soft soap in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for soft soap in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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

Translations for soft soap in the Spanish»English Dictionary

pamplinas

soft soap inf

empalicar

to soft-soap inf

darle jabón a alg. Spain inf

to soft-soap sb inf

Translations for soft 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 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.

soap opera

soap opera TV

telenovela f

soap opera TV

culebrón m

soap opera RADIO

radionovela f

soap opera RADIO

comedia f LatAm

soft <softer softest> [Am sɔft, Brit sɒft] ADJ

1.1. soft (not hard):

soft cushion/mattress

blando

soft cushion/mattress

mullido

soft ground/snow

blando

soft ground/snow

mullido

soft dough/clay/butter

blando

soft wood/pencil

blando

soft metal

maleable

soft metal

dúctil

soft brush/toothbrush

blando

a book in soft covers

un libro en rústica or en pasta blanda

soft cheese Brit

queso m blando

to go soft

ablandarse

1.2. soft (smooth):

soft fur/hair/fabric

suave

soft skin

suave

soft skin

terso

2.1. soft (light):

soft

suave

a soft landing

un aterrizaje suave

2.2. soft (mild, subdued):

soft breeze

suave

soft light/color

suave

soft light/color

tenue

2.3. soft (quiet):

soft music

suave

in a soft voice

en voz baja

the radio is too soft

la radio está demasiado baja

2.4. soft:

soft ART, CINE, PHOTO edge/outline

difuminado

3.1. soft (weak, lenient):

soft

blando

soft

indulgente

to be soft on or with sb

ser blando or indulgente con alguien

they accuse the government of going soft on immigration

acusan al gobierno de aflojar demasiado la mano con la inmigración

to take a softer line on sth

adoptar una actitud menos intransigente sobre algo

3.2. soft (out of condition):

soft person/muscles

flojo

soft person/muscles

fláccido

3.3. soft (feeble-minded) inf:

to be soft (in the head)

ser estúpido

4.1. soft (easy) inf:

soft life/time

fácil

a soft job

un trabajito cómodo inf

a soft job

un chollo Spain inf

the soft option

el camino fácil

a soft target

un blanco fácil

4.2. soft COMM:

soft

blando

a soft loan

un préstamo or crédito blando

5.1. soft (kind):

soft answer/smile/nature

dulce

soft words

amable

soft words

tierno

5.2. soft (emotionally attached):

to be soft on sb

tener debilidad por alguien

6.1. soft:

soft drugs

blando

soft pornography

blando

soft pop/rock MUS

blando

6.2. soft evidence:

soft

no concluyente

6.3. soft (unstable) FIN:

soft money/currency

débil

soft money/currency

blando

soft market

flojo

the price of crude is currently very soft

el precio del crudo está muy débil actualmente

7. soft CHEM:

soft water

blando

8. soft consonant:

soft

débil

soft soap in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for soft soap in the English»Spanish Dictionary

soft-soap VB trans inf

soft-soap

dar coba a

Translations for soft soap in the English»Spanish Dictionary

soft soap

coba f

Translations for soft soap in the Spanish»English Dictionary

dar jabón a alguien

to soft-soap sb

Translations for soft 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

soft [sɒft, Am sɑ:ft] ADJ

1. soft (not hard):

soft ground, sand, contact lenses

blando, -a

soft pillow, sofa

mullido, -a

soft metal

dúctil

soft tissue MED

tejido m blando

2. soft (smooth):

soft cheeks, skin, landing

suave

soft hair

fino, -a

soft as silk

suave como la seda

3. soft (weak):

soft

débil

to go soft

debilitarse

4. soft (mild):

soft

ligero, -a

soft wind, rain

suave

soft climate

agradable

soft drug

blando, -a

5. soft (not bright):

soft colour

delicado, -a

soft glow

suave

soft lighting, light

tenue

6. soft (quiet):

soft sound, music

agradable

soft voice

dulce

7. soft (lenient):

soft

indulgente

to be soft with sb

ser demasiado tolerante con alguien

8. soft (easy):

soft

fácil

the soft option

la opción más sencilla

a soft target

un blanco fácil

9. soft (compassionate):

soft

compasivo, -a

10. soft FIN:

soft currency

débil

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Initially, only soft soaps, curd soaps and fine soaps in a grocery store for the local market were sold.

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The essential oil within the plant has been used for cleansers, disinfectants, hair preparations, insecticides, liniment, room sprays, and soft soaps.

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Here the company's manufacture of soft soap and bathroom soaps took place.

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Potassium soaps from animal fats and vegetable oils were especially prized, as they tended to be more water-soluble and of softer texture, and were known as soft soaps.

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Later, tubes containing compounds of oils and soft soap were sold.

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Water circulating at a depth of up to 15 kilometres leads to the formation of rock that resembles soft soap.

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The hot, soft soap is then pumped into a mould.

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The size is a mixture of flour soft soap and tallow: specific to this mill.

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Because rock that behaves like soft soap permits a completely different deformation, which could be the basis of the so-called "smooth seafloor" that is only known from ultra-slow ridges.

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In the final years of the 19th century, the company was offering a broad range of oils, bathroom, household and soft soaps.

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