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28 мягчить каучук
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31 уменьшать контраст изображения
Русско-английский политехнический словарь > уменьшать контраст изображения
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(кого-л./что-л.)
1) soften, extenuate; allay, assuage, mitigate, alleviate (ослаблять); tone down (свет, краски); relax (строгость); mollify (успокаивать)
2) лингв. palatalize* * ** * *soften, extenuate; allay, assuage, mitigate* * *appeaseassuageattempercommuteextenuatehumanizelightenlullmildenmitigatemoderatemodifypalliatequalifyrelaxremitsalvesoftensoothesubduesweetentemper -
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1) General subject: pull punches, soften the blow2) Military: cushion the blow3) Makarov: absorb a shock, soften jolt, to to cushion a shock, cushion a shock, soften a jolt -
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soften прям. и перен.; mollify; make soft* * ** * *размягчать; размягчить soften и mollify -
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см. смягчать* * ** * *soften, extenuate; allay, assuage, mitigate* * *attempercommutehumanizemitigatesoften -
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vt; св - смягчи́ть1) делать мягким to soften2) ослаблять to soften; о боли и т. п. to alleviate, to ease, to mitigate; о гневе и т. п. to appease, to allay lit, to assuage litсмягча́ть уда́р, тж перен — to mitigate/to soften the blow
смягча́ть наказа́ние юр — to commute penalty
См. также в других словарях:
soften up — 1. To lessen resistance in (informal) 2. To wear down by continuous shelling and bombing • • • Main Entry: ↑soft * * * ˌsoften ˈup [transitive] [present tense … Useful english dictionary
Soften — Sof ten, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Softened}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Softening}.] To make soft or more soft. Specifically: [1913 Webster] (a) To render less hard; said of matter. [1913 Webster] Their arrow s point they soften in the flame. Gay. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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soften — UK US /ˈsɒfən/ verb ► [I] FINANCE, STOCK MARKET if demand, a price, a market, etc. softens, it stops increasing or it goes down: »Share prices softened with continued worries about the country s economic recovery. »Although demand softened again… … Financial and business terms
soften up — soften (someone/something) up to weaken someone or something. Constant bombing was designed to soften the enemy up and weaken him. The ads were just a way to soften up public opinion to accept a big price increase … New idioms dictionary
soften — ► VERB 1) make or become soft or softer. 2) (often soften up) undermine the resistance of. DERIVATIVES softener noun … English terms dictionary
Soften — Sof ten, v. i. To become soft or softened, or less rude, harsh, severe, or obdurate. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
soften — index allay, alleviate, assuage, commute, ease, extenuate, give (yield), mitigate … Law dictionary
soften — (v.) late 14c., to mitigate, diminish, from SOFT (Cf. soft) (adj.). Meaning to make physically soft is from 1520s; intrans. sense of to become softer is attested from 1610s. Related: Softened; softening … Etymology dictionary
soften — [v] calm, soothe abate, allay, alleviate, appease, assuage, become tender, bend, cushion, diminish, disintegrate, dissolve, ease, enfeeble, give, knead, lessen, lighten, lower, mash, mellow, melt, mitigate, moderate, modify, moisten, mollify,… … New thesaurus
soften — [sôf′ən, säf′ən] vt., vi. [ME softnen: see SOFT & EN] 1. to make or become soft or softer 2. to weaken the resistance or opposition of … English World dictionary