sop in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for sop in the English»French Dictionary

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

sop in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for sop in the English»French Dictionary

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

sop 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

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

This would facilitate the provision of several tax sops, which would eventually create the scope for reducing the project cost.

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The bank is constantly coming up with better scheme's and sop's for its costumers.

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It limits your characterizations, confines you to play feminine sops and menaces and the public never highly approves of either.

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