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verbсмягчать(ся)soften upSyn:lessen* * *(v) смягчать; смягчить* * *смягчать, облегчать; успокаивать* * *[sof·ten || 'sɑfn /'sɒfn] v. успокаивать, смягчать, размягчать, смягчаться, размягчаться, мягчить, мякнуть, размякать* * *отжигатьсмягчатьсмягчить* * *1) смягчать, облегчать (боль, страдание); успокаивать (гнев и т. п.) 2) смягчаться; становиться мягче -
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v пом'якшувати, робити не таким твердим- to soften up "обробити" когось, підготувати до згоди на щось; пом'якшити чи зламати (чийсь спротив) -
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умаслить, задобритьI have to soften Dad up. I need another loan.
I wondered if there was any hope of softening him up.
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['sɒf(ə)n]v1) пом'я́кшувати(ся)2) військ. ослабля́ти о́пір проти́вника (тж. soften up) -
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фраз. гл.1) воен. обрабатывать ( оборону) артогнёмOnce the enemy positions have been softened up, we can move the foot soldiers in. — После артподготовки мы можем пустить в ход пехоту.
You go in and soften father up, and then I'll ask him for the money. — Ты войдёшь и подготовишь отца, а потом я попрошу у него денег.
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...I'm asking you to come along with me as a woman, you'll know how to soften the blow. (P. White, ‘The Eye of the Storm’, ch. 8) —...я прошу тебя пойти со мной. Ты ведь женщина и сумеешь помочь мне смягчить удар, который мы должны нанести.
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v. trans.P. μαλάσσειν.Knead: P. and V. ὀργάζειν.Appease: P. and V. πραύνειν, Ar. and P. παραμυθεῖσθαι, V. θέλγειν (also Plat. but rare P.), παρηγορεῖν, μαλθάσσειν, Ar. and V. μαλάσσειν; see Soothe.Charm: P. and V. κηλεῖν.Be softened: use also P. and V. τέγγεσθαι (Plat. but rare P.), V. μαλθακίζεσθαι, πεπανθῆναι ( 1st aor. pass. of πεπαίνειν).Soften down, gloss over: Ar. and P. ὑποκορίζεσθαι; see gloss over.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Soften
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[΄sɔfn] v փակել, փափկանալ. մեղ մանալ, մեղմացնել. Rain softened the ground Անձ րևը փափկացրեց հողը. soften smb up փխբ. մեկի գութը շարժել. His expression softened Նրա դեմքը/արտահայտությունը փոխվեց -
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Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > soften the rubber
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Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > soften water
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