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sop

🥖sop (sop)

noun

/sɒp/

compromis (compromis)

soothsayer sophism

Signification

a concession or appeasement to pacify someone; also a piece of bread dipped in liquid

Traduction de la signification

une petite concession pour apaiser quelqu'un; aussi un morceau de pain trempé dans un liquide

Phrases d'exemple

The manager offered a bonus as a sop to the unhappy employees.

Le directeur a offert une prime comme une concession aux employés mécontents.

Expressions d'exemple

throw a sop

faire une petite concession

Synonymes

appeasement, bribe, concession, pacifier

Antonymes

provocation, denial

Collocations

sop to, political sop, throw a sop

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