ziepes

Borrowed from Middle Low German sepe, seepe or Middle Dutch zepe “soap,” first attested in Latvian in 17th-century dictionaries.[1]

• IPA^(key): [ziɛ̃pɛs]

ziepes f (5th declension)

1. soap (substance, synthetic or derived from fats, used for washing, usually in the form of a bar or as a liquid)

   cietās, šķidrās ziepes ― solid, liquid soap

   pastveida, pulvera ziepes ― pasty, powder soap

   veļas ziepes ― laundry soap

   medicīniskās ziepes ― medicinal soap

   ziepju gabals ― piece of soap

   ziepju putas, burbulis ― soap foam, bubble

   ziepju trauks ― soap dish

   saimniecības ziepes ― household soap

   tualetes ziepes ― bathroom soap

   bērnu ziepes ― children's soap

   ūdens bija spirdzinoši auksts, rozā ziepes smaržoja pēc zemenēm ― the water was crispy cold, the pink soap smelled like strawberries

2. (figuratively, colloquial) trouble; bad, undesirable situation or state

   uzradās kontrole, un kolēģim tikko nesanāca ziepes ― there was a control, and (my) colleagues almost met (= got into) trouble

   bet tagad ņem un izstāsti, kas tev īsti ir par ziepēm... mēs šeit Lestonā esam sirds cilvēki, gatavi palīdzēt - diena vai nakts ― but now do tell (us) what kind of trouble you have (= you are in)... we, here in Lestons, are kind people, always ready to help - day and night

• ziepjains
• ziepjūdens

• ziepēt