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I Adj.1. soft (auch FOT.); (glatt) auch smooth; fig., Mensch, Herz etc.: soft; weich machen soften; weich werden soften (auch umg., fig.); umg., fig. (nachgeben) give in; lass dich von ihm nicht weich machen don’t let him get (a)round you; nur nicht weich werden! umg. whatever you do, don’t weaken, stick to your guns; sich weich anfühlen feel soft, be soft to the touch; mir wurden die Knie weich fig. I went weak in the knees, my knees turned to jelly; du hast wohl eine weiche Birne? umg. have you gone soft in the head?3. fig.: weiche Droge / Währung soft drug / currencyII Adv.: weich landen have a soft landing; weich abbremsen brake gently; weich gekocht Ei: soft boiled; das Gemüse ist zu weich gekocht the vegetables are overcooked; er hat sich weich gebettet fig. he’s managed to make himself very comfortable* * *soft; tender; squashy; creamy; limp* * *[vaiç]1. adjsoft (auch fig, LING, PHOT); Ei soft-boiled; Fleisch, Gemüse tender; Energietechnik non-nuclear; Währung soft; (COMPUT) Trennung, Zeilenumbruch soft; (= geschmeidig) Bewegungen smooth; Mensch (= nachgiebig) soft; (= mitleidig) soft-heartedwéíche Drogen — soft drugs
wéícher Boykott — civil disobedience
wéích werden (lit, fig) — to soften
die Knie wurden mir wéích — my knees turned to jelly, I went weak at (Brit) or in (US) the knees
wéích machen — to soften → auch weichmachen
ein wéíches Herz haben — to be soft-hearted, to have a soft heart
eine wéíche Birne or einen wéíchen Keks haben (inf) — to be soft in the head (inf)
2. advsoftly, gently; landen softlywéích geklopft (Fleisch) — hammered tender
die Kupplung wéích kommen lassen — to let out the clutch smoothly
wéích landen — to land softly
See:→ betten* * *1) (smooth and white: a creamy complexion.) creamy2) softly3) (not hard or firm; easily changing shape when pressed: a soft cushion.) soft4) (pleasantly smooth to the touch: The dog has a soft, silky coat.) soft5) (loving; gentle: She had a tender heart.) tender* * *[vaiç]I. adj1. (nachgiebig) softein \weicher Teppich a soft carpetein \weiches Ei a soft-boiled egg\weiches Fleisch tender meat3. (ohne Erschütterung) softeine \weiche Bremsung gentle breaking4. (voll) full\weiche Gesichtszüge full features5. FIN soft6. (sanft) soft\weicher Boykott passive resistance\weiche Drogen soft drugs\weicher Tourismus unobtrusive tourism7.II. adv softly\weich abbremsen to brake gentlyetw \weich garen to cook sth until soft\weich gerinnen to cure mildly\weich gerinnende Milch mild cured milketw \weich kochen to do sth\weich gekocht (zu weicher Konsistenz gekocht) boiled until softein \weich gekochtes Ei a soft-boiled egg; (nur halb gar gekocht) soft-boiled\weich gekochtes Fleisch meat cooked until tender\weich gekochtes Gemüse overcooked vegetables\weich gespült washed with a fabric softener* * *1.Adjektiv (auch fig.) soft; soft, mellow <sound, voice>; soft, gentle < features>; gentle <mouth, face>weich werden — (ugs.) soften; weaken
2.jemanden weich machen — (ugs.) soften somebody up
weich landen od. aufsetzen — make a soft landing
* * *A. adjweich machen soften;nur nicht weich werden! umg whatever you do, don’t weaken, stick to your guns;sich weich anfühlen feel soft, be soft to the touch;mir wurden die Knie weich fig I went weak in the knees, my knees turned to jelly;du hast wohl eine weiche Birne? umg have you gone soft in the head?3. fig:weiche Droge/Währung soft drug/currency4.der weiche Gaumen ANAT the soft palate5. COMPUT Trennung, Zeilenumbruch: softB. adv:weich landen have a soft landing;weich abbremsen brake gently;weich gekocht Ei: soft boiled;das Gemüse ist zu weich gekocht the vegetables are overcooked;er hat sich weich gebettet fig he’s managed to make himself very comfortable* * *1.Adjektiv (auch fig.) soft; soft, mellow <sound, voice>; soft, gentle < features>; gentle <mouth, face>weich werden — (ugs.) soften; weaken
2.jemanden weich machen — (ugs.) soften somebody up
weich landen od. aufsetzen — make a soft landing
* * *adj.crumby adj.pillowy adj.soft adj.squashy adj.tender adj. adv.smoothly adv.softly adv.squashily adv.
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