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1 смягчать
[-хч-] несов. - смягча́ть, сов. - смягчи́ть; (вн.)1) ( делать менее жёстким) soften (d)2) ( делать более уступчивым) mollify (d)смягча́ть кого́-л ле́стью — mollify smb by flattery
3) ( ослаблять) ease (d), moderate (d), allay (d), alleviate (d), assuage [ə'sweɪʤ] (d)смягча́ть гнев — assuage / mollify one's anger
смягча́ть боль — ease / alleviate the pain
смягча́ть уда́р — cushion the blow
смягча́ть впечатле́ние — moderate / lighten the impression
смягча́ть душе́вную скорбь — mitigate / assuage smb's grief
смягча́ть напряжённость — ease tension
4) ( умерять строгость) mitigate (d)смягча́ть вину́ — extenuate smb's guilt
смягча́ть наказа́ние [пригово́р] — mitigate a punishment [a sentence]
5) (свет, краски) moderate (d), soften (d) -
2 пом'якшувати
= пом'якшити1) to soften; ( заспокоювати) to mollify; ( ослабляти) to allay, to alleviate, to mitigate; (гнів, неприязнь) to assuage, to attemper, to soothe; (світло, фарби) to tone down; ( суворість) to relax; ( провину) to extenuate; ( кару) to lighten, to commuteпом'якшувати провину — to extenuate smb.'s guilt
2) грам. ( про звук) to palatalize -
3 svelenare
1 to detoxify2 (fig.) to remove the poison from (s.o., sthg.); to free (s.o.) from rancour; ( mitigare, addolcire) to mollify.◘ svelenarsi, svelenirsi v.intr.pron. ( sfogarsi, liberarsi) to let* off steam, to vent one's anger; ( migliorare) to improve, to pick up. -
4 mildern
I v/t (Schmerz) soothe, ease, alleviate; (Urteil) moderate; (Strafe) reduce; (Aussage etc.) qualify; (Wirkung etc.) reduce, soften; mildernde Umstände JUR. extenuating ( oder mitigating) circumstances* * *to attemper; to mitigate; to soothe; to blunt; to extenuate; to mellow; to alleviate; to soften;sich mildernto tone down* * *mịl|dern ['mɪldɐn]1. vt (geh)Schmerz to ease, to soothe, to alleviate; Kälte to alleviate; Angst to calm; Strafe, Urteil to moderate, to mitigate; Gegensätze to reduce, to make less crass or severe; Schärfe, Konflikt, Problem, Härte, Druck to reduce; Ausdrucksweise, Zorn to moderate; Sanktionen to relax; Folgen to make less severe2. vr(Wetter) to become milder; (Gegensätze) to become less crass; (Zorn) to abate; (Schmerz) to ease* * *1) (to ease (pain etc): The medicine soothed the child's toothache.) soothe2) (to soften or make less severe: One must try to temper justice with mercy.) temper3) (to make or become softer, less harsh etc: He toned down some of his criticisms.) tone down* * *mil·dern[ˈmɪldɐn]I. vt▪ etw \mildern1. (abschwächen) to moderate sthdas Strafmaß \mildern to reduce the sentence\mildernde Umstände mitigating [or extenuating] circumstances2. (weniger schlimm machen) to alleviate sthjds Leid \mildern to ease sb's sorrow [or suffering3. KOCHK to make sth milder [or less sharp* * *1.transitives Verb moderate <criticism, judgement>; mitigate < punishment>; soothe < anger>; reduce <intensity, strength, effect>; modify < impression>; ease, soothe, relieve < pain>; alleviate <poverty, need>2.mildernde Umstände — (Rechtsw.) mitigating circumstances
reflexives Verb < anger, rage, agitation> abate* * *A. v/t (Schmerz) soothe, ease, alleviate; (Urteil) moderate; (Strafe) reduce; (Aussage etc) qualify; (Wirkung etc) reduce, soften;* * *1.transitives Verb moderate <criticism, judgement>; mitigate < punishment>; soothe < anger>; reduce <intensity, strength, effect>; modify < impression>; ease, soothe, relieve < pain>; alleviate <poverty, need>2.mildernde Umstände — (Rechtsw.) mitigating circumstances
reflexives Verb <anger, rage, agitation> abate* * *adj.mellow adj. v.to alleviate v.to mitigate v.to mollify v.to soften v.
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