lather

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Pronunciation

• (British) enPR lă.th'ə, IPA: /ˈlæ.ðə(ɹ)/, /ˈlɑːðə(ɹ)/
• (America) IPA: /ˈlæðɚ/

Noun

lather

1. The foam made by rapidly stirring soap and water.
2. Foam from profuse sweating, as of a horse.
3. A state of agitation.

Translations

• French: mousse de savon
• German: Seifenschaum, Schaum
• Italian: schiuma di sapone
• Portuguese: espuma
• Russian: мы́льная пе́на
• Spanish: espuma de jabón

Translations

• French: écume
• German: Schaum, Pferdeschaum (of a horse)

Verb

lather (lathers, present participle lathering; past and past participle lathered)

1. (transitive) To cover with lather.
2. (transitive) To beat or whip.
3. (intransitive) To form lather or froth, as a horse does when profusely sweating.

Translations

• French: savonner
• German: einschäumen
• Italian: insaponare
• Portuguese: ensaboar
• Russian: мы́лить
• Spanish: enjabonar

Translations

• German: aufschäumen, aufschlagen

Translations

• German: schäumen

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