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1) (not hard or firm; easily changing shape when pressed: a soft cushion.) blando

2) (pleasantly smooth to the touch: The dog has a soft, silky coat.) suave

3) (not loud: a soft voice.) suave

4) ((of colour) not bright or harsh: a soft pink.) suave

5) (not strict (enough): You are too soft with him.) blando

6) ((of a drink) not alcoholic: At the party they were serving soft drinks as well as wine and spirits.) no alcohólico

7) (childishly weak, timid or silly: Don't be so soft - the dog won't hurt you.) tonto, bobo

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- softly

soft adj

1. blando / suave

2. tenue / suave

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adjective

1 (not hard) blando,-a; (spongy) esponjoso,-a; (flabby) fofo,-a

■ soft bed cama mullida

■ soft cheese queso blando

■ soft metal metal dulce

2 (skin, hair, fur, etc) suave

3 (light, music, colour) suave; (words) tierno,-a; (breeze, steps, knock) ligero,-a; (outline) difuminado,-a

■ in a soft voice en voz baja

4 familiar (easy) fácil

■ a soft job un chollo

5 (person - lenient) blando,-a, indulgente; (- weak) débil; (- gentle, kind) dulce; (- easily upset) sensiblero,-a

■ you're too soft on/with the kids eres demasiado blando con los niños

6 (water) blando,-a

7 SMALLLINGUISTICS/SMALL (consonant) suave

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to be soft in the head ser tonto,-a del culo, ser estúpido,-a

to be soft on somebody (attracted) gustarle alguien a uno

■ he's soft on Louise le gusta Louise

to have a soft spot for somebody tener debilidad por alguien, tenerle cariño a alguien

soft copy datos nombre masculino plural contenidos en la memoria del ordenador

soft currency moneda débil

soft drink refresco, bebida no alcohólica

soft drug droga blanda

soft furnishings (tejidos nombre masculino plural para) cortinas, fundas de sofá, etc

soft landing aterrizaje nombre masculino suave

soft option camino fácil

soft palate velo del paladar

soft pedal SMALLMUSIC/SMALL pedal nombre masculino suave

soft porn pornografía blanda

soft sell venta basada en la persuasión

soft soap coba

soft toy muñeco de peluche, animal nombre masculino de peluche

soft ['sɔft] adj

1) : blando

a soft pillow: una almohada blanda

2) smooth: suave (dícese de las texturas, de los sonidos, etc.)

3) nonalcoholic: no alcohólico

a soft drink: un refresco

• blando, -a adj.

• delicado, -a adj.

• débil adj.

• dócil adj.

• esponjoso, -a adj.

• flexible adj.

• fláccido, -a adj.

• fofo, -a adj.

• mole adj.

• muelle adj.

• pastoso, -a adj.

• remolón, -ona adj.

• suave adj.

• tenue adj.

• tierno, -a adj.

• blandamente adv.

• suavemente adv.

adjective -er, -est

1)

a) ( not hard) blando; <cushion/mattress> blando, mullido; <dough/clay/pencil> blando; < metal> maleable, dúctil

b) ( smooth) <fur/fabric> suave; < skin> suave, terso

2)

a) (mild, subdued) < breeze> suave; <light/color> suave, tenue

b) ( quiet) < music> suave

3)

a) ( lenient) blando, indulgente

b) ( feeble-minded) (colloq)

4) ( easy) (colloq) < life> fácil

5) ( emotionally attached)

6) < drugs> blando; < pornography> blando

7) ( Chem) < water> blando

8) < consonant> débil

1. ADJ

1) (=not hard) [ground, water, cheese, pencil, contact lens] blando; [bed, mattress, pillow] blando, mullido; [metal] maleable, dúctil; pej [muscles, flesh] blando

2) (=smooth) [skin, hair, fur, fabric, texture] suave

3) (=gentle, not harsh) [breeze, landing] suave; [accent] ligero, leve; [music] suave; [light] tenue; [colour] delicado; [line] difuminado

4) (=quiet) [whisper, laugh, step] suave; [whistle] flojo; [voice] suave, tenue

5) (=kind) [smile, person] dulce; [words] tierno, dulce

6) (=lenient, weak) blando

7) (=easy) fácil

8) * (=foolish) bobo *, tonto

9) (=fond)

10) (Ling) débil

11) (Econ) [prices, economy] débil; [sales, market, growth] flojo

CPD [currency, drug, fruit] blando

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adjective -er, -est

1)

a) ( not hard) blando; <cushion/mattress> blando, mullido; <dough/clay/pencil> blando; < metal> maleable, dúctil

b) ( smooth) <fur/fabric> suave; < skin> suave, terso

2)

a) (mild, subdued) < breeze> suave; <light/color> suave, tenue

b) ( quiet) < music> suave

3)

a) ( lenient) blando, indulgente

b) ( feeble-minded) (colloq)

4) ( easy) (colloq) < life> fácil

5) ( emotionally attached)

6) < drugs> blando; < pornography> blando

7) ( Chem) < water> blando

8) < consonant> débil

soft [sɒft]

doux ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (d), 1 (e), 1 (g), 1 (h), 1 (m), 1 (p)-(r) mou ⇒ 1 (b), 1 (j) souple ⇒ 1 (a) moelleux ⇒ 1 (b) ramolli ⇒ 1 (b) tendre ⇒ 1 (c), 1 (h) gras ⇒ 1 (c) léger ⇒ 1 (d) estompé ⇒ 1 (f) indulgent ⇒ 1 (i) facile ⇒ 1 (m) modéré ⇒ 1 (n) faible ⇒ 1 (o)

1 adjective

(a) (to touch → skin, hands, wool, fur) doux (douce); (→ leather) souple; (→ material, hair) doux (douce), soyeux;

∎ as soft as velvet/as a baby's bottom doux comme du velours/comme une peau de bébé;

∎ soft to the touch doux au toucher;

∎ to become soft or softer, to get soft or softer (skin) s'adoucir; (leather) s'assouplir;

∎ the cream will make your hands/the leather soft la crème t'adoucira les mains/assouplira le cuir

(b) (yielding, not firm → bed, mattress, pillow) moelleux; (→ collar, ground, snow) mou (molle); (→ butter) mou (molle), ramolli; (→ muscles, body) ramolli, avachi, flasque; (too yielding → bed, mattress) mou (molle);

∎ a nice soft bed un lit moelleux;

∎ this bed is too soft ce lit est trop mou;

∎ the butter has gone soft le beurre s'est ramolli;

∎ mix to a soft paste mélanger jusqu'à obtention d'une pâte molle;

∎ these chocolates have soft centres ces chocolats sont mous à l'intérieur;

∎ Horseracing the going is soft le terrain est mou;

∎ the brakes are soft il y a du mou dans les freins

(c) (malleable → metal, wood, stone) tendre; (→ pencil) gras (grasse), tendre

(d) (quiet, not harsh → voice, music) doux (douce); (→ sound, accent) doux (douce), léger; (→ tap, cough) petit, léger; (→ step) feutré;

∎ "yes", he said in a soft whisper/voice "oui", murmura-t-il doucement/dit-il d'une voix douce;

∎ she gave a soft laugh elle rit doucement

(e) (muted → colour, glow) doux (douce); (→ shade) doux (douce), pastel (inv); (→ light, lighting) doux (douce), tamisé

(f) (blurred → outline) estompé, flou

(g) (gentle, mild → breeze, rain, words) doux (douce); (→ expression, eyes) doux (douce), tendre; (→ curve, shadow) doux (douce); (→ climate, weather) doux (douce), clément;

∎ she suits a softer hairstyle ce qui lui va bien, c'est une coiffure plus souple;

∎ British it's a soft day il bruine aujourd'hui

(h) (kind → person) doux (douce), tendre;

∎ to have a soft heart avoir le cœur tendre;

∎ to have a soft nature être doux de nature

(i) (lenient) indulgent;

∎ you're too soft with the boy vous êtes trop indulgent avec le garçon;

∎ to be soft on sb se montrer indulgent envers qn, faire preuve d'indulgence envers qn;

∎ to be soft on terrorism faire preuve de laxisme envers le terrorisme

(j) (weak → physically) mou (molle);

∎ the boy's too soft ce garçon n'a pas de caractère;

∎ you're getting soft tu te ramollis;

∎ city life has made you soft la vie citadine t'a ramolli

(k) familiar (stupid)

∎ he's going soft in his old age il devient gâteux en vieillissant;

∎ you must be soft in the head! ça va pas, non?;

∎ don't be soft arrête de dire des bêtises

(l) (fond) familiar

∎ to be soft on sb avoir le béguin pour qn;

∎ to have a soft spot for sb avoir un faible pour qn

(m) (easy → life) doux (douce), tranquille, facile; (→ job) facile;

∎ familiar to have a soft time of it se la couler douce;

∎ it's the soft option c'est la solution de facilité;

∎ to take the soft option opter pour la solution de facilité

(n) (moderate) modéré;

∎ Politics the soft left la gauche modérée;

∎ to take a soft line on sth adopter une ligne modérée sur qch; (compromise) adopter une politique de compromis sur qch

(o) Economics & Finance (currency) faible; (market) faible, lourd

(p) (water) doux (douce)

(q) Linguistics (consonant) doux (douce)

(r) (drug) doux (douce)

2 adverb

(a) literary (softly) doucement

(b) familiar

∎ don't talk soft! ne sois pas idiot!

3 softs plural noun

Commerce biens mpl non durables

►► soft cheese fromage m à pâte molle;

soft coal houille f grasse;

Commerce soft commodities biens mpl non durables;

soft contact lenses lentilles fpl souples;

Computing soft copy visualisation f sur écran;

Finance soft currency devise f faible;

soft drink boisson f non alcoolisée;

Photography soft focus flou m artistique, point m diffus;

∎ figurative to see things in soft focus avoir une vision idéaliste du monde;

soft fruit (UNCOUNT) ≃ fruits mpl rouges;

British soft furnishings tissus mpl d'ameublement;

British soft goods tissus mpl, textiles mpl;

Computing soft hyphen césure f automatique, tiret m conditionnel;

Chemistry soft iron fer m doux;

Computing soft key touche f programmable; also figurative soft landing atterrissage m en douceur;

American Politics soft line ligne f de conduite modérée;

Economics & Finance soft loan prêt m avantageux ou à des conditions avantageuses;

soft margarine margarine f;

American Politics soft money = sommes employées pour le financement d'une campagne électorale en employant divers stratagèmes afin de rester dans la légalité;

Anatomy soft palate voile m du palais;

soft pedal (on piano) pédale f douce, sourdine f;

soft porn pornographie f peu explicite, familiar soft m;

soft-porn film film m érotique;

soft-porn magazine revue f de charme;

soft-porn magazines presse f de charme;

Computing soft return saut m de ligne automatique;

the soft sciences ≃ les sciences fpl humaines;

Computing soft sectoring formatage m logiciel;

Commerce soft sell = méthodes de vente non agressives;

∎ she has a flair for the soft sell elle a le don de ou pour circonvenir ses clients;

soft shoulder (on road) accotement m non stabilisé;

(a) Medicine savon m vert

(b) (UNCOUNT) familiar (flattery) flagornerie^□ f, flatterie^□ f, flatteries^□ fpl;

soft target cible f facile;

Economics & Finance soft terms conditions fpl favorables;

Anatomy soft tissue parties fpl charnues;

familiar soft top (voiture f) décapotable^□ f;

British familiar soft touch bonne poire f;

∎ he's a real soft touch (easily fooled) il est vraiment bonne poire; (for money) il se laisse facilement taper;

soft toy (jouet m en) peluche f;

soft verge (on road) accotement m non stabilisé

A a.

1 molle; soffice; morbido; cedevole; tenero; (fig.) debole; fiacco; ( del cappello) floscio; ( di un muscolo) flaccido: soft ground, terreno molle; (anat.) the soft palate, il palato molle; soft wool, lana soffice; a soft bed, un letto morbido; soft skin, pelle morbida; a soft pencil, una matita morbida; soft wheat, grano tenero; a soft hat, un cappello floscio; He has a soft heart, ha il cuore tenero

2 mite; dolce; delicato; soave; tenue: soft air, aria dolce, mite; a soft winter, un inverno mite; a soft breeze, una dolce brezza; a soft voice [music], una voce [una musica] dolce (o delicata, soave); soft colours, colori tenui; tinte delicate

3 conciliante; gentile; blando; troppo indulgente; tenero (fig.): a soft answer, una risposta conciliante; to be soft on sb., avere del tenero per q.; He was accused of being soft on terrorism, è stato accusato d'essere troppo tenero con il terrorismo

4 ( di suono) basso; quieto; sommesso; calmo; pacato: in a soft voice, a voce bassa; in tono pacato; a soft murmur, un mormorio sommesso

5 (= soft-headed) sciocco; scemo; stupido

6 lieve; facile; agevole; leggero: soft rain, pioggia leggera; pioggerella; a soft tap, un colpo lieve; un colpetto; un colpettino ( alla porta, ecc.); a soft job, un lavoro facile; un compito agevole

7 (fon.) dolce; palatalizzato, molle; sonoro: «G» is soft in «gentle», but hard in «gift», la «g» è dolce nella parola «gentle», ma dura in «gift»

8 (autom.: di pneumatico) poco gonfio; sgonfio; basso

9 analcolico: soft drinks, bevande analcoliche; bibite

10 ( di detersivo) biodegradabile

11 ( di stupefacente) leggero: soft drugs, droghe leggere

12 (chim.) dolce: soft water, acqua dolce

13 (metall.) dolce: soft steel, acciaio dolce; soft solder, lega per brasatura dolce; stagno per saldare; soft soldering, brasatura dolce; saldatura a stagno

14 agile: ( nuoto) a soft beat, una battuta agile

15 ( calcio, ecc.: del terreno) allentato

16 (fam.) = soft in the head ► sotto

B n.

1 [u] (il) molle; (le) parti molli

2 sempliciotto; stolto; stupido

C avv.

1 (arc. o poet.) adagio; piano

2 delicatamente; sommessamente: soft-whispering, che sussurra sommessamente

● ( cucina) soft-boiled eggs, uova alla coque □ (gramm. greca) soft breathing, spirito dolce □ soft coal, carbone bituminoso □ soft-core film, film spinto; film erotico ( ma non pornografico) □ (comput.) soft copy, copia elettronica ( non cartacea) □ (med.) soft corn, durone □ (econ.) soft currency, valuta debole; moneta non convertibile ( in oro) □ a soft day, una giornata piovosa □ soft drink, bevanda analcolica; bibita □ ( banca) soft financing, finanziamento agevolato □ soft-footed, che ha il passo leggero; dal passo felpato □ soft fruit, frutti di bosco ( fragole, mirtilli, ecc.) □ soft furnishings, tessuti per arredamento ( tende, copertine, tappeti, ecc.) □ soft goods, (econ.) beni non durevoli; (comm.) stoffe, tessuti □ soft-headed, sciocco; scemo; stupido □ soft-headedness, stupidità □ soft-hearted, dal cuore tenero; compassionevole; sensibile; pietoso □ soft-heartedness, tenerezza; sensibilità; pietà □ (fam.) soft in the head, debole di cervello; scemo; stupido; picchiato; tocco □ (comput.) soft keyboard, tastiera su schermo □ (miss.) soft land (o soft landing), atterraggio morbido □ (miss.) soft-lander, veicolo spaziale in grado di fare un atterraggio morbido □ soft lens, lente a contatto morbida □ soft light, luce smorzata □ (polit.) soft line, atteggiamento moderato; linea morbida: to take a soft line with sb., adottare un atteggiamento di moderazione verso q. □ ( sport) a soft lob, un pallonetto morbido □ (polit.) soft-liner, moderato □ (econ.) soft money, moneta cartacea ( non metallica), ( anche) moneta debole; (polit., in USA) denaro donato dai lobbisti a un partito politico □ ( di proiettile) soft-nosed, deformabile □ ( sport) a soft pass, una palla morbida; un passaggio liscio (o pulito) □ (fig.) the soft option, la soluzione più facile (o comoda): to take the soft option, seguire la linea di minor resistenza □ a soft outline, un profilo confuso, incerto □ (mus.) soft pedal, sordina ( di pianoforte) □ soft porn, materiale pornografico leggero □ soft roe, latte di pesce □ (bot.) soft rot, marciume batterico □ soft sawder, adulazione; lusinghe; insaponata, sviolinata (fam.) □ (comm.) soft sell, tecnica di vendita che usa la persuasione (o la suggestione) □ soft slumbers, sonni tranquilli □ (fam. USA) soft snap, lavoro facilissimo; cosa da nulla; passeggiata, scherzetto (fig.) □ ( sci) soft snow, neve soffice □ soft soap, sapone liquido; (fig. fam.) adulazione, lusinghe; saponata (fam.) □ ( un tempo) the softer sex, il sesso debole □ soft-spoken, dalla voce dolce; affabile; cordiale □ (fig.) a soft spot, un debole: to have a soft spot for, avere un debole per □ (metall.) soft steel, acciaio dolce □ soft stone, pietra tenera □ (fig. fam.) soft thing, individuo molle; mollaccione; rammollito □ (autom.) soft top, decapottabile (sost.) □ (fig.) soft touch, (fig.) tatto; facile preda, gonzo; pollo, piccione (fig.); persona che non sa dire di no ( a richieste di aiuto o di denaro) □ (autom.) «soft verge» ( cartello), «banchina non transitabile» □ soft wheat, grano tenero □ soft wine, vino pastoso □ soft-witted, sciocco; scemo; stupido □ to get soft, rammollire, rammollirsi; (fig.) rimbecillire, rimbecillirsi □ (fam.) to have a soft time of it, passarsela bene □ to have a soft tongue, parlare con dolcezza.

soft [sɒft]

1. adjective

   a. [ground, snow, butter] mou ( molle f) ; [fabric, skin, colour, voice, toothbrush] doux ( douce f) ; [food, wood] tendre ; [bed, texture] moelleux ; [fur, hair, beard] soyeux ; [leather] souple

• as soft as silk doux comme la soie

• she had another, softer side to her il y avait une autre facette, plus douce, de sa personnalité

• to get soft(er) [ground, pitch, butter] se ramollir ; [leather] s'assouplir ; [skin] s'adoucir

• to make soft(er) [+ leather] assouplir ; [+ skin] adoucir

• to go soft [biscuits] ramollir

   b. [rain, tap] léger

   c. ( = lenient) [person] indulgent ; [sentence] léger

• to get soft [person] devenir trop indulgent

• to be too soft on sb être trop indulgent avec qn

• to be (too) soft on sth [+ crime, drugs] être trop laxiste en matière de qch

• to have a soft spot for sb/sth avoir un faible pour qn/qch

• to be a soft touch (inf) être une (bonne) poire (inf)

   d. ( = easy) (inf) [life, job] peinard (inf)

• to take the soft option choisir la solution de facilité

   e. ( = stupid) (inf) débile (inf)

• to be soft in the head avoir le cerveau ramolli (inf)

   f. [water] doux

2. adverb

• don't talk soft! (inf) tu dis n'importe quoi !

3. compounds

► soft-boiled egg noun œuf m à la coque

► soft centre noun (British) chocolat m fourré

► soft-centred adjective (British) [chocolate, boiled sweet] fourré

► soft cheese noun fromage m à pâte molle

► soft contact lens noun lentille f de contact souple

► soft-core adjective [pornography] soft (inf) inv

► soft drinks plural noun boissons fpl non alcoolisées

► soft drugs plural noun drogues fpl douces

► soft furnishings plural noun (British) tissus mpl d'ameublement

► soft-hearted adjective au cœur tendre

► soft landing noun atterrissage m en douceur

► soft margarine noun margarine f

► soft pedal noun (on piano) pédale f douce

► soft-pedal intransitive verb relâcher la pression transitive verb

► soft porn noun porno m soft (inf)

► soft sell noun technique f de vente non agressive

► soft skills plural noun compétences fpl relationnelles

► soft-soap (inf) transitive verb

(pejorative) caresser dans le sens du poil (inf)

► soft-spoken adjective

• he's a soft-spoken man il n'a jamais un mot plus haut que l'autre ► soft top noun ( = car) décapotable f

► soft toy noun (jouet m en) peluche f

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1) ( not rigid or firm) [ground] meuble; Sport lourd; [rock, metal] tendre; [snow] léger/-ère; [bed, cushion] moelleux/-euse; [fabric, fur, skin, hand] doux/douce; [brush, hair, leather] souple; [muscle] flasque; [dough, butter] mou/molle

2) ( muted) [colour, sound] doux/douce; [step, knock] feutré

3) (gentle, mild) [air, climate, rain, water, breeze, look, words] doux/douce; [pressure, touch] léger/-ère; [landing] Aviation en douceur; [eyes, heart] tendre; [approach] gen diplomatique; Politics modéré

4) ( not sharp) [outline] flou; [fold] souple

5) Economics [market] instable à la baisse

6) ( lenient) [parent, teacher] (trop) indulgent

7) (colloq) ( in love)

8) ( idle) [life, job] peinard (colloq)

9) (colloq) ( stupid) stupide