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the gentle or gentler sex

  • 1 gentle

    gentler, gentlest sanft; sanftmütig [Wesen]; liebenswürdig, freundlich [Person, Verhalten, Ausdrucksweise]; leicht, schwach [Brise]; ruhig [Fluss, Wesen]; leise [Geräusch]; gemäßigt [Tempo]; mäßig [Hitze]; gemächlich [Tempo, Schritte, Spaziergang]; sanft [Abhang usw.]; mild [Reinigungsmittel, Shampoo usw.]; wohlig [Wärme]; zahm, lammfromm [Tier]

    be gentle with somebody/something — sanft mit jemandem/etwas umgehen

    a gentle reminder/hint — ein zarter Wink/eine zarte Andeutung

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    ['‹entl]
    1) ((of people) behaving, talking etc in a mild, kindly, pleasant way: a gentle old lady; The doctor was very gentle.) liebenswürdig
    2) (not strong or rough: a gentle breeze.) mild
    3) ((of hills) rising gradually: a gentle slope.) sanft
    - academic.ru/87405/gently">gently
    - gentleness
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    gen·tle
    <-er, -est or more \gentle, most \gentle>
    [ˈʤentl̩]
    1. (tender) sanft; (considerate) behutsam
    to be as \gentle as a lamb sanft wie ein Lamm sein, keiner Fliege was zuleide tun können
    \gentle touch zärtliche [o sanfte] Berührung
    \gentle words liebenswürdige Worte
    to be \gentle with sb behutsam mit jdm umgehen
    2. (subtle) sanft
    \gentle hint zarter Wink
    \gentle humour freundlicher Humor
    \gentle persuasion sanfte Überredung
    \gentle reminder vorsichtige [o sanfte] Ermahnung
    3. (moderate) sanft
    a \gentle breeze eine sanfte [o leichte] Brise
    \gentle exercise nicht allzu anstrengende [o leichte] sportliche Betätigung
    \gentle motion sanfte Bewegung
    a \gentle slope ein leichtes [o ÖSTERR a. sanftes] Gefälle
    4. ( old: high-born) adelig, vornehm
    to be of \gentle birth von edler [o vornehmer] Herkunft sein
    \gentle reader ( liter or hum) verehrter Leser/verehrte Leserin
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    ['dZentl]
    adj (+er)
    1) person, disposition sanft(mütig); animal zahm; voice, eyes, manner, smile sanft; treatment schonend

    to be gentle with sb (physically)sanft or behutsam mit jdm umgehen; (mentally) sanft or einfühlsam mit jdm umgehen

    to be gentle with sth —

    she needs gentle treatment —

    2) (= light, soft) touch, caress sanft, zart; hand sanft, behutsam; movement, pressure, breeze, wind, rain sanft, leicht; (= low) heat mäßig; (= not severe) hill, slope, curve, landscape sanft; colour sanft, zart; sound leise; pace, stroll, exercise gemächlich

    we made gentle progress — wir machten langsame, aber stetige Fortschritte

    3) (= mild) detergent, lotion, cream mild

    this detergent is gentle on the skindieses Putzmittel schont die Haut

    4) (= subtle, discreet) mild; rebuke sanft, mild; persuasion freundlich, sanft

    a gentle reminder — ein zarter Wink, ein sanfter Hinweis

    to poke gentle fun at sb, to have a gentle dig at sb — jdn freundlich necken

    5)

    (= wellborn) of gentle birth (dated form)von edler or hoher Geburt

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    gentle [ˈdʒentl]
    A adj (adv gently)
    1. freundlich, sanft, gütig, liebenswürdig:
    gentle reader geneigter Leser;
    be gentle with sb jemanden sanft anfassen; sex A 2
    2. sanft, leise, leicht, zart, mild, sacht:
    gentle blow leichter oder sanfter Schlag;
    gentle hint zarter Wink;
    gentle medicine mildes Medikament;
    gentle rebuke sanfter oder milder Tadel;
    gentle slope sanfter Abhang;
    gentle voice sanfte Stimme;
    gentle on the stomach magenschonend, -freundlich
    3. zahm, fromm (Tier)
    4. obs edel, vornehm:
    of gentle birth von vornehmer Herkunft
    5. obs ritterlich
    B v/t
    1. a) ein Tier zähmen
    b) ein Pferd zureiten
    2. besänftigen, mildern
    C s
    1. Angeln: Fleischmade f (Köder)
    2. weiblicher Wanderfalke
    3. obs Mensch m von vornehmer Herkunft
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    gentler, gentlest sanft; sanftmütig [Wesen]; liebenswürdig, freundlich [Person, Verhalten, Ausdrucksweise]; leicht, schwach [Brise]; ruhig [Fluss, Wesen]; leise [Geräusch]; gemäßigt [Tempo]; mäßig [Hitze]; gemächlich [Tempo, Schritte, Spaziergang]; sanft [Abhang usw.]; mild [Reinigungsmittel, Shampoo usw.]; wohlig [Wärme]; zahm, lammfromm [Tier]

    be gentle with somebody/something — sanft mit jemandem/etwas umgehen

    a gentle reminder/hint — ein zarter Wink/eine zarte Andeutung

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    adj.
    leis adj.
    mild adj.
    sanft adj.
    sanftmütig adj.
    zahm (Pferd) adj.
    zahm adj.

    English-german dictionary > gentle

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