| Traduções principais |
| soft adj | (material: not rigid) | macio adj |
| | People love our sofa because it is so soft. |
| | As pessoas adoram nosso sofá por ser tão macio. |
| soft adj | (surface: not rough) (superfície, não áspero) | suave, macio adj |
| | This fabric is so soft and smooth. |
| | Este tecido é tão suave e liso. |
| soft adj | figurative (person: weak) (figurado, pessoa fraca) | mole adj |
| | | fraco adj |
| | Don't be so soft. Tell them what you have to tell them and don't be afraid. |
| | Não seja tão mole. Diga-lhes o que você deve dizer. Não tenha medo. |
| soft adj | (lighting: subdued) (luz) | difuso adj |
| | | suave adj |
| | The room's soft lighting made for a more romantic setting. |
| | A luz difusa do quarto deixou o clima mais romântico. |
| soft adj | (sound: gentle) (som) | agradável, baixo adj |
| | | relaxante adj |
| | The restaurant had soft music playing in the background. |
| | O restaurante tinha música agradável tocando ao fundo. |
| soft adj | figurative (drug: not addictive) (droga) | leve adj |
| | Marijuana is considered a soft drug. |
| | Maconha é considerada uma droga leve. |
| soft adj | figurative (response: lenient) | brando adj |
| | (figurado) | suave adj |
| | The sentence passed on him by the judge was too soft, in my opinion. |
| | A sentença dada a ele pelo juiz foi muito branda, na minha opinião. |
soft on [sb],
soft with [sb] adj + prep | (not strict) | brando adj |
| | | flexível adj |
| | The kids like her because she is soft with them. |
| | As crianças gostam dela porque ela é branda com eles. |
| soft on [sb] adj + prep | informal, dated (fond of, attracted to) (pessoa: afetiva) | brando, afável adj |
| | I think my brother's a little soft on you. |
| | Acho que meu irmão é um pouco afável com você. |
| Traduções complementares |
| soft adj | (edge: not distinct) | difuso adj |
| | | suave adj |
| | I love the soft edges in this painting. |
| | Adoro as bordas difusas dessa pintura. |
| soft adj | (movement, gesture: gentle) (gestos, movimentos) | suave adj |
| | She gave the baby a soft kiss on the cheek. |
| | Ela deu um beijo suave na bochecha do bebê. |
| soft adj | figurative (politics: open to compromise) | flexível adj |
| | The congressman was soft on the issue and willing to compromise. |
| | O congressista foi flexível na questão e quis se comprometer. |
| soft adj | figurative (person: lazy, coddled) (pessoa: preguiçosa) | mole adj |
| | While my first son is successful, my second son is too soft and doesn't do anything. |
| | Meu primeiro filho se saiu bem, já meu segundo é mole demais e não faz nada. |
| soft adj | figurative (eyes: moist) (olhos) | úmido adj |
| | | olhos em lágrimas loc adj |
| | The lady gazed upon the poor children with soft eyes. |
| | A senhorita observou a pobre criança com olhos úmidos. |
| soft adj | figurative (job, task: easy) (trabalho) | fácil adj |
| | We gave the new employee a soft task for his first assignment. |
| | Demos ao novo funcionário uma tarefa fácil como primeira atividade. |
| soft adj | figurative (weather: mild) (temperatura) | agradável adj |
| | The soft climate in California attracts many people. |
| | O clima agradável da Califórnia atrai muita gente. |
| soft adj | figurative (slope: gentle) (figurado, inclinação) | leve adj |
| | | suave adj |
| | There is a soft incline for the next two miles. |
| | Há uma leve inclinação pelas próximas duas milhas. |
| soft adj | (water: free of minerals) | sem sal loc adj |
| | The town was blessed with naturally soft water. |
| | A cidade foi abençoada com uma água naturalmente sem sal. |
| soft adj | figurative (chemical: not harsh) (figurado) | suave adj |
| | This detergent is soft on the clothes. |
| | Este detergente é suave para as roupas. |
| soft adj | figurative (news: not serious) (figurado, trivial) | leve adj |
| | The magazine had some hard news, but most of it was soft news like fashion. |
| | A revista trouxe notícias pesadas, mas a maior parte era coisas leves, tipo moda. |
| soft adj | figurative (based on interpretation not facts) | circunstancial adj |
| | They only had soft facts, not hard ones to base their case on. |
| | Eles só tinham fatos circunstanciais, nada que desse base ao caso. |
| soft adj | figurative (currency: not convertible) (moeda) | fraco adj |
| | Soft currencies are not used in international trade. |
| | As moedas fracas não são usadas no mercado internacional. |
| soft adj | figurative (loan: not secured) (empréstimos: juros) | abaixo do mercado loc adj |
| | This bank specializes in high-risk, soft loans. |
| | Esse banco é especializado em empréstimos de alto risco e abaixo do mercado. |
| soft adj | figurative (stock market: not performing) (mercado de ações) | fraco adj |
| | The market has been soft for the last two weeks. |
| | O mercado anda fraco nestas últimas duas semanas. |
| soft adj | (phonetics: c, g) (fonética) | suave adj |
| | The soft 'c' in English is pronounced like an 's'. |
| | O "c" suave do inglês é pronunciado como um "s". |
| soft adj | (vowel: makes preceding consonant soft) (fonética) | suave adj |
| | Some vowels are soft vowels, others are hard vowels. |
| | Algumas vogais são suaves e outras não. |
| soft adj | (consonant: p, t, f, etc.) | suave adj |
| | All of the lines in the poem end with soft consonant sounds. |
| | Todas as linhas do poema acabam com sons consonantais suaves. |
| soft adj | (food: easily digested) (comida) | mole adj |
| | My grandfather has lost all his teeth, so now he can only eat soft foods. |
| | Meu avô perdeu os dentes e agora só consegue comer comida mole. |
| soft adv | US, informal (softly) (tom de voz) | baixo adv |
| | | suavemente adv |
| | Talk soft please. I'm not deaf! |
| | Fale baixo, por favor. Não sou surda! |
Formas compostas:
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chancroid,
soft sore,
soft chancre,
ulcus molle n | (venereal ulcer) | cancro mole sm + adj |
| go soft on [sb] v expr | informal, figurative (be lenient, gentle) | ser mole loc v |
| | Don't go soft on me, you need to say what you really think. |
| | Não seja mole comigo, você precisa dizer o que realmente pensa. |
| go soft vi + adj | slang (not sustain an erection) (figurado, perder ereção) | ficar mole loc v |
| | Men generally go soft pretty soon after they have an orgasm. |
| soft cookie n | (sweet biscuit) (biscoito doce com textura macia) | biscoito macio sm |
| | (anglicismo) | cookie sm |
| soft copy n | (digital document) (documento digital) | cópia digital sf |
| | | escaneamento sm |
soft credit check,
soft credit search,
soft credit pull,
soft credit inquiry n | (check: does not affect credit score) | consulta de crédito sf |
| soft drink n | (non-alcoholic beverage) | refrigerante sm |
| | We've got a choice of soft drinks for the kids, and punch for the grown-ups. |
| | Temos uma seleção de refrigerantes para as crianças, e ponche para os adultos. |
| soft drinks manufacturer n | (company: makes non-alcoholic beverages) (empresa que fabrica refrigerantes) | fábrica de refrigerantes sf |
| | Schweppes is a major soft drinks manufacturer and they have factories in many different countries. |
| soft drug n | informal, figurative (substance: not addictive) (substância química não considerada viciante) | droga leve sf |
| soft fruit n | (berries) (frutas cítricas) | fruta cítrica sf |
| soft furnishings npl | (home fabrics) (tecidos usados em casa) | tecidos sm pl |
| | | têxteis sm pl |
| soft furniture n | (padded seating for the home) (têxteis e tecidos de uso domiciliar) | acolchoado sm |
| soft goods npl | (textiles and home fabrics) (têxteis e tecidos de uso domiciliar) | tecidos sm pl |
| | | têxteis sm pl |
| soft landing n | (space vehicle) | aterrissagem suave loc sf |
| | | pouso suave loc sm |
| | The Viking spacecraft executed a soft landing on Mars. |
| soft landing n | figurative (economic growth) | crescimento econômico loc sm |
| | Most economists foresee a soft landing for the economy. |
| soft money n | figurative (politics: indirect contribution) (contribuição política) | indireto adj |
| | Because this is soft money, we can't use it directly for the candidate. |
| soft palate n | (biology: velum) | palato mole sm + adj |
| soft pastel n | (art medium: chalk or dry pastel) (médio artístico: giz ou lápis de cêra pastel) | em tom pastel loc sm |
| | (informal) | pastel sm |
| soft pastel n | (very pale colour) (cor muito clara) | em tom pastel loc sm |
| | (informal) | pastel sm |
| soft porn n | informal, figurative (pornography that is not too explicit) (pornografia menos explícita) | pornografia leve sf |
| | The actress hid the fact that she had once been in a soft porn movie. |
| soft power n | (achievement of objectives without force) | poder de persuasão sm |
| soft sell n | (gentle persuasion to buy [sth]) (leve persuasão para comprar algo) | publicidade subliminar sf |
| | The salesman tried the soft sell approach on me, but it didn't work: I just wasn't interested. |
| soft serve ice cream n | (frozen dessert with soft consistency) (sobremesa frozen de consistência macia) | sorvete sm |
| | (anglicismo) | frozen sm |
| | For dessert we had soft serve ice cream in a cone. |
| soft skills npl | (emotional intelligence) | inteligência emocional sf |
| | (sigla) | QE sm |
| | | quociente emocional sm |
| | He is not the best salesman we have, but his soft skills are proving very useful. |
soft soap,
soft-soap n | figurative, informal (flattery, persuasion) | bajulação sf |
| | It will take more than a bit of soft soap to convince Jane that Bill isn't trying to trick her. |
soft soap [sb],
soft-soap [sb] vtr | figurative, informal (persuade, flatter) | bajular vt |
| | Truman felt that Churchill had tried to soft-soap him at Potsdam. |
| soft spot n | informal (particular fondness or affection) (afinidade particular ou afeição) | ponto fraco sm |
| | | fraqueza sm |
| | I have a real soft spot for my cousin: I'd do anything to help her. |
| | I don't particularly like most dogs, but I do have a soft spot for poodles. |
| soft to the touch adj | (fabric, etc.: not hard in texture) | macio ao toque loc adj |
| soft touch n | informal, figurative ([sb] who is easy to persuade) (alguém que é fácil de se persuadir) | sensível sm |
| | | facilmente convencível adj |
| | Ask Dad to give you the money. He's a soft touch - he's bound to say yes. |
| soft toy n | (stuffed plaything, plush) (brinquedo acolchoado, pelúcia) | brinquedo de pelúcia sm |
| soft voice n | (gentle or quiet speech) (fala mansa ou silenciosa) | voz suave sf |
| | | fala delicada sf |
| | (informal) | fala mansa sf |
| | My brother has a very soft voice; sometimes I can't hear what he's saying. |
| soft water n | (water with low calcium content) (Química, água com baixo teor de cálcio) | água mole sf |
| soft-boiled egg n | (boiled egg with runny yolk) (ovo cozido com gema mole) | ovo de gema mole sm |
| | | ovo com gema mole sm |
| soft-core adj | (erotic, slightly pornographic) | softcore adj |
| soft-pedal [sth]⇒ vtr | figurative, informal (downplay, try to minimize) | desvalorizar vt |
| | (sentido figurativo) | desvalorizar vt |
| soft-pedal⇒ vi | (music: use soft pedal) (música) | usar pedal vt + sm |
| soft-pedal [sth]⇒ vtr | (music: soften with soft pedal) (música) | suavizar vt |
| soft-play adj | (safe play area) | de área segura de jogo loc adj |
| soft-shell n as adj | (zoology: having a flexible shell) | carapaça mole sf + adj |
| soft-shell crab n | (crustacean with edible shell) | caranguejo de casca mole loc sm |
| | Fried soft-shell crab on French bread is my favorite sandwich. |
| soft-shelled adj | (zoology: having a flexible shell) | de casca mole loc adj |
soft-spoken,
soft spoken,
softly spoken adj | (having a quiet or gentle voice) | de voz branda, de voz suave loc adj |
| | (informal) | de fala mansa loc adj |
| | I was surprised when my usually soft-spoken sister began to yell at me. |
softbound (US),
soft-bound (UK) adj | (book: paperback) | em brochura loc adj |
softhearted,
soft-hearted adj | figurative (tender, sensitive) | sensível adj |
| | (figurado) | de coração mole loc adj |
softhearted,
soft-hearted adj | figurative (sympathetic, generous) | generoso, bondoso adj |
| velum n | (biology: tissue of roof of mouth) | véu palatino sm |