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[sɒft] [AE sɔːft]1) (not rigid or firm) [ ground] molle; [ rock] tenero; [ iron] dolce; [ snow] soffice; [bed, cushion, hair] morbido, soffice; [fabric, skin, hand, leather] morbido; [ muscle] molle, flaccidoto get soft — [butter, mixture] ammorbidirsi
soft ice cream — = gelato industriale prodotto al momento da una apposita macchina e generalmente servito in cono
3) (gentle, mild) [breeze, rain] leggero; [ climate] mite; [look, word, heart] tenero; [ impact] morbido; [ touch] leggero; [ eyes] dolcethe soft left — pol. la sinistra moderata
to take a soft line with sb. — adottare la linea morbida con qcn
4) (not sharp) [outline, fold] morbido5) econ. [ market] debole6) (lenient) [parent, teacher] (troppo) permissivo7) colloq. (in love)to be soft on sb. — avere un debole per qcn
9) colloq. (stupid) sciocco, stupido* * *[soft]1) (not hard or firm; easily changing shape when pressed: a soft cushion.) morbido2) (pleasantly smooth to the touch: The dog has a soft, silky coat.) morbido, soffice3) (not loud: a soft voice.) dolce, soave4) ((of colour) not bright or harsh: a soft pink.) tenue5) (not strict (enough): You are too soft with him.) indulgente, tenero6) ((of a drink) not alcoholic: At the party they were serving soft drinks as well as wine and spirits.) analcolico7) (childishly weak, timid or silly: Don't be so soft - the dog won't hurt you.) stupido•- softly- softness
- soften
- soft-boiled
- soft-hearted
- soft-spoken
- software
- softwood
- have a soft spot for* * *[sɒft] [AE sɔːft]1) (not rigid or firm) [ ground] molle; [ rock] tenero; [ iron] dolce; [ snow] soffice; [bed, cushion, hair] morbido, soffice; [fabric, skin, hand, leather] morbido; [ muscle] molle, flaccidoto get soft — [butter, mixture] ammorbidirsi
soft ice cream — = gelato industriale prodotto al momento da una apposita macchina e generalmente servito in cono
3) (gentle, mild) [breeze, rain] leggero; [ climate] mite; [look, word, heart] tenero; [ impact] morbido; [ touch] leggero; [ eyes] dolcethe soft left — pol. la sinistra moderata
to take a soft line with sb. — adottare la linea morbida con qcn
4) (not sharp) [outline, fold] morbido5) econ. [ market] debole6) (lenient) [parent, teacher] (troppo) permissivo7) colloq. (in love)to be soft on sb. — avere un debole per qcn
9) colloq. (stupid) sciocco, stupido -
2 stiff
I [stɪf]nome colloq.1) (corpse) cadavere m.2) AE (humourless person) musone m. (-a), persona f. scontrosaII 1. [stɪf]1) (restricted in movement) rigido, duro; (after sport, sleeping badly) irrigidito, indolenzito2) (hard to move) [ drawer] duro da aprire; [ lever] duro da muovere4) gastr.5) (not relaxed) [manner, person, style] rigido, compassato6) (harsh) [warning, sentence] severo, duro7) (difficult) [ exam] difficile; [ climb] erto, scosceso; [ competition] duro, accanito; [ opposition] duro, tenace8) (high) [charge, fine] salato, elevato2.avverbio colloq.to be scared stiff — avere una paura nera, essere spaventato a morte
to scare sb. stiff — fare una paura nera a qcn., spaventare qcn. a morte
••to keep a stiff upper lip — non mettere in mostra le proprie emozioni, non fare una piega
* * *[stif]1) (rigid or firm, and not easily bent, folded etc: He has walked with a stiff leg since he injured his knee; stiff cardboard.) rigido; indolenzito2) (moving, or moved, with difficulty, pain etc: I can't turn the key - the lock is stiff; I woke up with a stiff neck; I felt stiff the day after the climb.) rigido, duro; indolenzito3) ((of a cooking mixture etc) thick, and not flowing: a stiff dough.) denso, spesso, consistente4) (difficult to do: a stiff examination.) difficile5) (strong: a stiff breeze.) forte6) ((of a person or his manner etc) formal and unfriendly: I received a stiff note from the bank manager.) freddo•- stiffly- stiffness
- stiffen
- stiffening
- bore
- scare stiff* * *I [stɪf]nome colloq.1) (corpse) cadavere m.2) AE (humourless person) musone m. (-a), persona f. scontrosaII 1. [stɪf]1) (restricted in movement) rigido, duro; (after sport, sleeping badly) irrigidito, indolenzito2) (hard to move) [ drawer] duro da aprire; [ lever] duro da muovere4) gastr.5) (not relaxed) [manner, person, style] rigido, compassato6) (harsh) [warning, sentence] severo, duro7) (difficult) [ exam] difficile; [ climb] erto, scosceso; [ competition] duro, accanito; [ opposition] duro, tenace8) (high) [charge, fine] salato, elevato2.avverbio colloq.to be scared stiff — avere una paura nera, essere spaventato a morte
to scare sb. stiff — fare una paura nera a qcn., spaventare qcn. a morte
••to keep a stiff upper lip — non mettere in mostra le proprie emozioni, non fare una piega
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