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['sɒfn] [AE 'sɔːfn] 1.1) (make less firm or rough) rendere molle [ ground]; rendere malleabile [ metal]; ammorbidire [ skin]; addolcire [ hard water]; fare ammorbidire [ butter]; rendere morbido [ fabric]2) fig. attenuare [blow, impact, shock, pain]; addolcire [ refusal]; ammorbidire [approach, rule]; minimizzare [ fact]3) (make quieter) attutire [sound, voice]4) (make less sharp) ammorbidire [ outline]; abbassare [ light]2.1) [light, outline, music, colour] attenuarsi; [ skin] diventare morbido; [substance, ground] diventare molle2) fig. [person, approach] ammorbidirsi3) econ. [ market] essere in flessione•* * *['sofn]verb (to make or become soft or softer, less strong or less painful: The thick walls softened the noise of the explosion.) ammorbidire; attenuare* * *['sɒfn] [AE 'sɔːfn] 1.1) (make less firm or rough) rendere molle [ ground]; rendere malleabile [ metal]; ammorbidire [ skin]; addolcire [ hard water]; fare ammorbidire [ butter]; rendere morbido [ fabric]2) fig. attenuare [blow, impact, shock, pain]; addolcire [ refusal]; ammorbidire [approach, rule]; minimizzare [ fact]3) (make quieter) attutire [sound, voice]4) (make less sharp) ammorbidire [ outline]; abbassare [ light]2.1) [light, outline, music, colour] attenuarsi; [ skin] diventare morbido; [substance, ground] diventare molle2) fig. [person, approach] ammorbidirsi3) econ. [ market] essere in flessione•
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