lather
/ˈlɑːðə(r)/noun
उच्चारण लादर
झाग, फेन
Core word
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[U, sing.]
a white mass of small bubbles produced when soap is mixed with water
झाग, फेन
- Hard water does not form a good lather with soap.
- Hard water makes it difficult to produce enough lather when you wash.
- Rub the shampoo in until you get a rich lather.
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- A good lather helps to clean your hands properly.
- The soap made hardly any lather in the hostel bathroom.
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[U]
a white mass of sweat on a horse's body
(घोड़े के शरीर पर) पसीने का झाग
- The horse was covered in lather after the race.
- By the end of the long ride, the pony was covered in lather.
- The tired horse was white with lather after the gallop.
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- Lather dripped from the flanks of the carriage horses.
- The groom wiped the lather off the mare.
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[T]
to cover something with lather
झाग लगाना
- He lathered his face and began to shave.
- The barber lathered the customer's face before shaving it.
- Priya lathered her hair with shampoo and rinsed it.
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- The barber lathered his chin carefully with a brush.
- He lathered the car with foam before washing it.
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[T] ~ A on B | ~ B in/with A
to cover a surface with a thick layer of a soft substance
(मोटी परत में) चुपड़ना, लगाना
- She lathered sun cream on her arms.
- He lathered butter on the warm bread and passed it around.
- She lathered cream on the baby's dry skin.
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- He lathered jam on his toast and ate it quickly.
- The cook lathered ghee on the hot rotis.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
lather (uncountable noun)
Lather is the foam made by soap and water. It is usually uncountable, though 'a lather' appears when you describe one mass of foam or sweat.
'Lather' साबुन और पानी से बनने वाला झाग है। यह प्रायः uncountable होता है, पर झाग या पसीने के एक ढेर के लिए 'a lather' भी आता है।
- The soap made a rich lather in the warm water.
- The horse was in a lather after the long race.
lather sth (up) / lather sth with sth
As a transitive verb, lather means to cover something with foam. 'Up' can be added, and with names the soap or cream.
Transitive verb के रूप में 'lather' का अर्थ किसी चीज़ को झाग से ढकना है; 'up' जोड़ा जा सकता है और 'with' के बाद साबुन या क्रीम का नाम आता है।
- He lathered his face before shaving.
- She lathered her hair with shampoo.
lather (intransitive verb)
Soap or shampoo can also lather, meaning it produces foam on its own.
साबुन या shampoo स्वयं भी 'lather' कर सकता है, यानी अपने आप झाग बनाता है।
- This soap does not lather well in hard water.
in a lather (about sth)
In informal British English this phrase means very anxious, excited or angry.
अनौपचारिक British English में यह वाक्यांश बहुत चिंतित, उत्तेजित या क्रोधित होने का अर्थ देता है।
- Don't get into a lather about the test; you are well prepared.
+Collocations 4
adjective + lather
richthicksoapycreamyfoaming
- A thick lather covered the barber's brush.
verb + lather
work upproducebuildrinse offcreate
- Rub the soap between your palms to work up a lather.
lather + with
soapshampooshaving creamfoamdetergent
- The children lathered their hands with soap.
in a lather
get intobe inwork yourself intoput sb in
- Radhika got into a lather when she lost her admit card.
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- Wash your hands until the soap forms a good lather.
तब तक हाथ धोइए जब तक साबुन से अच्छा झाग न बन जाए।
- The barber lathered the customer's chin before using the razor.
नाई ने उस्तरा चलाने से पहले ग्राहक की ठोड़ी पर झाग लगाया।
- The horse stood in a lather of sweat after the climb.
चढ़ाई के बाद घोड़ा पसीने के झाग में तर खड़ा था।
- My father gets into a lather whenever the electricity bill arrives.
जब भी बिजली का बिल आता है, मेरे पिता घबरा जाते हैं।
- Cheap detergent does not lather as much as a good brand.
सस्ता detergent अच्छे ब्रांड जितना झाग नहीं बनाता।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ She lathered the soap on her arms.
✓ She lathered her arms with soap.
The thing covered is the object of lather; the soap follows with.
जिसे ढका जाए वह 'lather' का object होता है; साबुन के पहले 'with' आता है।
✗ He got into a lather for the exam results.
✓ He got into a lather about the exam results.
Use about, not for, after 'in a lather'.
'In a lather' के बाद 'about' आता है, 'for' नहीं।
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in a lather | get into a lather
(British, informal) in or into a nervous, anxious or angry state
घबराहट या गुस्से की हालत में (होना या आ जाना)
- Don't get into a lather about it.
- He was in a lather over the missing files.
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Hard water does not form lather easily with soap because of dissolved calcium and magnesium salts.
Hard water साबुन के साथ आसानी से झाग नहीं बनाता, क्योंकि उसमें calcium और magnesium के लवण घुले होते हैं।