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1 melt
melt(to (cause to) become soft or liquid, or to lose shape, usually by heating / being heated: The ice has melted; My heart melted when I saw how sorry he was.) smelte, tine- meltdown- melting-point
- melting potsmelteIsubst. \/melt\/( teknikk) smeltemasseIIverb \/melt\/1) ( om snø og is) smelte, tine, bråne2) løse(s) opp, oppløse(s), tine(s), smelte(s), gå over i flytende tilstand3) forsvinne gradvis, skrumpe inn, minke4) ( overført) røres, mykne5) ( overført) røre, mykgjøre6) forklaring: gå umerkelig over i en annen form eller tilstandmelt away smelte, smelte bort forsvinne gradvis, svinne, minkeoppløses, gå i oppløsning ( om person) forsvinne ubemerketmelt down smelte om, smelte inn, smelte nedmelt in the mouth ( om mat) smelte på tungenmelt into smelte sammen, gå umerkelig over imelt into tears røres til tårer oppløses i tårermelt into the air gå opp i røyk -
2 soften
verb (to make or become soft or softer, less strong or less painful: The thick walls softened the noise of the explosion.) dempe, myke opp, svekke, formildemildneverb \/ˈsɒfn\/1) bløtgjøre, myke opp, gjøre myk, gjøre bløt, bløtlegge2) dempe, mildne, lindre, svekke, gjøre svakere3) formildne, mildne, gjøre mildere stemt4) mykne, bli mildere, mildnessoften someone's heart få noens hjerte til å mykne, gjøre noen bløt om hjertetsoften the shock dempe sjokketsoften up ( også overført) gjøre mør, mørne, bryte ned, knekke
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soft|heart|ed — soft heart|ed or soft|heart|ed «SFT HAHR tihd, SOFT », adjective. gentle; kind; tender: »My grandmother was…soft hearted to children (Harriet Beecher Stowe). –soft´ heart´ed|ly, –soft´heart´ed|ly, adverb. –soft´ heart´ed|ness … Useful english dictionary
soft´heart´ed|ly — soft heart|ed or soft|heart|ed «SFT HAHR tihd, SOFT », adjective. gentle; kind; tender: »My grandmother was…soft hearted to children (Harriet Beecher Stowe). –soft´ heart´ed|ly, –soft´heart´ed|ly, adverb. –soft´ heart´ed|ness … Useful english dictionary
soft´-heart´ed|ly — soft heart|ed or soft|heart|ed «SFT HAHR tihd, SOFT », adjective. gentle; kind; tender: »My grandmother was…soft hearted to children (Harriet Beecher Stowe). –soft´ heart´ed|ly, –soft´heart´ed|ly, adverb. –soft´ heart´ed|ness … Useful english dictionary
soft-heart|ed — or soft|heart|ed «SFT HAHR tihd, SOFT », adjective. gentle; kind; tender: »My grandmother was…soft hearted to children (Harriet Beecher Stowe). –soft´ heart´ed|ly, –soft´heart´ed|ly, adverb. –soft´ heart´ed|ness … Useful english dictionary
soft´heart´ed|ness — soft heart|ed or soft|heart|ed «SFT HAHR tihd, SOFT », adjective. gentle; kind; tender: »My grandmother was…soft hearted to children (Harriet Beecher Stowe). –soft´ heart´ed|ly, –soft´heart´ed|ly, adverb. –soft´ heart´ed|ness … Useful english dictionary
soft´-heart´ed|ness — soft heart|ed or soft|heart|ed «SFT HAHR tihd, SOFT », adjective. gentle; kind; tender: »My grandmother was…soft hearted to children (Harriet Beecher Stowe). –soft´ heart´ed|ly, –soft´heart´ed|ly, adverb. –soft´ heart´ed|ness … Useful english dictionary
soft·heart·ed — … Useful english dictionary
Soft-hearted — Soft heart ed, a. Having softness or tenderness of heart; susceptible of pity or other kindly affection; gentle; meek. {Soft heart ed*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Soft-heartedness — Soft hearted Soft heart ed, a. Having softness or tenderness of heart; susceptible of pity or other kindly affection; gentle; meek. {Soft heart ed*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
soft-hearted — soft′ heart′ed adj. very sympathetic or responsive; generous in spirit • Etymology: 1570–80 soft′ heart′ed•ly, adv. soft′ heart′ed•ness, n … From formal English to slang
soft — W2S2 [sɔft US so:ft] adj comparative softer superlative softest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(not hard)¦ 2¦(not rough)¦ 3¦(not loud)¦ 4¦(colour/light)¦ 5¦(no hard edges)¦ 6¦(rain/wind)¦ 7¦(not strict)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English