soap bubble

A thin sphere of soapy liquid filled with air, often used for play or as a metaphor for something fragile, temporary, or illusory.

• 🇫🇷Fine sphère de liquide savonneux remplie d'air, souvent utilisée pour jouer ou comme métaphore de quelque chose de fragile, temporaire ou illusoire.

1. Thin film of soap and water A1 formal

   A thin, spherical film of soap and water that forms a hollow sphere, often iridescent, and is typically created by blowing air through a soapy solution.

   • The children blew soap bubbles in the garden.
   • A soap bubble popped when it touched the grass.
   • The sunlight made the soap bubble shimmer with colors.

   🇫🇷bulle de savon

2. Something fragile or short-lived B2 informal

   Used metaphorically to describe something that is beautiful but fragile, temporary, or easily destroyed.

   • Their happiness was like a soap bubble, gone in an instant.
   • The company's success turned out to be a soap bubble.
   • He realized his dream was just a soap bubble.

   🇫🇷bulle de savon