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"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 • ...
colocaciones frecuentes
Kolokacji: 9
collocations grouped by meanings
Grup znaczeniowych: 2
(1) up, with, in, to, into, ...
Kolokacji: 9
(2) toward, towards, from, under, about, ...
Kolokacji: 10
1. soften toward = zmiękczać w kierunku soften toward
softened toward
2. soften towards = złagodniej soften towards
softened towards
3. soften from = zmiękczać z soften from
4. soften about = zmiękczać około soften about
5. soften under = zmiękcz poniżej soften under
6. soften over = zmiękczać ponad soften over
7. soften after = zmiękcz potem soften after
8. soften against = zmiękczać przeciwko soften against
  • She sighed and softened against him, reaching up to clasp the back of his neck as his mouth moved over hers.
  • She judged it time to soften against his shoulder, while keeping the mastery firmly in her own hands.
  • Then, as he felt her soften against him, his hold changed.
  • My hand softens against the softness of my son's forehead.
  • Will the players union soften its irresponsible stand against steroid testing?
  • And moment after moment there was nothing but the kiss, the taste of it, the meeting of lips, the way she softened against him.
  • "Nothing could do that," Renata said, softening against her will to the old man's charm.
  • He felt her soften against him, and for a moment Samuel was triumphant-after so many days of being rebuffed, to finally come back to this.
  • Her body went stiff, then melted, softening against his like candle wax touched by a flame.
  • Many reports say that after 9/11, he became more concerned with stopping terrorism, and allegedly softened his stance against domestic surveillance.
9. soften during = zmiękczać podczas soften during
10. soften beneath = zmiękcz poniżej soften beneath
soften + adjetivo/adverbio
Kolokacji: 14
soften slightly • soften somewhat • softened considerably • suddenly soften • gradually soften • ...

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