soften
soften
englanti
pehmentää
Liittyvät sanat: mollify
Synonyymisanakirja: soften
soften
muuttua, muuttaa, pehmentää, seestyä, pehmentyä.
Riimisanakirja: soften
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Käännökset: soften
soften suomeksi
pehmentää, heikentää, pehmentyä
soften englanniksi
puhekieltä To make something soft or softer.
Soften the butter before beating in the sugar.
puhekieltä To undermine the morale of someone (often soften up).
Before the invasion, we softened up the enemy with the artillery.
puhekieltä To make less harsh
Having second thoughts, I softened my criticism.
(quote-journal) (London)|date=7 February 2015|page=G7|passage=I have recently reclad the south-west facing side of my single-storey cottage (..). I now want to plant some climbers of more manageable proportions to soften the building.
puhekieltä To become soft or softer
The butter softened as it warmed up.