soften

['sɒfn] [AE 'sɔːfn] 1.

verbo transitivo

1) (make less firm or rough) rendere molle [ground]; rendere malleabile [metal]; ammorbidire [skin]; addolcire [hard water]; fare ammorbidire [butter]; rendere morbido [fabric]

2) fig. attenuare [blow, impact, shock, pain]; addolcire [refusal]; ammorbidire [approach, rule]; minimizzare [fact]

3) (make quieter) attutire [sound, voice]

4) (make less sharp) ammorbidire [outline]; abbassare [light]

2.

verbo intransitivo

1) [light, outline, music, colour] attenuarsi; [skin] diventare morbido; [substance, ground] diventare molle

2) fig. [person, approach] ammorbidirsi

3) econ. [market] essere in flessione

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- soften up

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['sofn]

verb (to make or become soft or softer, less strong or less painful: The thick walls softened the noise of the explosion.) ammorbidire; attenuare

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['sɒfn] [AE 'sɔːfn] 1.

verbo transitivo

1) (make less firm or rough) rendere molle [ground]; rendere malleabile [metal]; ammorbidire [skin]; addolcire [hard water]; fare ammorbidire [butter]; rendere morbido [fabric]

2) fig. attenuare [blow, impact, shock, pain]; addolcire [refusal]; ammorbidire [approach, rule]; minimizzare [fact]

3) (make quieter) attutire [sound, voice]

4) (make less sharp) ammorbidire [outline]; abbassare [light]

2.

verbo intransitivo

1) [light, outline, music, colour] attenuarsi; [skin] diventare morbido; [substance, ground] diventare molle

2) fig. [person, approach] ammorbidirsi

3) econ. [market] essere in flessione

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- soften up