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21 tick over
(to run quietly and smoothly at a gentle pace: The car's engine is ticking over.) teči v prostem teku, v prazno* * *intransitive verb technical teči v praznem teku -
22 tone
[təun] 1. noun1) ((the quality of) a sound, especially a voice: He spoke in a low/angry/gentle tone; He told me about it in tones of disapproval; That singer/violin/piano has very good tone.) ton2) (a shade of colour: various tones of green.) odtenek3) (firmness of body or muscle: Your muscles lack tone - you need exercise.) tonus4) (in music, one of the larger intervals in an octave eg between C and D.) ton2. verb(to fit in well; to blend: The brown sofa tones (in) well with the walls.) ujemati se- tonal- toneless
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- tone down* * *I [tóun]nounton, zvok, glas; višina glasu; barva, niansa glasu; modulacija; linguistics naglas, intonacija; medicine tonus, nonnalna notranja napetost živega mišičnega tkiva ali organov (npr. želodca); razpoloženje, nagnjenje, značaj, karakter; elastičnost; kolorit; niansiranje, šatiranje; phot ton barve razvite fotografije; literature ton, stilII [tóun]transitive verbmusic dati ton; uglasiti (instrument); (redko) intonirati; (slika) dati prelive barv, niansirati, dati obarvanost; photography dati določen ton, nianso barve; figuratively preoblikovati, spremeniti; intransitive verb ublažiti se, modificirati se; harmonirati, ujemati se -
23 zephyr
[zéfə]nountopel, blag veter, vetričZephyr mythology zefir, severozahodni veter; commerce zefir (cefir), lahka tkanina ali iz take tkanine narejena obleka; sport British English tanka pletena maja (trikó) (boksarjev itd.)the gentle zephyrs — blagi, mili vetrovi -
24 at a jog-trot
(at a gentle running pace: Every morning he goes down the road at a jog-trot.) v počasnem teku -
25 tenderly
adverb (in a loving and gentle manner: He kissed her tenderly.) nežno
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Gentle — Gen tle, a. [Compar. {Gentler}; superl. {Gentlest}.] [OE. gentil, F. gentil noble, pretty, graceful, fr. L. gentilis of the same clan or race, fr. gens, gentis, tribe, clan, race, orig. that which belongs together by birth, fr. the root of genere … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gentle — [jent′ l] adj. gentler, gentlest [ME gentil < OFr, of noble birth < L gentilis, of the same gens (in LL, of a good family) < gens: see GENS] 1. belonging to the upper classes or polite society 2. like or suitable to polite society;… … English World dictionary
gentle — The phrase the gentle art, which was used with clever irony by the American painter James McNeill Whistler in his title The Gentle Art of Making Enemies (1890), had already become a cliché by the time Fowler wrote (1926). As well as being used… … Modern English usage
gentle — [adj1] having a mild or kind nature affable, agreeable, amiable, benign, biddable, bland, compassionate, considerate, cool*, cultivated, disciplined, docile, domesticated, dovelike*, easy, genial, humane, kindly, laid back*, lenient, manageable,… … New thesaurus
Gentle — Gent le, v. t. 1. To make genteel; to raise from the vulgar; to ennoble. [Obs.] Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To make smooth, cozy, or agreeable. [R. or Poet.] [1913 Webster] To gentle life s descent, We shut our eyes, and think it is a plain. Young.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Gentle — may refer to: *Gentleness *Gentleman *Gentle (comics) … Wikipedia
Gentle — Gen tle, n. 1. One well born; a gentleman. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Gentles, methinks you frown. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. A trained falcon. See {Falcon gentil}. [1913 Webster] 3. (Zo[ o]l.) A dipterous larva used as fish bait. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gentle — index harmless, lenient, nonmilitant, peaceable, placid Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
gentle — (adj.) early 13c., well born, from O.Fr. gentil high born, noble, of good family (11c., in Modern French nice, graceful, pleasing; fine pretty ), from L. gentilis of the same family or clan, from gens (gen. gentis) race, clan, from root of… … Etymology dictionary
gentle — *soft, mild, smooth, lenient, bland, balmy Analogous words: *moderate, temperate: *pleasant, agreeable, grateful, pleasing, welcome: *calm, tranquil, serene, placid, peaceful, halcyon Antonyms: rough, harsh Contrasted words: vehement, intense,… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
gentle — ► ADJECTIVE (gentler, gentlest) 1) mild or kind; not rough or violent. 2) not harsh or severe. 3) archaic noble or courteous. DERIVATIVES gentleness noun gently adverb … English terms dictionary
