foam

mousse, écume

Amas de petites bulles dans un liquide, ou matière légère contenant de petites poches d’air.

En anglais simple : A mass of small bubbles in liquid, or a light material with tiny air spaces inside.

• White foam covered the waves.
• This pillow is filled with soft foam.
• A layer of foam formed on the beer.

Synonymes : froth

Expressions courantes : soap foam, foam mattress, foam padding, foam rubber

baskets

Terme familier désignant des chaussures portées pour le sport ou les activités décontractées.

En anglais simple : Shoes worn for sport or casual activities; a slang term for trainers.

• He showed off his new foam.
• She bought a fresh pair of foam.
• Those foam look great with your jeans.

Synonymes : sneakers, trainers

Expressions courantes : new foam, wear foam, pair of foam

mousser

Produire un amas de petites bulles à la surface d’un liquide.

En anglais simple : To produce a mass of small bubbles on the surface of a liquid.

• The soap foams in warm water.
• The butter started to foam in the pan.
• Why does the beer foam when you shake it?

Synonymes : froth, bubble

Expressions courantes : begin to foam, foam up, foam and bubble

écumer, avoir la bave aux lèvres

Avoir une masse de petites bulles humides qui sort de la bouche.

En anglais simple : To have a mass of small wet bubbles coming out of your mouth.

• The dog began to foam.
• He was foaming at the mouth during the seizure.
• If an animal foams at the mouth, keep your distance.

Comment l'utiliser : foam at the mouth (The sick animal was foaming at the mouth.)

Synonymes : froth

Expressions courantes : foam at the mouth, begin to foam

couvrir de mousse

Recouvrir une surface d’une épaisse couche de petites bulles.

En anglais simple : To cover a surface with a thick layer of small bubbles.

• Firefighters foamed the runway.
• The crew foamed the tank to prevent a fire.
• They used special equipment to foam the burning surface.

Expressions courantes : foam a runway, foam the surface