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1 soften
soften ['sɒfən]∎ a cream to soften chapped skin une crème pour adoucir les peaux gercées;∎ soften the paste by kneading it between your fingers ramollir la pâte en la malaxant avec les doigts;∎ centuries of erosion had softened the stone des siècles d'érosion avaient rendu la pierre tendre∎ to soften one's voice (make less strident) parler d'une voix plus douce; (make quieter) parler moins fort(c) (make less strict) assouplir;∎ he has softened his stance on vegetarianism son attitude envers le végétarisme est plus modérée qu'avant(d) (lessen → pain, emotion) soulager, adoucir, atténuer; (→ shock, effect, impact) adoucir, amoindrir; (→ opposition, resistance) réduire, amoindrir;∎ also figurative to soften the blow amortir le choc(b) (become gentler → eyes, expression, voice) s'adoucir; (→ breeze, rain) s'atténuer; (→ lighting, colour) s'atténuer, s'adoucir; (→ angle, outline) s'adoucir, s'estomper(c) (become friendlier, more receptive)∎ to soften towards sb se montrer plus indulgent envers qn;∎ their attitude towards immigration has softened noticeably leur position par rapport à l'immigration est nettement plus tolérante;∎ his face softened son expression se radoucit;∎ her heart softened at the sound of his voice elle s'attendrit en entendant sa voix(a) familiar (make amenable → gen) attendrir□, rendre plus souple□ ; (→ by persuasion) amadouer□ ; (→ aggressively) intimider□ ;∎ they tried to soften us up with champagne lunches ils ont essayé de nous amadouer à coups de déjeuners au champagne;∎ they sent in bully boys to soften the shopkeepers up ils ont envoyé des gros bras pour intimider les commerçants(c) (make softer → butter, ground, wax) ramollir; (→ skin) adoucir; (→ cloth, wool, leather) assouplir(a) (ground) devenir mou (molle), se ramollir; (butter, wax) se ramollir; (leather) s'assouplir; (skin) s'adoucir(b) (become gentler → person, voice) s'adoucir;∎ to soften up on sb faire preuve de plus d'indulgence envers qn -
2 soft
soft [sɒft]doux ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (d), 1 (e), 1 (g), 1 (h), 1 (m), 1 (p)-(r) mou ⇒ 1 (b), 1 (j) souple ⇒ 1 (a) moelleux ⇒ 1 (b) ramolli ⇒ 1 (b) tendre ⇒ 1 (c), 1 (h) gras ⇒ 1 (c) léger ⇒ 1 (d) estompé ⇒ 1 (f) indulgent ⇒ 1 (i) facile ⇒ 1 (m) modéré ⇒ 1 (n) faible ⇒ 1 (o)(a) (to touch → skin, hands, wool, fur) doux (douce); (→ leather) souple; (→ material, hair) doux (douce), soyeux;∎ as soft as velvet/as a baby's bottom doux comme du velours/comme une peau de bébé;∎ soft to the touch doux au toucher;∎ the cream will make your hands/the leather soft la crème t'adoucira les mains/assouplira le cuir(b) (yielding, not firm → bed, mattress, pillow) moelleux; (→ collar, ground, snow) mou (molle); (→ butter) mou (molle), ramolli; (→ muscles, body) ramolli, avachi, flasque; (too yielding → bed, mattress) mou (molle);∎ a nice soft bed un lit moelleux;∎ this bed is too soft ce lit est trop mou;∎ the butter has gone soft le beurre s'est ramolli;∎ mix to a soft paste mélanger jusqu'à obtention d'une pâte molle;∎ these chocolates have soft centres ces chocolats sont mous à l'intérieur;∎ Horseracing the going is soft le terrain est mou;∎ the brakes are soft il y a du mou dans les freins(d) (quiet, not harsh → voice, music) doux (douce); (→ sound, accent) doux (douce), léger; (→ tap, cough) petit, léger; (→ step) feutré;∎ "yes", he said in a soft whisper/voice "oui", murmura-t-il doucement/dit-il d'une voix douce;∎ she gave a soft laugh elle rit doucement(e) (muted → colour, glow) doux (douce); (→ shade) doux (douce), pastel (inv); (→ light, lighting) doux (douce), tamisé(f) (blurred → outline) estompé, flou(g) (gentle, mild → breeze, rain, words) doux (douce); (→ expression, eyes) doux (douce), tendre; (→ curve, shadow) doux (douce); (→ climate, weather) doux (douce), clément;∎ she suits a softer hairstyle ce qui lui va bien, c'est une coiffure plus souple;∎ British it's a soft day il bruine aujourd'hui(h) (kind → person) doux (douce), tendre;∎ to have a soft heart avoir le cœur tendre;∎ to have a soft nature être doux de nature∎ you're too soft with the boy vous êtes trop indulgent avec le garçon;∎ to be soft on sb se montrer indulgent envers qn, faire preuve d'indulgence envers qn;∎ to be soft on terrorism faire preuve de laxisme envers le terrorisme(j) (weak → physically) mou (molle);∎ the boy's too soft ce garçon n'a pas de caractère;∎ you're getting soft tu te ramollis;∎ city life has made you soft la vie citadine t'a ramolli∎ he's going soft in his old age il devient gâteux en vieillissant;∎ you must be soft in the head! ça va pas, non?;∎ don't be soft arrête de dire des bêtises∎ to be soft on sb avoir le béguin pour qn;∎ to have a soft spot for sb avoir un faible pour qn∎ familiar to have a soft time of it se la couler douce;∎ it's the soft option c'est la solution de facilité;∎ to take the soft option opter pour la solution de facilité(n) (moderate) modéré;∎ Politics the soft left la gauche modérée;∎ to take a soft line on sth adopter une ligne modérée sur qch; (compromise) adopter une politique de compromis sur qch2 adverb∎ don't talk soft! ne sois pas idiot!Commerce biens mpl non durables►► soft cheese fromage m à pâte molle;soft coal houille f grasse;Commerce soft commodities biens mpl non durables;soft contact lenses lentilles fpl souples;Computing soft copy visualisation f sur écran;Finance soft currency devise f faible;soft drink boisson f non alcoolisée;Photography soft focus flou m artistique, point m diffus;∎ figurative to see things in soft focus avoir une vision idéaliste du monde;soft fruit (UNCOUNT) ≃ fruits mpl rouges;British soft furnishings tissus mpl d'ameublement;British soft goods tissus mpl, textiles mpl;Computing soft hyphen césure f automatique, tiret m conditionnel;Chemistry soft iron fer m doux;soft margarine margarine f;American Politics soft money = sommes employées pour le financement d'une campagne électorale en employant divers stratagèmes afin de rester dans la légalité;Anatomy soft palate voile m du palais;soft pedal (on piano) pédale f douce, sourdine f;soft-porn film film m érotique;soft-porn magazine revue f de charme;soft-porn magazines presse f de charme;Computing soft return saut m de ligne automatique;the soft sciences ≃ les sciences fpl humaines;Computing soft sectoring formatage m logiciel;Commerce soft sell = méthodes de vente non agressives;∎ she has a flair for the soft sell elle a le don de ou pour circonvenir ses clients;soft shoulder (on road) accotement m non stabilisé;soft target cible f facile;Anatomy soft tissue parties fpl charnues;familiar soft top (voiture f) décapotable□ f;∎ he's a real soft touch (easily fooled) il est vraiment bonne poire; (for money) il se laisse facilement taper;soft toy (jouet m en) peluche f;soft verge (on road) accotement m non stabilisé -
3 mellow
['meləu] 1. adjective1) ((of character) made softer and more mature, relaxed etc by age and/or experience: Her personality became more mellow as middle age approached.) mûri2) ((of sound, colour, light etc) soft, not strong or unpleasant: The lamplight was soft and mellow.) doux3) ((of wine, cheese etc) kept until the flavour has developed fully: a mellow burgundy.) moelleux, velouté2. verb(to make or become softer or more mature: Old age has mellowed him.) mûrir -
4 soft
soft [sɒft]1. adjectivea. [ground, snow, butter] mou ( molle f) ; [fabric, skin, colour, voice, toothbrush] doux ( douce f) ; [food, wood] tendre ; [bed, texture] moelleux ; [fur, hair, beard] soyeux ; [leather] souple• she had another, softer side to her il y avait une autre facette, plus douce, de sa personnalité• to go soft [biscuits] ramollirb. [rain, tap] légerc. ( = lenient) [person] indulgent ; [sentence] léger• to get soft [person] devenir trop indulgent• to be (too) soft on sth [+ crime, drugs] être trop laxiste en matière de qch• to have a soft spot for sb/sth avoir un faible pour qn/qchf. [water] doux2. adverb• don't talk soft! (inf) tu dis n'importe quoi !3. compounds• he's a soft-spoken man il n'a jamais un mot plus haut que l'autre ► soft top noun ( = car) décapotable f* * *[sɒft], US [sɔːft]1) ( not rigid or firm) [ground] meuble; Sport lourd; [rock, metal] tendre; [snow] léger/-ère; [bed, cushion] moelleux/-euse; [fabric, fur, skin, hand] doux/douce; [brush, hair, leather] souple; [muscle] flasque; [dough, butter] mou/molleto get soft — [ground, butter, mixture] s'amollir
to make something soft — amollir [ground]; ramollir [butter, mixture]; adoucir [hard water, skin]
soft ice cream — glace f italienne
2) ( muted) [colour, sound] doux/douce; [step, knock] feutrésoft lighting — éclairage m tamisé
3) (gentle, mild) [air, climate, rain, water, breeze, look, words] doux/douce; [pressure, touch] léger/-ère; [landing] Aviation en douceur; [eyes, heart] tendre; [approach] gen diplomatique; Politics modéré4) ( not sharp) [outline] flou; [fold] souple5) Economics [market] instable à la baisse6) ( lenient) [parent, teacher] (trop) indulgent7) (colloq) ( in love)to be soft on somebody — en pincer (colloq) pour quelqu'un
8) ( idle) [life, job] peinard (colloq)9) (colloq) ( stupid) stupide -
5 soften
['sofn]verb (to make or become soft or softer, less strong or less painful: The thick walls softened the noise of the explosion.) (s')adoucir -
6 tone down
(to make or become softer, less harsh etc: He toned down some of his criticisms.) (s')atténuer, (s')adoucir
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