► 成句
泡 [(2)あわ] [泡を食う] meaning: surprise rank: 4
☆ 彼等は敵の奇襲に泡を食った (あわをくう) ⇨ They ate bubbles, got caught completely off guard, by the enemy’s ambush (☛ Literally “eat foams”)
► 名詞
泡 [(2)あわ] meaning: bubble rank: 2
☆ 彼は口から泡を吹いていた ⇨ He was foaming at the mouth
☆ 泡風呂 ⇨ A bubble bath
泡 [(2)あわ] [泡が立つ] meaning: bubble rank: 2
☆ この石鹸は余り泡が立たない ⇨ This soap doesn’t lather very well
泡 [あぶく] [coll] meaning: bubble rank: 4
☆ 水面にあぶくが上がってきた ⇨ Bubbles have come up to the surface
More examples:
- 彼等は奇策で相手に一泡吹かせた ⇨ They used a trick play and stunned the opponent
- この石鹸は全然泡が立たない ⇨ No lather comes up from this soap. This soap won’t lather at all
- 泡が表面にブクブク上がってきた ⇨ Bubbles came up to the surface
- この石鹸は良く泡立つ ⇨ This soap lathers well
- 泡が水面に浮かび上がってきた ⇨ Bubbles came up to the water surface
- 全ての努力が水の泡になった ⇨ All the efforts have become water bubbles, evaporated, come to nothing