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| Principales traductions |
| softening n | (making softer in texture) | assouplissement, adoucissement nm |
| | The softening of the fabric made it nicer to wear. |
| | L'assouplissement du tissu le rendait plus agréable à porter. |
| softening n | figurative (making less severe) (d'une punition,...) | assouplissement nm |
| | The teacher decided that a softening of the students' punishment was reasonable. |
| softening n | (sound: making quieter) (d'un son) | adoucissement nm |
| | The softening of the sound was done by the placement of acoustic panels around the room. |
| softening n | (water: making less chalky) (de l'eau) | adoucissement nm |
| | The softening of the water makes it more gentle on clothes. |
| softening adj | (becoming softer in texture) | assouplissant, adoucissant adj |
| | Using the washing machine had a softening effect on the shirt. |
| | Passer la chemise à la machine à laver a eu un effet assouplissant (or: adoucissant) sur elle. |
| softening adj | (becoming less severe) | adoucissant adj |
| | The government hopes that the reduction in income tax will have a softening impact on families which are struggling financially. |
| | Le gouvernement espère que la réduction de l'impôt sur le revenu aura un effet adoucissant sur les familles qui luttent financièrement. |
| softening adj | (sound: becoming quieter) (son, musique) | qui baisse loc adj |
| | The softening music could still be heard for a few moments. |
WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2026:
| Principales traductions |
| soften⇒ vi | (physically: become softer) | mollir⇒, ramollir⇒ vi |
| | Soak the apricots in water till they soften. |
| | Trempez les abricots dans l'eau jusqu'à ce qu'ils ramollissent. |
| soften vi | figurative (emotionally: become less harsh) | s'adoucir⇒, se montrer plus indulgent, se montrer plus tolérant v pron |
| | She was angry last night but this morning she's softened. |
| | Elle était en colère ce matin mais ce matin, elle s'est adoucie. |
| soften [sth]⇒ vtr | (make physically softer) | ramollir⇒ vtr |
| | Soften the cheese by warming it in the oven. |
| soften [sth] vtr | figurative (effect: make less severe) | adoucir⇒, modérer⇒ vtr |
| | Some judges want to soften the punishment for minor drug crimes. |
| | Certains juges veulent adoucir la punition pour les délits mineurs concernant la drogue. |
WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2026:
Verbes à particule
soften | softening |
soften [sb] up,
soften up [sb] vtr phrasal sep | (make more favorable to you) | amadouer⇒ vtr |
| | The teenager did all the housework in an attempt to soften her parents up so they'd let her go to the party. |
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