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A adj2 ( soft) [colour, light, sound] doux/douce ;3 ( juicy) [fruit] fondant ;4 ( weathered) [stone] patiné par l'âge ;5 ( calm) [atmosphere, behaviour, person] serein ; to get ou grow mellow with age s'assagir avec l'âge ;B vtrC vi2 ( tone down) [attitude] s'adoucir ;■ mellow out ○ décompresser ○, se détendre. -
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mellow [ˈmeləʊ]1. adjective[+ wine] donner du moelleux à ; [+ person] adoucir[wine] se velouter ; [voice, person] s'adoucir* * *['meləʊ] 1.1) [wine] moelleux/-euse; [flavour] suave; [tone] mélodieux/-ieuse; [colour, light, sound] doux/douce; [fruit] fondant2) ( weathered) [stone] patiné par l'âge3) ( calm)to get ou grow mellow with age — s'assagir avec l'âge
4) ( relaxed) [person] détendu; [atmosphere] serein2.transitive verb1) ( calm) [experience] assagir [person]; [music, wine] détendre [person]2) ( ripen) faire mûrir [fruit]; donner du moelleux à [wine]3.1) ( calm down) [person, behaviour] s'assagir2) ( tone down) [attitude] s'adoucir3) ( ripen) [fruit] mûrir; [taste] prendre du moelleux -
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mellow ['meləʊ](b) (bricks) patiné; (light) doux (douce), tamisé; (colour) doux (douce); (voice, music) doux (douce), mélodieux(c) (person, mood) serein, tranquille;∎ to become or to grow mellow s'adoucir; (with age) mûrir;∎ mellow thoughts des pensées langoureuses∎ to be mellow être parti, planer∎ see you at six? -- yeah, that's mellow on se voit à six heures? -- ouais, ça marche!(of age, experience) adoucir, faire mûrir; (of food, alcohol) détendre, décontracter(b) (light, colour) s'adoucir; (stone, brick, building) se patiner; (sound, music) s'adoucir, devenir plus mélodieux;∎ her voice has mellowed sa voix s'est adoucie∎ he's mellowed a lot since those days il s'est beaucoup adouci depuis cette époque;∎ after the second whisky he began to mellow après le deuxième whisky, il a commencé à se décontracter4 noun
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mellow — I UK [ˈmeləʊ] / US [ˈmeloʊ] adjective Word forms mellow : adjective mellow comparative mellower superlative mellowest 1) relaxed and satisfied, for example because of having drunk alcohol 2) soft and warm in colour mellow greys and greens 3) with … English dictionary
mellow — mel|low1 [ melou ] adjective ▸ 1 sound: smooth/pleasant ▸ 2 flavor: smooth/full ▸ 3 colors: soft and warm ▸ 4 gentle and wise ▸ 5 relaxed and satisfied 1. ) sounding soft, smooth and pleasant: the sweet mellow tones of a guitar 2. ) with a smooth … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
mellow out — verb become more relaxed, easygoing, or genial With age, he mellowed • Syn: ↑mellow, ↑melt • Derivationally related forms: ↑mellowing (for: ↑mellow) • … Useful english dictionary
age — /ayj/, n., v., aged, aging or ageing. n. 1. the length of time during which a being or thing has existed; length of life or existence to the time spoken of or referred to: trees of unknown age; His age is 20 years. 2. a period of human life,… … Universalium
age — 1. noun 1) he is 35 years of age his wife is the same age Syn: number of years, length of life; stage of life, generation, age group 2) her hearing had deteriorated with age Syn: elderliness, old age, oldness … Thesaurus of popular words
age — 1. noun 1) her hearing deteriorated with age Syn: old age, maturity, advancing years, elderliness, seniority 2) the Elizabethan age Syn: era, epoch, period, time 2. verb 1) … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
mellow — mel·low || meləʊ v. soften; become soft; make gentle, calm; ripen, age adj. sweet; soft, ripe; made better with age; full, rich and pleasant; calm; content drugged, drunk … English contemporary dictionary
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