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tr[sɒft'pedəl]transitive verb (pt & pp soft-pedalled (|us| soft-pedaled), ger soft-pedalling (|us| soft-pedaling))1 familiar minimizar la importancia de, restar importancia a'sɔːft'pedḷ, ˌsɒft'pedḷ
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BrE - ll- transitive verb (journ) \<\<subject/issue\>\> restarle importancia a, minimizar*
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soft-pedal-pedal vi (journ) tratar de no llamar la atención['sɒft'pedl]VT (esp US) (fig) minimizar la importancia de* * *['sɔːft'pedḷ, ˌsɒft'pedḷ]
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BrE - ll- transitive verb (journ) \<\<subject/issue\>\> restarle importancia a, minimizar*
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soft-pedal-pedal vi (journ) tratar de no llamar la atención -
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ˈsoft ped·al* * *1. MUS Pianopedal n, linkes Pedal:2. umg Dämpfer m:put a soft pedal on sth einer Sache einen Dämpfer aufsetzen -
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soft ped.al[s'ɔft pedəl] n Mus pedal abafador.————————soft pedalpedal de piano. -
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mit Dämpfer [Klavier] spielen vtwe'd better \soft-pedal it for the moment on this sensitive issue wir sollten diese heikle Frage im Moment lieber mit Zurückhaltung behandeln -
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∎ to soft-pedal on reforms ralentir le rythme des réformesfigurative glisser sur, atténuer -
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English-German dictionary of Electrical Engineering and Electronics > soft pedal
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soft pedal [ˏsɒftˊpedl] n1) муз. ле́вая педа́ль2) разг. запре́т, ограниче́ние -
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soft-pedal [ˏsɒftˊpedl] v1) муз. брать ле́вую педа́ль2) разг. смягча́ть -
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soft-pedalII 〈 overgankelijk werkwoord〉 -
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soft-pedal v GEN dämpfen, herunterschrauben, herunterspielen, mildern; einen Dämpfer aufsetzen, zurücksetzen -
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intransitive verb(tone down) herunterspielen* * *ˈsoft-ped·alI. vi mit Dämpfer [Klavier] spielenII. vtwe'd better \soft-pedal it for the moment on this sensitive issue wir sollten diese heikle Frage im Moment lieber mit Zurückhaltung behandeln* * *soft-pedal v/t1. (auch v/i) mit dem Pianopedal spielen2. umg etwas herunterspielen* * *intransitive verb(tone down) herunterspielen -
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vt infmlMy friends advised me to soft-pedal my criticisms — Мои друзья посоветовали мне взять на тон ниже в моих критических выступлениях
I won't soft-pedal anything. Everyone must know the truth — Я ничего не собираюсь скрывать. Все должны знать правду
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[ˌsɒft'pedl] [AE ˌsɔːft-]1) mus. suonare il pianoforte con la sordina2) fig.to soft-pedal on sth. — attenuare o smorzare qcs
* * *[ˌsɒft'pedl] [AE ˌsɔːft-]1) mus. suonare il pianoforte con la sordina2) fig.to soft-pedal on sth. — attenuare o smorzare qcs
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1. муз. натискам левия педал
2. прен. предавам в по-мека форма, прикривам важността на, замазвам* * *{'sъftpedl} v (-ll-) 1. муз. натискам левия педал; 2. прен* * *1. муз. натискам левия педал 2. прен. предавам в по-мека форма, прикривам важността на, замазвам* * *soft-pedal[´sɔft¸pedl] I. n муз. "тих" (десният) педал на пиано; II. v 1. муз. натискам "тихия" педал; 2. прен. слагам сурдинка (на), намалявам темпото на работа, поотпускам (се). -
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[ˌsɒft'pedl], US [ˌsɔːft-] 1.soft pedal noun Music pédale f douce2.1) Music mettre la pédale douce2) fig mettre un bémol fig (on à) -
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v. inf. (brit.: -Н-) 1. минимизира (важност/значење/итност)2. минува брзо (преку прашање/проблем)3. soft-pedal on reforms/negotiations ги забавува/кочи реформите/преговорите -
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сущ.1) муз. левая педаль (у фортепиано; приглушает звук)2) разг. запрет, ограничениеto put soft pedal (on smth.) — накладывать ограничение, запрет (на что-л.)
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soft-pedal — soft pedals, soft pedalling, soft pedalled VERB If you soft pedal something, you deliberately reduce the amount of activity or pressure that you have been using to get something done or seen. [V n] He refused to soft pedal an investigation into… … English dictionary
soft-pedal — [sôft′ped΄ l, säft′ped΄ l] vt. soft pedaled or soft pedalled, soft pedaling or soft pedalling 1. to soften or dampen the tone of (a musical instrument) by use of a special pedal 2. Informal to make less emphatic, less obtrusive, less conspicuous … English World dictionary
soft-pedal — past tense and past participle soft pedalled present participle soft pedalling BrE past tense and past participle soft pedaled present participle soft pedaling AmE v [T] informal to make something seem less important or less urgent than it really … Dictionary of contemporary English
soft pedal — noun count a PEDAL on a piano that the player presses with their foot to make the sound softer … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
soft pedal — n. a pedal used to soften or dampen the tone of a piano or any of certain other musical instruments … English World dictionary
soft-pedal — soft′ ped′al v. aled, al•ing (esp. brit.) alled, al•ling. 1) mad to use the soft pedal of a piano 2) inf to attempt to make less obvious, important, or objectionable; downplay • Etymology: 1915–20 … From formal English to slang
soft-pedal — verb transitive to make something seem less important or less unpleasant than it really is … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Soft pedal — The soft pedal is the pedal at the left under the keyboard of the grand piano The soft pedal (or una corda pedal) is one of the standard pedals on a piano, generally placed leftmost among the pedals. On a grand piano this pedal shifts the whole… … Wikipedia
soft-pedal — /sawft ped l, soft /, v., soft pedaled, soft pedaling or (esp. Brit.) soft pedalled, soft pedalling. v.i. 1. to use the soft pedal. v.t. 2. to soften the sound of by using the soft pedal. 3. Informal. to tone or play down; make less strong, as an … Universalium
soft-pedal — [c]/sɒft ˈpɛdl / (say soft pedl) verb (soft pedalled or, US, soft pedaled, soft pedalling or, US, soft pedaling) –verb (i) 1. to use the soft pedal. 2. Colloquial to make concessions or be conciliatory, as in criticism: *Eventually I ll ask him… …
soft-pedal — UK / US verb [transitive] Word forms soft pedal : present tense I/you/we/they soft pedal he/she/it soft pedals present participle soft pedalling past tense soft pedalled past participle soft pedalled to make something seem less important or less… … English dictionary