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1 soften
• häivyttää• herkistyä• hellyttää• heikontaa• hillitä• heltyä• pöyhiä• tehdä notkeaksi• keventää• lieventää• liottaa• leppyä• liikuttua• lieventää (miedontaa)• miedontaa• muhentaa• möyhiä• möyhentää• pehmittää• pehmetä• pehmentää• pehmentyä• pehmitä• äestää• kuohkeuttaa• lauhtua• kouhia* * *verb (to make or become soft or softer, less strong or less painful: The thick walls softened the noise of the explosion.) pehmentää, pehmentyä -
2 break
• opettaa• pakahtua• rikkoa• räjäyttää• romuttaa• rikkoutuma• rusentaa• rikkoutua• ruhjoa• runnella• tuhota• tunkeutua• nujertaa• häiriö• hävittää• hengähdystauko• vaurio• vika• vioittuma• aukko• erottaa• valjeta• välitunti• väliaika• välirikko• puoliaika• purkaa• puhjeta• puhkaista• raastaa• päivänkoitto• raadella• raivata• rakoilla• rako• repiä• repeämä• rainan katkeaminen• tauko• katkoa• katkeaminen• katkaista• katkeilla• katko• katkeama• katkos• katketa• kesyttää• keskeytys• keskeyttää• koittaa• koitto• lepotauko• kajastaa• kaiku• kajastus• hajottaa• haljeta• halkeama• halkaista• hajota• halkeilla• hajaantua• musertaa• murtautua• murska• murskata• murto• murtuma• murtuminen• murtaa• murros• muuttua• murtua• paussi• pelikatko• mahdollisuus• sortua• särkyä• särkeä• särö• taittua• taittuma• taittaa• kukistaa• käyttökeskeytys• pirstoa• lohkeama• lohkaista• luhistaa* * *breik 1. past tense - broke; verb1) (to divide into two or more parts (by force).) rikkoa, särkeä, murtaa2) ((usually with off/away) to separate (a part) from the whole (by force).) katkaista3) (to make or become unusable.) rikkoa, mennä rikki4) (to go against, or not act according to (the law etc): He broke his appointment at the last minute.) rikkoa5) (to do better than (a sporting etc record).) lyödä6) (to interrupt: She broke her journey in London.) keskeyttää7) (to put an end to: He broke the silence.) rikkoa8) (to make or become known: They gently broke the news of his death to his wife.) ilmoittaa9) ((of a boy's voice) to fall in pitch.) murtua10) (to soften the effect of (a fall, the force of the wind etc).) vaimentaa11) (to begin: The storm broke before they reached shelter.) puhjeta2. noun1) (a pause: a break in the conversation.) katko2) (a change: a break in the weather.) muutos3) (an opening.) aukko4) (a chance or piece of (good or bad) luck: This is your big break.) tilaisuus•3. noun((usually in plural) something likely to break.) särkyvä esine- breakage- breaker
- breakdown
- break-in
- breakneck
- breakout
- breakthrough
- breakwater
- break away
- break down
- break into
- break in
- break loose
- break off
- break out
- break out in
- break the ice
- break up
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3 soft
• notkea• hyväilevä• typerä• hellä• heikko• hillitty• hempeä• hiljainen• hieno• himmeä• veltto• vetelä• vieno• vaisu• vaimea• pöyheä• lempeä• leuto• mieto• pehmyt• pehmeäsävyinen• pehmoinen• pehmeä• pehmeäluontoinen• matala• löysä• kypsä* * *soft1) (not hard or firm; easily changing shape when pressed: a soft cushion.) pehmeä2) (pleasantly smooth to the touch: The dog has a soft, silky coat.) pehmeä3) (not loud: a soft voice.) vieno4) ((of colour) not bright or harsh: a soft pink.) pehmeä5) (not strict (enough): You are too soft with him.) peräänantava6) ((of a drink) not alcoholic: At the party they were serving soft drinks as well as wine and spirits.) alkoholiton7) (childishly weak, timid or silly: Don't be so soft - the dog won't hurt you.) arka•- softly- softness
- soften
- soft-boiled
- soft-hearted
- soft-spoken
- software
- softwood
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4 temper
• tuulitechnology• hehkuttaa• hillitä• pää• päästäätechnology• karkaisu• karaista• karkaista• kiukku• kiivauslaw• lieventää• mielentila• mieliala• sekoittaatechnology• lauhduttaa• luonteenlaatu• luonto* * *'tempə 1. noun1) (a state of mind; a mood or humour: He's in a bad temper.) tuuli2) (a tendency to become (unpleasant when) angry: He has a terrible temper.) luonne3) (a state of anger: She's in a temper.) kiukkuinen2. verb1) (to bring metal to the right degree of hardness by heating and cooling: The steel must be carefully tempered.) temperoida2) (to soften or make less severe: One must try to temper justice with mercy.) lieventää•- - tempered- keep one's temper
- lose one's temper
См. также в других словарях:
soften up — 1. To lessen resistance in (informal) 2. To wear down by continuous shelling and bombing • • • Main Entry: ↑soft * * * ˌsoften ˈup [transitive] [present tense … Useful english dictionary
Soften — Sof ten, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Softened}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Softening}.] To make soft or more soft. Specifically: [1913 Webster] (a) To render less hard; said of matter. [1913 Webster] Their arrow s point they soften in the flame. Gay. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Søften — is a small Danish town in Jutland, about three kilometers south of Hinnerup and just outside Aarhus. The population of Søften was 2227 at last count (2004).HistoryArchaeologists have found evidence of people living where Søften was later built as … Wikipedia
soften the blow — soften the blow/impact/effect/ phrase to make something unpleasant seem less severe He tried to soften the blow by telling her himself. Thesaurus: to reduce, or to remove the bad effects of somethingsynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
soften — UK US /ˈsɒfən/ verb ► [I] FINANCE, STOCK MARKET if demand, a price, a market, etc. softens, it stops increasing or it goes down: »Share prices softened with continued worries about the country s economic recovery. »Although demand softened again… … Financial and business terms
soften someone up — soften (someone/something) up to weaken someone or something. Constant bombing was designed to soften the enemy up and weaken him. The ads were just a way to soften up public opinion to accept a big price increase … New idioms dictionary
soften something up — soften (someone/something) up to weaken someone or something. Constant bombing was designed to soften the enemy up and weaken him. The ads were just a way to soften up public opinion to accept a big price increase … New idioms dictionary
soften up — soften (someone/something) up to weaken someone or something. Constant bombing was designed to soften the enemy up and weaken him. The ads were just a way to soften up public opinion to accept a big price increase … New idioms dictionary
soften the impact — soften the blow/impact/effect/ phrase to make something unpleasant seem less severe He tried to soften the blow by telling her himself. Thesaurus: to reduce, or to remove the bad effects of somethingsynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
soften the effect — soften the blow/impact/effect/ phrase to make something unpleasant seem less severe He tried to soften the blow by telling her himself. Thesaurus: to reduce, or to remove the bad effects of somethingsynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
soften the blow — soften/cushion the blow ► to make the bad effects of something seem to be not as bad as they could have been: »If things go wrong there are no mechanisms to soften the blow. Main Entry: ↑blow … Financial and business terms
