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1 mellow
1. adjective2) (ripe, well-matured) reif; ausgereift [Wein]3) (genial) freundlich4) (full and soft) weich [Stimme, Ton, Licht, Farben]2. transitive verbreifer machen [Person]; [aus]reifen lassen [Wein]3. intransitive verb[Person, Obst, Wein:] reifen; [Licht, Farbe:] weicher werden* * *['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.) gereift2) ((of sound, colour, light etc) soft, not strong or unpleasant: The lamplight was soft and mellow.) sanft3) ((of wine, cheese etc) kept until the flavour has developed fully: a mellow burgundy.) ausgereift2. verb(to make or become softer or more mature: Old age has mellowed him.) reifen lassen- academic.ru/46080/mellowness">mellowness* * *mel·low[ˈmeləʊ, AM -oʊ]I. adj<-er, -est or more \mellow, most \mellow>\mellow mood heitere StimmungII. vi1. (become more easy-going) umgänglicher werdento \mellow out sich akk entspannenIII. vt▪ to \mellow sb jdn umgänglicher [o abgeklärter] machenage has \mellowed her im Alter ist sie abgeklärter geworden▪ to \mellow sth etw abschwächenevening sunlight \mellowed the harsh white facade die Abendsonne ließ die grellweiße Fassade sanfter erscheinen* * *['meləʊ]1. adj (+er)1) fruit ausgereift, saftig; wine ausgereift; brandy, whisky, flavour mild; colour, light, stone, brick warm; sound voll, rund; (= soft) weich; voice weich, sanfta mellow instrument — ein Instrument mit einem vollen, weichen Klang
2) person (= relaxed) abgeklärt, gesetzt; (= affable) umgänglich; (= in a good mood) gut gelaunt; (fig = slightly drunk) angeheitertin the mellow later years — im gesetzteren Alter
in a mellow mood — guter Laune, stillvergnügt
2. vtreifen, heranreifen lassen; (= relax) heiter stimmen; sounds, colours dämpfen, abschwächen; taste mildernthe rum began to mellow her — der Rum versetzte sie allmählich in freundlichere Stimmung
3. vi(wine, fruit) reif werden, (heran)reifen; (colours, sounds) weicher werden; (person) (= become more relaxed) abgeklärter or gesetzter werden; (= become more affable) umgänglicher werden* * *mellow [ˈmeləʊ]A adj (adv mellowly)1. reif, saftig (Obst)2. AGRa) leicht zu bearbeiten(d), lockerb) reich (Boden)3. ausgereift, lieblich (Wein)4. sanft, mild, dezent, angenehm (Licht):mellow tints zarte Farbtöne5. MUS weich, voll, lieblichof mellow age reiferen oder gereiften Alters7. angeheitert, beschwipst8. freundlich, zugänglichB v/t1. den Boden auflockern3. jemanden reifer machenthis music always mellows me out bei dieser Musik relaxe ich immer* * *1. adjective1) (softened by age or experience) abgeklärt2) (ripe, well-matured) reif; ausgereift [Wein]3) (genial) freundlich4) (full and soft) weich [Stimme, Ton, Licht, Farben]2. transitive verbreifer machen [Person]; [aus]reifen lassen [Wein]3. intransitive verb[Person, Obst, Wein:] reifen; [Licht, Farbe:] weicher werden* * *adj.mildern adj.mürb adj. -
2 mellow
1)\mellow mood heitere Stimmung1) ( become more easy-going) umgänglicher werdento \mellow out sich akk entspannen1) ( make more easy-going)to \mellow sb jdn umgänglicher [o abgeklärter] machen;age has \mellowed her im Alter ist sie abgeklärter geworden2) ( make softer)to \mellow sth etw abschwächen;evening sunlight \mellowed the harsh white facade die Abendsonne ließ die grellweiße Fassade sanfter erscheinen -
3 tone down
tone [sth.] down, tone down [sth.] attenuare, sfumare [ colours]; fig. attenuare [ criticism]; attenuare il tono di [letter, statement]* * *(to make or become softer, less harsh etc: He toned down some of his criticisms.) attenuare* * *vt + adv(moderate: colour, sound) attenuare, (fig: language, criticism) moderare* * *
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