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Concise Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary © 2009 Oxford University Press:
soften / ˈsɒfn/ , US / ˈsɔːfn/
  1. transitive verb
    1. lit (make less firm or rough) amollir (ground, metal);
      adoucir (skin, hard water);
      ramollir (butter);
      assouplir (fabric);
    1. fig atténuer (blow, impact, shock, pain, resistance);
      adoucir (refusal);
      assouplir (attitude, position, rule);
      minimiser (fact);
    1. (make quieter) adoucir (sound, voice);
    1. (make less sharp) adoucir (form, outline, light).
  1. intransitive verb
    1. lit (light, outline, music, colour) s'adoucir;
      (skin) devenir plus doux;
      (substance, ground) se ramollir;
    1. fig (person, approach) s'assouplir ( towards sb vis-à-vis de qn);
    1. Econ fléchir.
soften up:
▶ ~ up amollir;
▶ ~ up [sb], ~ [sb] up affaiblir (opponent);
attendrir (customer).


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soften: WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2012

soften (make soft) rendre douxadoucir v
soften (damp) atténuer l'effetamortir v
soften (yield) la parole àcéder v
softenramollir v
soften couleuréteindre v
softenradoucir v
softenmollir v
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soften: WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2012

Compound Forms/Formes composées
soften upvtr (make softer)ramollir⇒ vtr
Maybe you can soften up that bread by soaking it in some water.
Ramollir le beurre avant de le mélanger aux autres ingrédients.
 faire ramollir loc v
Faire ramollir le beurre au bain-marie.
soften upvi (become softer)se ramollir v pron
La baguette s'est ramollie.
soften, make supple rendre soupleassouplir v
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Forums WR : discussions dont le titre comprend le mot(s) "soften".
blend and soften edges
FR: Conditional to 'soften' desire - grammaire
Now the edges are starting to soften
soften
soften
soften into
soften the blow
soften the edges
soften up
soften up for their advance
Soften your bottom line

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