sopping in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for sopping in the English»French Dictionary

sopping [Brit ˈsɒpɪŋ, Am ˈsɑpɪŋ] ADJ a. sopping wet

sopping

trempé

I.sop [Brit sɒp, Am sɑp] N

1. sop (of bread):

sop

morceau m de pain trempé

he lives off sops

il ne mange plus que de la bouillie

2. sop (concession):

sop

concession f symbolique

as a sop to public opinion

en guise de concession à l'opinion publique

as a sop to her pride

pour flatter son orgueil

to offer sth as a sop to sb

offrir qc pour amadouer qn

to throw a sop to sb

essayer d'amadouer qn

3. sop (sissy):

sop inf

mauviette f inf

II.sop <pres part sopping; pret, pp sopped> [Brit sɒp, Am sɑp] VB trans

sop bread, cake:

sop

tremper (in dans)

I.sop up VB [Brit sɒp -, Am sɑp -] (sop up [sth], sop [sth] up)

sop up spillage, water:

sop up

éponger, absorber

he sopped up his soup with some bread

il a essuyé son assiette de soupe avec du pain

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it's a sop to Cerberus

cela les fera patienter

sopping in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for sopping in the English»French Dictionary

sopping [ˈsɒpɪŋ, Am ˈsɑ:pɪŋ] ADJ inf

sopping

trempé(e)

to be sopping wet

être tout trempé

I.sop [sɒp, Am sɑ:p] N

1. sop (bread):

sop

mouillette f

2. sop pej:

to do sth to sb as a sop

faire qc pour amadouer qn

my father calls me as a sop

mon père m'appelle pour m'amadouer

II.sop [sɒp, Am sɑ:p] VB trans

to sop up sth [or to sop sth up]

éponger qc

sopping Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to do sth to sb as a sop

faire qc pour amadouer qn

my father calls me as a sop

mon père m'appelle pour m'amadouer

to sop up sth [or to sop sth up]

éponger qc

to be sopping wet

être tout trempé

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The ladder is damp, as if someone sopping wet had climbed up it ahead of him, and didn't dry before reaching the top.

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A sopping sponge sails through the air, hurled by a grinning child dressed as a dandelion.

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It remains all wet and sopping, waiting for its creator to infuse a bit more form and plenty more life into it.

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Sopping blankets were left in piles on the field.

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When carrying several sopping wetsuits, it has yet to experience any leakage.

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Clothes, shoes and household items including a television, freezer, torches and blankets are strewn about the property, sopping wet and unsalvageable.

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It's not going to work in all cases but is worth trying if the floor isn't sopping well.

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Of course, the whole sopping mass of liquid can't just lift itself out of the glass just because of a lift offered by its bubbles.

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Not only is injera useful as a means of conveying stews to your taste buds, it's extremely efficient at sopping up the remains of sauces.

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And it must have got sopping out in the rain.

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