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1 lather
1) (foam made up of soap bubbles: Add the soap to the water and work up a good lather.) mousse2) (a foam of sweat appearing eg on a horse's neck.) écume -
2 iridescent
[iri'desnt](shining or glittering with the colours of the rainbow: Soap bubbles are iridescent.) irisé -
3 bubble
bubble ['bʌbəl]1 noun∎ soap bubbles bulles fpl de savon; (in liquid) bouillon m; (in champagne) bulle f; (in glass) bulle f, soufflure f; (in paint) boursouflure f, cloque f; (in metal) soufflure f(b) (transparent cover) cloche f∎ to prick or to burst sb's bubble réduire à néant les illusions de qn, enlever ses illusions à qn;∎ the bubble finally burst finalement mes/ses etc illusions s'envolèrent∎ figurative her real feelings bubbled beneath the surface ses sentiments véritables bouillonnaient en elle∎ the children were bubbling with excitement les enfants étaient tout excités ou surexcités►► bubble bath bain m moussant;bubble gum bubble-gum m;familiar bubble gum music = musique destinée aux jeunes adolescents;Computing bubble memory mémoire f à bulles;Commerce bubble scheme affaire f pourri;Computing bubble store mémoire f à bulles;Commerce bubble wrap bullpack ® msortir à gros bouillonsalso figurative déborder;∎ to bubble over with enthusiasm déborder d'enthousiasme -
4 hard
1. adjective1) (firm; solid; not easy to break, scratch etc: The ground is too hard to dig.) dur2) (not easy to do, learn, solve etc: Is English a hard language to learn?; He is a hard man to please.) difficile3) (not feeling or showing kindness: a hard master.) dur4) ((of weather) severe: a hard winter.) rigoureux5) (having or causing suffering: a hard life; hard times.) difficile6) ((of water) containing many chemical salts and so not easily forming bubbles when soap is added: The water is hard in this part of the country.) dur2. adverb1) (with great effort: He works very hard; Think hard.) dur, sérieusement2) (with great force; heavily: Don't hit him too hard; It was raining hard.) fort, à verse3) (with great attention: He stared hard at the man.) fixement4) (to the full extent; completely: The car turned hard right.) à droite toute•- harden- hardness - hardship - hard-and-fast - hard-back - hard-boiled - harddisk - hard-earned - hard-headed - hard-hearted - hardware - hard-wearing - be hard on - hard at it - hard done by - hard lines/luck - hard of hearing - a hard time of it - a hard time - hard up
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