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• Nom désignant soit un morceau de nourriture que l'on trempe dans un liquide, soit une concession ou un pot-de-vin donné pour apaiser ou calmer quelqu'un.

A noun with two distinct meanings: a piece of solid food intended to be dipped in a liquid, or a concession or bribe given to appease or pacify someone.

1. Piece of food for dippingB2formal

   A small piece of solid food, such as bread, used to soak up or dip into a liquid, like soup or sauce.

   morceau de pain pour tremper

   • He used a sop of bread to soak up the remaining broth.
   • The chef served a sop of crusty bread with the stew.
   • She dipped a sop of toast into her egg yolk.

   Synonymesdipperdunker

2. Concession to appeaseC1formal

   Something given or done to pacify or quiet someone, often as a token gesture.

   Concession pour apaiser

   • The company offered a small pay raise as a sop to the striking workers.
   • The government's funding was a sop to the critics of the policy.
   • He saw the apology as a mere sop to his pride.

   Synonymesbribeconcessioncrumblurepacifierpalliativesweetenertoken

• Verbe signifiant tremper ou imbiber quelque chose de liquide, notamment du pain ou de la nourriture, ou absorber un liquide. Il a un caractère vieilli ou littéraire.

An archaic or obsolete verb meaning to dip or soak something in liquid, especially bread or food, or to absorb liquid.

1. To bribe or appeaseC1formal

   To give a conciliatory gift or bribe to someone in order to calm them or gain their favor.

   Acheter la bienveillance de quelqu'un

   • The company sopped the angry investors with a promise of higher dividends.
   • He tried to sop the official with a generous donation.
   • The government sopped the protesters with temporary concessions.

   Synonymesappeasebribebuy offconciliatemollifypacifyplacatepropitiate

2. To soak thoroughlyB2informal

   To become or cause something to become completely soaked or saturated with a liquid.

   tremper complètement

   • The sponge sopped up all the spilled water.
   • Her clothes were sopped through after the rainstorm.
   • He sopped the bread in the gravy until it was soft.

   Synonymesdousedrenchimbruesaturatesoaksousesteep

3. To dip into liquidB2informal

   To immerse something briefly into a liquid, often to absorb or coat it.

   tremper

   • She sopped the biscuit in her tea before eating it.
   • He sopped the cloth in the cleaning solution.
   • The chef sopped the meat in the marinade for a few seconds.

   Synonymesdipdunkimmerseplungesousesubmerge

4. To cover with liquidB2informal

   To pour or spread a liquid over something, covering it completely.

   Imbiber en recouvrant de liquide

   • He sopped the paint over the canvas with a wide brush.
   • She sopped the sauce over the pasta.
   • The gardener sopped the soil with water from the hose.

   Synonymesdousedrenchfloodimmerseinundatesaturatesoaksousesubmergewet

Variantes phrasalsop up