soap in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for soap in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.soap [Am soʊp, Brit səʊp] N

1. soap U or C:

soap

jabón m

liquid soap

jabón líquido

a box of soaps

una caja de jabones or de pastillas de jabón

no soap Am we tried to persuade her, but it was no soap

tratamos de convencerla, pero no hubo forma

no soap Am we tried to persuade her, but it was no soap

tratamos de convencerla, pero no hubo caso LatAm

2. soap → soap opera

II.soap [Am soʊp, Brit səʊp] VB trans

soap

enjabonar

soap

jabonar

to soap one's hands/face

enjabonarse or jabonarse las manos/la cara

See also soap opera, soap opera

soap opera

soap opera TV

telenovela f

soap opera TV

culebrón m

soap opera RADIO

radionovela f

soap opera RADIO

comedia f LatAm

soap opera Info

soap opera

Nombre humorístico del culebrón o telenovela. Su nombre se debe al hecho de que las primeras soap operas (óperas de jabón) emitidas por radio en EEUU eran financiadas por compañías de jabón.

I.soft soap [Am sɔft ˈsoʊp, Brit] N U inf

to give sb soft soap

halagar a alguien

to give sb soft soap

hacerle el artículo a alguien inf

to give sb soft soap

darle jabón a alguien Spain inf

II.soft-soap VB trans

soft-soap inf:

soft-soap

halagar

soft-soap

hacerle el artículo a inf

soft-soap

darle jabón a Spain inf

to soft-soap sb into -ing he managed to soft-soap her into doing it

logró engatusarla para que lo hiciera

sugar soap N U Brit

sugar soap

solución f de soda caústica

toilet soap N U or C

toilet soap

jabón m de tocador

soap opera

soap opera TV

telenovela f

soap opera TV

culebrón m

soap opera RADIO

radionovela f

soap opera RADIO

comedia f LatAm

soap powder N U or C Brit

soap powder

jabón m en polvo

soap powder

detergente m (en polvo)

soap flakes [Am ˈsoʊp fleɪks, Brit] N npl

soap flakes

jabón m en escamas

soap dish N

soap dish

jabonera f

soap opera Info

soap opera

Nombre humorístico del culebrón o telenovela. Su nombre se debe al hecho de que las primeras soap operas (óperas de jabón) emitidas por radio en EEUU eran financiadas por compañías de jabón.

docusoap [Am ˈdɑkjəˌsoʊp, Brit ˈdɒkjuːsəʊp], docu-soap N inf

docusoap

docuserie f

docusoap

docu-soap m

soap in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for soap in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.soap [səʊp, Am soʊp] N

1. soap no pl (for washing):

soap

jabón m

2. soap TV (soap opera):

soap

telenovela f

Phrases:

soft soap

coba f

II.soap [səʊp, Am soʊp] VB trans

soap

enjabonar

toilet soap N

toilet soap

jabón m de tocador

toilet soap

jabón m de olor Col, Ven

soft-soap VB trans inf

soft-soap

dar coba a

soap powder N no pl

soap powder

jabón m en polvo

shaving soap N

shaving soap

jabón m de afeitar

soap flakes N pl

soap flakes

jabón m en escamas

soap bubble N

soap bubble

burbuja f de jabón

soap dispenser N

soap dispenser

dispensador m de jabón

soap opera N

soap opera

telenovela f

Translations for soap in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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telenovela

soap opera

soap Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

tablet of soap Brit

pastilla f de jabón

soft soap

coba f

shop selling soap, shampoo, cleaning materials etc.

droguería

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

He has worked in movies, soap operas and television.

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Some genres, such as soap operas, did not completely abandon live broadcasts until the mid-1970's.

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And if so, why not go the whole way and stick a camera on the soap dish?

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The covered soap dish has a drainer.

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She will decline a role in a soap opera if she is asked to remove her veil.

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The spring waters, containing borax whence the former name soap, were used by a resort.

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The channel offers news, local produced entertainment shows and soap operas.

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Cast went on to reveal in 1993 that she only expected her role to be short term on the soap opera.

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If this procedure is used, it is imperative to rinse the unit with soap and water before reinstalling onto the machine and breathing.

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Until the early 20th century, bars or sticks of hard shaving soap were used.

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