental (sodium pentothal)
    slang, uncountable
  3. A metallic salt derived from a fatty acid, commonly used in cleaning products
  4. Acronym of Simple Object Access Protocol, a standard Internet protocol for exchanging structured information in a distributed environment.
    abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
  5. Acronym of subjective, objective, assessment, and plan.
    abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, uncountable
  6. Some other substance, often a detergent or another surfactant, able to mix with both oil and water, used for cleaning.
    broadly, countable, informal, uncountable
  7. Some other substance, often a detergent or another surfactant, able to mix with both oil and water, used for cleaning
  8. Money, specially when used as a bribe.
    countable, slang, uncountable
  9. Money, specially when used as a bribe
  10. A soap opera.
    countable, informal
  11. A soap opera
  12. A solid masonry unit or brick reduced in depth or height from standard dimensions.
    countable
  13. A solid masonry unit or brick reduced in depth or height from standard dimensions

Equivalents

Afrikaans seep
አማርኛ ሳሙና
Azərbaycanca sabun
Беларуская мыла
Български сапун
বাংলা সাবান
Bosanski ose šapa šapo sapun сапун
Català ensabonar sabó
Čeština mydlit mýdlo mýdlový namydlit
Cymraeg sebon
Dansk sæbe
Deutsch einseifen Seife
Esperanto sapo sapumi
Español enjabonar enjabonarse jabón sopín
Eesti seep
Euskara xaboi
فارسی صابون
Français savon savonner se savonner soap
Gaeilge gallúnach sópa
Gàidhlig siabann
Galego xabón xabrón
ગુજરાતી સાબુ સાબૂન સોપ
ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi kopa
עברית בורית
हिन्दी साबुन
Hrvatski ose šapa šapo sapun сапун
Հայերեն սապոն օճառ
Bahasa Indonesia sabun
Íslenska sápa
日本語 シャボン 石鹸
ქართული საპონი
Қазақша сабын
ខ្មែរ សាប៊ូ
ಕನ್ನಡ ಸಾಬೂನು
한국어 비누 석감
Kurdî Osê sabûn sopa
Кыргызча самын
Latina sapo
Lëtzebuergesch Seef
Lingála sabúni
ລາວ ສະບູ່
Lietuvių muilas
Latviešu ziepes
Malagasy savony
Te Reo Māori hopi
Македонски сапун
മലയാളം സോപ്പ്
Монгол саван
मराठी साबण
Bahasa Melayu sabun
Malti sapuna
မြန်မာဘာသာ ဆပ်ပြာ
Nederlands zeep zepen
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਸਾਬਣ
Polski mydlić mydło
پښتو سابون
Português ensaboar sabão sabonete
Română săpun săpuni
සිංහල සබන්
Slovenčina mydlo
Slovenščina milo
Soomaali saabuun
Српски ose šapa šapo sapun сапун
Sesotho sesepa
Kiswahili sabuni
తెలుగు సబ్బు
Тоҷикӣ собун
ไทย สบู่
ትግርኛ ሳሙና
Türkmençe sabyn
Tagalog sabon
Türkçe sabun sabunlamak
ئۇيغۇرچە سوپۇن
Українська мило мильний
اردو صابن
Oʻzbekcha sovun
Tiếng Việt xà bông xà phòng
Wolof saabu
Yorùbá ose

Examples

“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.”
“'Time? Doesn't have much meaning when they're trying to dry you out. I rather think they gave me a shot of soap at one point.' Soap is intelligence speak for sodium pentathol.”
“The specified system will use SOAP for message exchange.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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