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1 sop
1. noun1) (piece of bread) Stück eingeweichtes Brot2) (fig.) Beschwichtigungsmittel, das2. intransitive verb,- pp-be sopping [wet] — völlig durchnässt sein
* * *[AM ˌesoʊˈpi:]stand·ard ˈop·er·at·ing pro·cedurenn no pl übliches Prozedere* * *[sɒp]n1) (= food) eingetunktes Brotstück2) (to pacify) Beschwichtigungsmittel ntthey're just offering you that as a sop to keep you quiet — die bieten euch das nur an, damit ihr ruhig bleibt
as a sop to his conscience — als Trostpflaster für sein (schlechtes) Gewissen
* * *A v/t1. eintunken, -tauchenB s3. fig Beschwichtigungsmittel n obs oder poet;do sth as a sop to sb etwas tun, um jemanden zu beschwichtigen;throw sb a sop jemandem einen Brocken hinwerfen, damit er eine Weile Frieden gibt4. fig Weichling m, Schlappschwanz m pej* * *1. noun1) (piece of bread) Stück eingeweichtes Brot2) (fig.) Beschwichtigungsmittel, das2. intransitive verb,- pp-be sopping [wet] — völlig durchnässt sein
* * *n.eingetunkter Bissen m. v.eintunken v. -
2 throw a sop to someone
expr.jemanden beschwichtigen ausdr.
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