What does soupe in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word soupe in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use soupe in French.

The word soupe in French means soup, pap, slush, mush, supper, have supper, have for dinner, have had your fill of, come at the worst possible moment, Experience always wins the day, about as welcome as a thunderstorm at a picnic, bite the hand that feeds you, dessert spoon, dessertspoon, tablespoon, tablespoonful, dessertspoon, dessertspoonful, have had enough of, be a hothead, be wet through, sweat blood and tears, make soup, play drivel, give a frosty reception, soup attachment, suck up, French onion soup, hot-headed, pea soup, vegetable soup, fish soup, fish soup, turtle soup, packet soup, packet soup, one-minute soup, soup kitchen. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word soupe

soup

nom féminin (potage) (food)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La soupe à l'oignon est une spécialité française.
Onion soup is a French speciality.

pap

nom féminin (familier (chose sans intérêt) (pejorative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Cette musique, c'est de la soupe !
This music is pap!

slush, mush

nom féminin (familier (neige fondue) (melted snow)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
À la fin de la journée, la neige, c'est de la soupe !
By the end of the day, the snow is all slushy.

supper

nom masculin (vieux ou Can, Belgique, Suisse (repas du soir) (last meal at night)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Vous resterez bien pour le souper ?
You'll stay for dinner, won't you?

have supper

verbe intransitif (vieux ou Can, Belgique, Suisse (manger le soir) (last thing at night)

Nous n'avons soupé que vers 21 h.
ⓘCette phrase n'est pas une traduction de la phrase originale. We dined with friends, and then came home early.

have for dinner

verbe transitif indirect (vieux ou Can, Belgique, Suisse (manger [qch] le soir) (evening)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Nous avons soupé d'une omelette aux champignons.
ⓘCette phrase n'est pas une traduction de la phrase originale. I never have cheese for supper, as it gives me nightmares.

have had your fill of

verbe transitif indirect (figuré (en avoir marre de [qch])

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
J'en ai soupé de tes mensonges !
I have had my fill of your lies.

come at the worst possible moment

locution verbale (figuré (arriver au mauvais moment)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

Experience always wins the day

(les vieilles méthodes sont mieux)

about as welcome as a thunderstorm at a picnic

locution adverbiale (à un mauvais moment)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
La remarque de Christian est tombée comme un cheveu sur la soupe.

bite the hand that feeds you

locution verbale (faire le difficile) (figurative)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

dessert spoon, dessertspoon

nom féminin (grande cuillère)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Nous mangeons du potage ce soir alors sors des cuillères à soupe.

tablespoon, tablespoonful

nom féminin (mesure de volume) (15 ml)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il faudra ajouter une cuillère à soupe, soit environ 15 ml, de crème fraîche en fin de cuisson avant de servir.

dessertspoon, dessertspoonful

nom féminin (contenu d'une cuiller à soupe) (10 ml)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

have had enough of

(avoir marre de [qch])

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

be a hothead

locution verbale (familier (s'emporter facilement) (figurative, slang)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
On ne peut rien te dire, tu t'emportes tout de suite, tu es vraiment soupe au lait !
No one can say anything to you without you getting mad straightaway. You're a real hothead!

be wet through

locution verbale (familier (avoir ses vêtements mouillés de pluie)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Les garçons sont rentrés trempés comme une soupe de leur promenade.

sweat blood and tears

locution verbale (familier (suer sang et eau) (figurative)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Je suis trempée comme une soupe à chaque fois que je reviens de la salle de sport.

make soup

locution verbale (préparer de la soupe)

En hiver, nous faisons souvent de la soupe le soir.

play drivel

locution verbale (figuré, péjoratif (jouer de la mauvaise musique) (pejorative)

Ce musicien fait vraiment de le soupe !

give a frosty reception

locution verbale (familier (exprimer son mécontentement)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Quand je suis arrivé en retard à l'anniversaire de ma femme, celle-ci m'a fait la soupe à la grimace.

soup attachment

nom masculin (partie plongeante d'un mixeur) (on a mixer)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

suck up

locution verbale (familier, figuré (être servile) (informal)

(phrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up.")

French onion soup

nom féminin (potage à base d'oignons frits)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

hot-headed

(familier (susceptible) (UK, figurative)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Fais attention à ce que tu lui dis, Pierre est soupe au lait !
Be careful what you say to Peter as he is hot-headed!

pea soup

nom masculin (soupe à base de pois)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

vegetable soup

nom féminin (potage)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

fish soup

nom féminin (potage épais)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La bouillabaisse est une célèbre soupe de poisson.

fish soup

nom féminin (plat à base de poissons) (food)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

turtle soup

nom féminin (soupe à la viande de tortue)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

packet soup

nom féminin (soupe déshydratée)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

packet soup

nom féminin (soupe lyophilisée)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

one-minute soup

nom féminin (soupe prête en une minute)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

soup kitchen

nom féminin (association caritative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Pierre est bénévole à la soupe populaire.

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