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1 coussin m ; a cushion of air un coussin d'air ;B vtr amortir [blow, impact, costs, effects] ; to cushion sb against sth protéger qn contre qch ; to cushion sb's fall amortir la chute de qn.1 ( padded) matelassé ; ( covered in cushions) couvert de coussins ;2 fig [youth, era] hyperprotégé. -
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soft, US sO ;ftA adj1 (yielding, not rigid or firm) [ground, soil, clay] meuble ; Sport, Turf lourd ; [rock, metal] tendre ; [snow] léger/-ère ; [bed, cushion, pillow] moelleux/-euse ; [fabric, fur, skin, hand, cheek] doux/douce ; [brush, hair, leather] souple ; [muscle] flasque ; [mixture, dough, butter] mou/molle ; [pencil] doux/douce ; to get soft [soil, ground, butter, mixture] s'amollir ; [mattress] devenir mou ; [muscle] se ramollir ; to make sth soft amollir qch [ground] ; ramollir qch [butter, mixture] ; assouplir qch [fabric] ; adoucir qch [hard water, skin] ; soft to the touch doux au toucher ; soft ice cream glace f italienne ;2 ( muted) [colour, glow, light, tone, sound, laugh, music, note, voice, accent] doux/douce ; [step, knock] feutré ; soft lighting éclairage m tamisé ;3 (gentle, mild) [air, climate, rain, breeze, look, words] doux/douce ; [reply] apaisant ; [impact, pressure, touch] léger/-ère ; [eyes, heart] tendre ; [approach] gen diplomatique ; Pol modéré ; the soft left la gauche modérée ; to take a soft line with sb adopter une ligne modérée avec qn ;6 ( lenient) [parent, teacher] (trop) indulgent ; to be soft on sb/sth être (trop) indulgent envers qn/qch ;7 ○ ( in love) to be soft on sb en pincer ○ pour qn ;8 Chem [water] doux/douce ;9 (idle, agreeable) [life, job] peinard ○ ;10 ○ ( cowardly) trouillard ○ ;11 ○ ( stupid) stupide ; to be soft in the head être ramolli du cerveau ;12 Ling [consonant] doux/douce.
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