Soften in spanish

Ablandar

pronunciation: ɑblɑndɑɹ̩ part of speech: verb

In gestures

soften = ablandar, emblandecer. [Pincha en para ver otras palabras que terminan con el sufijo "-en" añadido a nombres y adjetivos para formar generalmente verbos]

Example: This was so that the stuffing could be teased out and cleared of lumps, and so that the pelts could be softened by currying and soaking them in urine; the smell is said to have been revolting.

more:

» soften + a blow = amortiguar un golpe, absorber un golpe.

Example: To soften the blow, a kind-hearted librarian might produce an illustrated book on ostriches, or the text of the Hippocratic oath, or a copy of the original melodrama by George Hazelton, 'Sweeney Todd: the barber of Fleet Street'.

Soften synonyms

break in spanish: , pronunciation: breɪk part of speech: verb, noun yield in spanish: , pronunciation: jild part of speech: noun, verb buffer in spanish: , pronunciation: bʌfɜr part of speech: noun moderate in spanish: , pronunciation: mɑdɜrət part of speech: adjective cushion in spanish: , pronunciation: kʊʃən part of speech: noun damp in spanish: , pronunciation: dæmp part of speech: adjective relent in spanish: , pronunciation: rɪlent part of speech: verb mince in spanish: , pronunciation: mɪns part of speech: noun, verb dampen in spanish: , pronunciation: dæmpən part of speech: verb weaken in spanish: , pronunciation: wikən part of speech: verb

Soften antonyms

stand pronunciation: stænd part of speech: verb, noun harden pronunciation: hɑrdən part of speech: verb sharpen pronunciation: ʃɑrpən part of speech: verb remain firm pronunciation: rɪmeɪnfɜrm part of speech: verb