soft pedal

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(sôft′ped′l, soft′-)

Inflections of 'soft pedal' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
When both "l" and "ll" forms exist, spellings with a double "l" are correct, but rare, in US English, while those with a single "l" are not correct in UK English.
soft-pedals
v 3rd person singular
soft-pedalling
v pres p (Mainly UK)
soft-pedaling
v pres p (US)
soft-pedalled
v past (Mainly UK)
soft-pedaled
v past (US)
soft-pedalled
v past p (Mainly UK)
soft-pedaled
v past p (US)
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
soft pedal,
una corda pedal n		 (music: pedal on a piano)pedal sordina loc nom m
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
soft-pedal [sth]⇒ vtr figurative, informal (downplay, try to minimize)restar importancia a loc verb
soft-pedal⇒ vi (music: use soft pedal) (música)tocar con pedal suave loc verb
  tocar pedal celeste loc verb
soft-pedal [sth]⇒ vtr (music: soften with soft pedal) (música)tocar con pedal suave loc verb
  tocar pedal celeste loc verb
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soft-pedal

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