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Meaning of soap bubble | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A very thin film of soapy water that forms a sphere with an iridescent surface.
  2. Anything that is attractive but insubstantial.
    figuratively

Equivalents

Deutsch Seifenblase
Ελληνικά σαπουνόφουσκα
Esperanto sapveziko
Español pompa de jabón
Suomi saippuakupla
Français bulle de savon
Magyar szappanbuborék
Íslenska sápukúla
日本語 シャボン玉
한국어 비눗방울
Nederlands zeepbel
Polski bańka mydlana
Português bolha de sabão
Română balon de săpun
Русский мыльный пузырь
Svenska såpbubbla
ไทย ฟองสบู่
Türkçe sabun köpüğü

Examples

“These words so pierce this soap-bubble of the metaphysicians, that we can hardly read them without fancying that the poet meant them to be ironical.”

CEFR level

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

soap dish soap dispenser soap dodger soap film soap flake soap foam

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