Russisk | Engelsk |
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смягчать verb | assuage [assuaged, assuaging, assuages](mitigate, relieve) ease [eased, easing, eases](To loosen or slacken the tension on (something)) mitigate [mitigated, mitigating, mitigates](to reduce, lessen, or decrease) mollify [mollified, mollifying, mollifies](to ease a burden) sugarcoat [sugarcoated, sugarcoating, sugarcoats](to give a falsely pleasant appearance) |
смягчать verb {imPlf} | alleviate [alleviated, alleviating, alleviates](make less severe) lighten [lightened, lightening, lightens](to make less serious) relax [relaxed, relaxing, relaxes](to make something (such as codes and regulations) more lenient) soften [softened, softening, softens]((transitive) To make something soft or softer) |
смягчать verb {n} | lessen [lessened, lessening, lessens](to make less) |
смягчать наказание verb | commute [commuted, commuting, commutes](legal: to reduce a sentence) |
смягчать удар verb | cushion [cushioned, cushioning, cushions](absorb impact) |
смягчаться verb | relent [relented, relenting, relents](become less severe, give in) wear off(to diminish in effect) |
смягчаться verb {imPlf} | relax [relaxed, relaxing, relaxes](to become more lenient) soften [softened, softening, softens]((intransitive) To become soft or softer) |