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1 soft
[soft]1) (not hard or firm; easily changing shape when pressed: a soft cushion.) macio2) (pleasantly smooth to the touch: The dog has a soft, silky coat.) macio3) (not loud: a soft voice.) suave4) ((of colour) not bright or harsh: a soft pink.) suave5) (not strict (enough): You are too soft with him.) brando6) ((of a drink) not alcoholic: At the party they were serving soft drinks as well as wine and spirits.) não alcoólico7) (childishly weak, timid or silly: Don't be so soft - the dog won't hurt you.) medricas•- softly- softness
- soften
- soft-boiled
- soft-hearted
- soft-spoken
- software
- softwood
- have a soft spot for* * *[sɔft] n material ou objeto mole. • adj 1 macio, flexível, plástico, maleável. 2 mole, tenro, dúctil. 3 suave, brando, agradável, gentil. 4 fino, liso, macio. 5 baixo (voz). 6 delicado, afável, meigo. 7 difuso (luz). 8 generoso (coração). 9 sem sais (água). 10 coll fácil. 11 fraco, afeminado. 12 estúpido, bobo, de miolo mole. 13 Phon mudo. • interj quieto, calma! to be soft on the head coll ser um tonto, fazer coisas bobas. he is soft on the head / ele tem o miolo mole, é meio bobão, ratardado. to be soft with somebody ser benevolente demais. she was soft with her child / ela tratou seu filho com muita benevolência. to have a soft spot in the heart for somebody coll ter um fraco (uma inclinação) por alguém. she has a soft spot in her heart for him / ela tem um fraco por ele. -
2 to have a soft spot in the heart for somebody
to have a soft spot in the heart for somebodycoll ter um fraco (uma inclinação) por alguém. she has a soft spot in her heart for him / ela tem um fraco por ele.English-Portuguese dictionary > to have a soft spot in the heart for somebody
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3 softhearted
soft.heart.ed[sɔfth'a:tid] adj generoso, compassivo. -
4 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.) derreter- meltdown- melting-point
- melting pot* * *[melt] n 1 fundição, ação de fundir. 2 metal fundido. 3 quantidade de metal fundido de cada vez. • vt+vi (pp melted, molten) 1 fundir, derreter. 2 dissolver, liquefazer. 3 enternecer, comover. to melt into tears desfazer-se em lágrimas. -
5 touch
1. verb1) (to be in, come into, or make, contact with something else: Their shoulders touched; He touched the water with his foot.) tocar2) (to feel (lightly) with the hand: He touched her cheek.) tocar3) (to affect the feelings of; to make (someone) feel pity, sympathy etc: I was touched by her generosity.) tocar4) (to be concerned with; to have anything to do with: I wouldn't touch a job like that.) tocar2. noun1) (an act or sensation of touching: I felt a touch on my shoulder.) toque2) ((often with the) one of the five senses, the sense by which we feel things: the sense of touch; The stone felt cold to the touch.) tacto3) (a mark or stroke etc to improve the appearance of something: The painting still needs a few finishing touches.) retoque4) (skill or style: He hasn't lost his touch as a writer.) talento5) ((in football) the ground outside the edges of the pitch (which are marked out with touchlines): He kicked the ball into touch.) fora do campo•- touching- touchingly
- touchy
- touchily
- touchiness
- touch screen
- in touch with
- in touch
- lose touch with
- lose touch
- out of touch with
- out of touch
- a touch
- touch down
- touch off
- touch up
- touch wood* * *[t∧tʃ] n 1 toque. he gave the finishing touch (es) to it / fig ele deu os últimos retoques. 2 tato. it has a soft touch / é macio ao tato. 3 contato, apalpadela. 4 detalhe, vestígio, traço, feição, caráter. 5 relação, contato. 6 toque, modo de tocar um instrumento. 7 qualidade. 8 prova de qualidade, ensaio. put it to the touch! / ponha-o à prova. 9 pequena quantidade, pingo. 10 acesso, ligeiro ataque. 11 toque de pincel. 12 pancadinha. 13 modo de agir, comportamento. • vt+vi 1 tocar, apalpar, pegar em, pôr em contato, encostar uma coisa na outra. they that touch pitch will be defiled / quem mexe em piche se suja. extremes touch / extremos se tocam. 2 alcançar, esbarrar, atingir, roçar. it touches twenty feet / tem justamente vinte pés de altura. he touched his hat to him / ele cumprimentou-o. that touches the pocket / isto é muito caro. 3 estar em contato, tocar-se, entrar em contato. 4 estar adjacente. 5 bater levemente, tocar (instrumento). 6 Geom tangenciar. 7 ferir, prejudicar. the plants were touched with frost / as plantas sofreram com a geada. 8 afetar, comover, impressionar, irritar. he was touched to the heart, he was touched to the quick / ele ficou profundamente comovido. I was touched with pity / fiquei comovido de dó. 9 colorir, matizar, manchar, marcar. 10 relacionar-se, concernir. 11 referir-se, tratar de. they touched upon the matter / eles tocaram no assunto. 12 usar, tocar (comida bebida), ingerir. 13 alcançar, atingir (em qualidade). 14 parar em, fazer escala, aportar. 15 receber dinheiro, sl emprestar ou pedir dinheiro emprestado. a fine touch fig um bom traço (de caráter). a happy touch fig uma mão feliz. at a touch por simples contato. a touch of blue fig um tom azulado. cold to the touch frio ao tato. he touched off the scene in a few strokes ele desenhou a cena com poucos traços. out of touch with sem contato ou relações com. to get in touch with entrar em contato com. to touch all bases a) fazer tudo sem deixar nada para trás. b) ser muito versátil. to touch at Naut atracar, aportar em. to touch bottom a) fig investigar profundamente. b) chegar ao nível mais baixo. to touch down (futebol americano) colocar a bola no chão atrás do gol. to touch off desencadear. to touch on mencionar, escrever sobre. to touch upon tocar, formar limite com. to touch wood bater na madeira para evitar azar ou mau olhado. with sure touch fig com golpe seguro. -
6 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.) derreter- meltdown- melting-point - melting pot
См. также в других словарях:
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