soap

a substance used for washing and cleaning, usually in the form of a bar or liquid

jabón, detergente

• use soap to wash something

Collocations bar of soap · liquid soap

• She used some soap to clean the dishes.

  Ella usó jabón para limpiar los platos.

a product made from a mixture of oils and fats, used for washing or cleaning

jabón, detergente

• use soap to wash something

Collocations dishwashing soap · hand soap

• The store sells a variety of soaps.

  La tienda vende una variedad de jabones.

used to describe something that is not genuine or sincere, often in the phrase 'soap opera'

falso, insincero (en el contexto de una telenovela)

• be a soap opera

Collocations soap opera · soap and water story

• The movie was like a soap opera.

  La película era como una telenovela.