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1 leniency
noun clemencia, indulgenciatr['liːnɪənsɪ]1→ link=lenience lenience{n.• indulgencia s.f.'liːniənsilenience -əns mass nounleniency (TO o TOWARD somebody) — indulgencia f or (frml) lenidad f (con or hacia alguien)
N indulgencia f, benevolencia fto show leniency to or towards sb — ser or mostrarse indulgente con or hacia algn
* * *['liːniənsi]lenience [-əns] mass nounleniency (TO o TOWARD somebody) — indulgencia f or (frml) lenidad f (con or hacia alguien)
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2 leniency
s.lenidad, compasión, misericordia, benignidad, condescendencia, indulgencia. -
3 leniency bias
s.propensión a la indulgencia. -
4 excessive leniency
s.indulgencia excesiva. -
5 with leniency
adv.con lenidad, indulgentemente, misericordiosamente. -
6 softness
noun suavidadtr['sɒftnəs]1 (gen) blandura, lo blando2 (of hair, fabric, skin) suavidad nombre femeninosoftness ['sɔftnəs] n1) : blandura f, lo blando (de una almohada, de la mantequilla, etc.)2) smoothness: suavidad fn.• blandura s.f.• ductilidad s.f.• molicie s.f.• morbidez s.f.• suavidad s.f.• terneza s.f.• ternura s.f.'sɔːftnəs, 'sɒftnɪsmass noun1)a) (of mattress, cushion) lo blando or mullido, blandura f; (of clay, butter) lo blandob) (of fabric, hair) suavidad f; ( of skin) suavidad f, tersura f2)b) (of music, voice) lo bajo3) ( leniency) blandura f; ( moral weakness) debilidad f['sɒftnɪs]N1) [of ground, bread] blandura f, lo blando; [of pencil, water, butter] lo blando; [of bed, pillow] lo mullido; [of muscles, flesh] blandura f2) [of skin, hair, fabric] suavidad f3) [of breeze, touch, voice, light, colour] suavidad f ; [of light] lo tenue4) [of sound, laugh] suavidad f5) (=kindness) ternura f6) (=leniency) [of person, approach] indulgencia f, blandura f7) (=weakness) debilidad f8) (=stupidity) estupidez f* * *['sɔːftnəs, 'sɒftnɪs]mass noun1)a) (of mattress, cushion) lo blando or mullido, blandura f; (of clay, butter) lo blandob) (of fabric, hair) suavidad f; ( of skin) suavidad f, tersura f2)b) (of music, voice) lo bajo3) ( leniency) blandura f; ( moral weakness) debilidad f -
7 eloquent
adjective an eloquent speaker/speech.) elocuentetr['eləkwənt]1 elocuenteeloquent ['ɛləkwənt] adj: elocuente♦ eloquently advadj.• elocuente adj.• facundo, -a adj.'eləkwəntadjective elocuente['elǝkwǝnt]ADJ [person, speech] elocuente; [gesture, look, silence] revelador, elocuentewax IIhis lawyer made an eloquent plea for leniency — su abogado solicitó con elocuencia que el juez fuese indulgente
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8 lenience
noun clemencia, indulgenciatr['liːnɪəns]1 indulgencia, lenidad nombre femeninon.• indulgencia s.f.• leninidad s.f.N indulgencia f, benevolencia fto show leniency to or towards sb — ser or mostrarse indulgente con or hacia algn
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9 lenient
'li:niənt(merciful or punishing only lightly: You are much too lenient with wrongdoers.) clemente, indulgente- lenience
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tr['liːnɪənt]1 (person) indulgente; (punishment) poco severo,-alenient ['li:niənt] adj: indulgente, poco severoadj.• clemente adj.• indulgente adj.• lenitivo, -a adj.• poco severo adj.'liːniəntto be lenient TO o TOWARD o WITH somebody — ser* indulgente or benévolo con alguien
['liːnɪǝnt]ADJ [sentence, treatment] benévolo, poco severo; [person, attitude] indulgente, poco severoto be lenient with sb — ser indulgente or poco severo con algn
* * *['liːniənt]to be lenient TO o TOWARD o WITH somebody — ser* indulgente or benévolo con alguien
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10 let up
to become less strong or violent; to stop: I wish the rain would let up (noun let-up) pararn.• relajación s.f.v.• remitir v.v + adva) (diminish, slacken) \<\<wind/storm\>\> amainar; \<\<pressure/work\>\> disminuir*, aflojar (fam)b) ( relax efforts)you can't afford to let up now! — no puedes aflojar el ritmo or dejarte estar justo ahora
to let up (on somebody): she won't let up until she gets what she wants no va a aflojar hasta conseguir lo que quiere; he'd do better if the teacher let up on him a bit — trabajaría mejor si el maestro no estuviera constantemente encima de él
c) ( stop) (colloq) (usu with neg) pararVI + ADV1) (=moderate) [bad weather] mejorar; [storm, wind] amainar2) (=do less)in spite of his health, he did not let up — a pesar de su salud, no aflojó el ritmo (del trabajo, de las actividades etc)
3) (=stop)he never lets up — (talking) no deja de hablar, habla sin parar; (working) trabaja sin descanso
4) (=show leniency)to let up on sb: though she protested, her mother would not let up on her — aunque ella protestaba, su madre no cedía
* * *v + adva) (diminish, slacken) \<\<wind/storm\>\> amainar; \<\<pressure/work\>\> disminuir*, aflojar (fam)b) ( relax efforts)you can't afford to let up now! — no puedes aflojar el ritmo or dejarte estar justo ahora
to let up (on somebody): she won't let up until she gets what she wants no va a aflojar hasta conseguir lo que quiere; he'd do better if the teacher let up on him a bit — trabajaría mejor si el maestro no estuviera constantemente encima de él
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11 benevolencia
benevolencia sustantivo femenino ( indulgencia) leniency, indulgence; ( bondad) kindness, benevolence (frml)
benevolencia sustantivo femenino benevolence ' benevolencia' also found in these entries: Spanish: humanidad English: benevolence - benevolent -
12 blandura
blandura sustantivo femenino 1 ( en general) softness; ( de la carne) tenderness 2 ( falta de severidad) leniency;◊ trata a sus alumnos con demasiada blandura she's too lenient with o too soft on her pupils' blandura' also found in these entries: English: softness -
13 indulgencia
indulgencia sustantivo femenino indulgence, leniency ' indulgencia' also found in these entries: Spanish: benevolencia English: indulgence - lightly - self-indulgence -
14 err on the side of
(to be guilty of what might be seen as a fault in order to avoid an opposite and greater fault: It is better to err on the side of leniency when punishing a child.) pecar por exceso de
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