sabão — meaning in English

English meaning

• earful noun A sharp scolding or telling-off.
• soap noun A substance used with water to clean the skin or other surfaces.

Senses

sabão is used for these senses in English:

• earful (informal) an angry reprimand, castigation or telling off
• soap (countable, uncountable, informal, by extension, mineral) Some other substance, often a detergent or another surfactant, able to mix with both oil and water, used for cleaning.

earful — full definition

1. noun A sharp scolding or telling-off.
2. noun A large amount of gossip or news heard all at once.

soap — full definition

1. noun A substance used with water to clean the skin or other surfaces.
2. noun Informal short form of "soap opera," a long-running dramatic TV series.
3. verb To rub soap onto something, usually to wash it.

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