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edit	VERB	to soften \| softened \| softened ... softening \| softens
	SYNO	to mince \| to moderate \| to soften ...
	to mince \| to moderate \| to soften to buffer \| to cushion \| to soften to relent \| to soften \| to yield to break \| to damp \| to dampen \| to soften \| to weaken © Princeton University

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soften | softete | gesoftet

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to soften

561

to soften

355

to soften sth. [light, sound, colours]

211

etw. dämpfen [Licht, Farben etc.]

to soften

84

to soften sth.

78

etw.^Akk. abmildern

to soften

38

photo. to soften

35

abschwächen [Kontrast, Schärfe]

to soften

35

to soften

23

to soften sth. [a blow or shock]

23

etw.^Akk. abfedern [abmildern]

to soften

14

schwächen [mildern]

to soften [also fig.]

13

schmelzen [erweichen] [auch fig.]

to soften

8

to soften sth. [cushion]

7

etw.^Akk. abpuffern [abmildern, abfedern]

to soften

to soften

photo. spec. to soften sth.

etw.^Akk. soften

2 Words

to soften (up)

to soften sb. up

to soften sb. up

jdn. weich kriegen [ugs.] [Redewendung]

to soften sb.'s heart [idiom]

jds. Herz erweichen [Redewendung]

to soften up

weich klopfen [ugs.]

to soften water

Wasser enthärten

3 Words

to soften a fault

einen Fehler beschönigen

to soften one's tone

idiom to soften the blow

den Schock ein wenig abmildern

to soften the pain

Schmerz lindern

to soften the pain

Schmerz mildern

to soften the voice

die Stimme dämpfen

to soften up on sb.

jdm. gegenüber schwach werden [nachgeben]

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