English

Pronunciation
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Noun
froth uncountable

1. foam

#: Froth is a very important feature of many types of coffee.

1. figuratively unimportant events or actions; drivel

#: Thousands of African children die each day: why do the newspapers continue to discuss unnecessary showbiz froth?

Translations
trans-top|foam
Chinese: 泡沫
Dutch: schuim n
French: mousse f
German: Schaum m
Greek: ��� m
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Italian: schiuma f
Japanese: 泡 (��, ���),
Korean: 거��
Portuguese: espuma f
Spanish: espuma f
Telugu: న�ర��� (nurugu), న�ర� (nuraga)
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trans-top|unimportant events of actions
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Verb
en-verb

1. transitive To create froth.

#: I like to froth my coffee for ten seconds exactly, no more, no less.

1. intransitive To bubble.

#: The chemical frothed up when I added the acid, just as I thought it would.

Translations
trans-top|To create froth
German: aufschäumen
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trans-top|To bubble
German: schäumen
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ttbc|Portuguese: espumar
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Derived terms
frothy
froth at the mouth

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• 2007-11-22 21:29 - Interwicket - iwiki +pl, tr

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