"soften" meaning in Anglais

See soften in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: \ˈsɒfən\ Audio: En-us-soften.ogg
  1. Mollir, adoucir. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: fr-soften-en-verb-urhPSnLg Categories (other): Verbes intransitifs en anglais
  2. Amortir. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: fr-soften-en-verb-dRT8Ch7Y Categories (other): Verbes intransitifs en anglais
  3. Saper le morale de quelqu'un. Note d’usage : souvent utilisé sous la forme de soften up. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: fr-soften-en-verb-0nmvNvvQ Categories (other): Verbes intransitifs en anglais
  4. Rendre moins difficile. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: fr-soften-en-verb-q4gt86Zd Categories (other): Verbes intransitifs en anglais
  5. Lénifier. Tags: intransitive, transitive
  6. Palataliser. Note d’usage : ce sens est spécifique aux langues slaves.
    Sense id: fr-soften-en-verb-LUXbvAM~ Categories (other): Lexique en anglais de la phonétique
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: soften the ground, softener Related terms: mollify, neshen

Inflected forms

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      "kind": "other",
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      "parents": [],
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    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Lemmes en anglais",
      "parents": [],
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    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
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    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
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    "Du moyen anglais softenen, softnen ; équivalent dudérivé de soft, avec le suffixe -en."
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
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    {
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    {
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        "Mollir, adoucir."
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        "Amortir."
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      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
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        "Rendre moins difficile."
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        "Lénifier."
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        "Palataliser. Note d’usage : ce sens est spécifique aux langues slaves."
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    "anglais"
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    {
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  ],
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        "Mollir, adoucir."
      ],
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        "intransitive"
      ]
    },
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      "categories": [
        "Verbes intransitifs en anglais"
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        "Amortir."
      ],
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        "intransitive"
      ]
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        "Verbes intransitifs en anglais"
      ],
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      ],
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      ]
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        "Verbes intransitifs en anglais"
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        "Rendre moins difficile."
      ],
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        "intransitive"
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        "Lexique en anglais de la phonétique",
        "Verbes intransitifs en anglais",
        "Verbes transitifs en anglais"
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        "Lénifier."
      ],
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        "Phonétique"
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        "intransitive",
        "transitive"
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        "Palataliser. Note d’usage : ce sens est spécifique aux langues slaves."
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      ]
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    },
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