| Principal Translations |
| ablandar⇒ vtr | (comida, alimento) (meat) | tenderize⇒ vtr |
| | Algunos cocineros utilizan una maza para ablandar la carne. |
| | Some cooks use a mallet to tenderize meat. |
| ablandar vtr | (restar firmeza) (person, informal) | soften up vtr phrasal sep |
| | (things) | soften⇒ vtr |
| | Con sus mimos consiguió ablandar a su padre para que la dejara salir. |
| | She used her sweet talk to soften up her father to allow her to go out. |
| ablandar vtr | (perder vigor, debilitar) | soften⇒, weaken⇒ vtr |
| | La buena vida lo había ablandado y ya no era el gran luchador que fue. |
| | The good life had softened (or: weakened) him, and he wasn't the fighter that he used to be. |
| ablandar vtr | (suavizar, mitigar) | soften⇒ vtr |
| | Los esfuerzos del diplomático hicieron que las partes ablandasen sus exigencias. |
| | The diplomat's efforts led all parties to soften their positions. |
| ablandar vi | (disminuir el viento) | die down, go down vi phrasal |
| | (formal) | diminish⇒, slacken⇒ vi |
| | La única manera de cruzar el estrecho era esperar a que ablandara. |
| | The only way to cross the strait was to wait for the wind to die down. |
| ablandarse⇒ v prnl | (ponerse blando) | become soft vi + adj |
| | | soften⇒ vi |
| | Con el calor el pan se ha ablandado. |
| | The bread has become soft with the heat. |
| | The bread has softened from the heat. |
| ablandarse v prnl | (ceder, suavizarse) (figurative, yield to [sb/sth]) | soften up vi + adv |
| | (figurative) | melt⇒ vi |
| | | relent⇒ vi |
| | Se ablandó cuando su hijo le pidió perdón y le dio un beso. |
| | He softened up when his son said he was sorry and gave him a kiss. |