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soften
  1. transitive verb
    1. adoucir (skin, water, light, outline);
      ramollir (butter);
    1. atténuer (blow, shock, pain).
  1. intransitive verb
    1. (light, outline, music, colour) s'adoucir;
      (skin) devenir plus doux;
      (substance) se ramollir;
    1. (person) s'assouplir (towards sb vis-à-vis de qn).
soften up:
~ up amollir;
~ [sb] up affaiblir (enemy, opponent);
attendrir (customer).

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soften: WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2009
softenvramollir
softenvéteindre (couleur)
softenvradoucir
softenvmollir
soften (damp)vamortir (atténuer l'effet)
soften (make soft)vadoucir (rendre doux)
soften (yield)vcéder (la parole à)
Compound Forms/Formes composées
soften upvattendrir (rendre plus tendre)
soften upvamollir
soften, make supplevassouplir (rendre souple)
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