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1 смягчать
смягчить (вн.)1. soften (d.); ( успокаивать) mollify (d.); ( ослаблять) allay (d.), alleviate (d.), assuage (d.), mitigate (d.); (свет, краски) tone down (d.); ( строгость) relax (d.)смягчать кого-л. — mollify smb.
смягчать вину — extenuate smb.'s guilt
смягчать наказание, приговор — mitigate a punishment, a sentence
смягчать душевную скорбь — mitigate / assuage grief
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2 смягчать
[-хч-] несов. - смягча́ть, сов. - смягчи́ть; (вн.)1) ( делать менее жёстким) soften (d)2) ( делать более уступчивым) mollify (d)смягча́ть кого́-л ле́стью — mollify smb by flattery
3) ( ослаблять) ease (d), moderate (d), allay (d), alleviate (d), assuage [ə'sweɪʤ] (d)смягча́ть гнев — assuage / mollify one's anger
смягча́ть боль — ease / alleviate the pain
смягча́ть уда́р — cushion the blow
смягча́ть впечатле́ние — moderate / lighten the impression
смягча́ть душе́вную скорбь — mitigate / assuage smb's grief
смягча́ть напряжённость — ease tension
4) ( умерять строгость) mitigate (d)смягча́ть вину́ — extenuate smb's guilt
смягча́ть наказа́ние [пригово́р] — mitigate a punishment [a sentence]
5) (свет, краски) moderate (d), soften (d)
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