"soften" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

soften verbo

soften + sustantivo

Kolokacji: 20

soften the blow • soften one's tone • soften one's stance • soften one's image • soften one's position • ...

verbo + soften

Kolokacji: 4

begin to soften • try to soften • help soften • begin softening

soften + preposición

Kolokacji: 19

soften up • soften with • soften in • soften to • soften into • ...

soften + adjetivo/adverbio

Kolokacji: 14

soften slightly • soften somewhat • softened considerably • suddenly soften • gradually soften • ...

Kolokacji: 2

Grup znaczeniowych: 4

(1) slightly, somewhat

Kolokacji: 2

Kolokacji: 7

(3) suddenly, gradually

Kolokacji: 2

(4) quickly, significantly, slowly

Kolokacji: 3

1. quickly soften = szybko zmiękcz quickly soften

Kumalo softens quickly, as he did when angry with his wife in Ndotsheni.
Hearing the edge in my voice, I quickly soften.
The woman's eyes flashed an angry scowl, but she quickly softened it.
He softened quickly, though, wondering how much truth was in the young scholar's words.
He shot her an angry glance that quickly softened.
But that opposition is softening quickly and not just out of deference to President Clinton.
He forced a smile which quickly softened into reality.
Toward the end of cooking time, rice will quickly soften, so stir constantly and taste often.
When left at room temperature the cheese tends to soften quickly.
A look of panic came over the woman, her eyes going wide with apparent horror, but then softening quickly.

2. significantly soften = znacznie zmiękcz significantly soften

3. slowly soften = wolno zmiękcz slowly soften

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