soft

soft
soft [sɒft]
1. adjective
   a. [ground, snow, butter] mou (molle f) ; [fabric, skin, colour, voice, toothbrush] doux (douce f) ; [food, wood] tendre ; [bed, texture] moelleux ; [fur, hair, beard] soyeux ; [leather] souple
• as soft as silk doux comme la soie
• she had another, softer side to her il y avait une autre facette, plus douce, de sa personnalité
• to get soft(er) [ground, pitch, butter] se ramollir ; [leather] s'assouplir ; [skin] s'adoucir
• to make soft(er) [+ leather] assouplir ; [+ skin] adoucir
• to go soft [biscuits] ramollir
   b. [rain, tap] léger
   c. ( = lenient) [person] indulgent ; [sentence] léger
• to get soft [person] devenir trop indulgent
• to be too soft on sb être trop indulgent avec qn
• to be (too) soft on sth [+ crime, drugs] être trop laxiste en matière de qch
• to have a soft spot for sb/sth avoir un faible pour qn/qch
• to be a soft touch (inf) être une (bonne) poire (inf)
   d. ( = easy) (inf) [life, job] peinard (inf)
• to take the soft option choisir la solution de facilité
   e. ( = stupid) (inf) débile (inf)
• to be soft in the head avoir le cerveau ramolli (inf)
   f. [water] doux
2. adverb
• don't talk soft! (inf) tu dis n'importe quoi !
3. compounds
► soft-boiled egg noun œuf m à la coque
► soft centre noun (British) chocolat m fourré
► soft-centred adjective (British) [chocolate, boiled sweet] fourré
► soft cheese noun fromage m à pâte molle
► soft contact lens noun lentille f de contact souple
► soft-core adjective [pornography] soft (inf) inv
► soft drinks plural noun boissons fpl non alcoolisées
► soft drugs plural noun drogues fpl douces
► soft furnishings plural noun (British) tissus mpl d'ameublement
► soft-hearted adjective au cœur tendre
► soft landing noun atterrissage m en douceur
► soft margarine noun margarine f
► soft pedal noun (on piano) pédale f douce
► soft-pedal intransitive verb relâcher la pression transitive verb
relâcher la pression sur
► soft porn noun porno m soft (inf)
► soft sell noun technique f de vente non agressive
► soft skills plural noun compétences fpl relationnelles
► soft-soap (inf) transitive verb
(pejorative) caresser dans le sens du poil (inf)
► soft-spoken adjective
• he's a soft-spoken man il n'a jamais un mot plus haut que l'autre ► soft top noun ( = car) décapotable f
► soft toy noun (jouet m en) peluche f
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[sɒft], US [sɔːft]
adjective
1) (not rigid or firm) [ground] meuble; Sport lourd; [rock, metal] tendre; [snow] léger/-ère; [bed, cushion] moelleux/-euse; [fabric, fur, skin, hand] doux/douce; [brush, hair, leather] souple; [muscle] flasque; [dough, butter] mou/molle

to get soft — [ground, butter, mixture] s'amollir

to make something soft — amollir [ground]; ramollir [butter, mixture]; adoucir [hard water, skin]

soft to the touch — doux au toucher

soft ice cream — glace f italienne

2) (muted) [colour, sound] doux/douce; [step, knock] feutré

soft lighting — éclairage m tamisé

3) (gentle, mild) [air, climate, rain, water, breeze, look, words] doux/douce; [pressure, touch] léger/-ère; [landing] Aviation en douceur; [eyes, heart] tendre; [approach] gen diplomatique; Politics modéré

the soft left — la gauche modérée

to take a soft line with somebody — adopter une ligne modérée avec quelqu'un

4) (not sharp) [outline] flou; [fold] souple
5) Economics [market] instable à la baisse
6) (lenient) [parent, teacher] (trop) indulgent
7) (colloq) (in love)

to be soft on somebody — en pincer (colloq) pour quelqu'un

8) (idle) [life, job] peinard (colloq)
9) (colloq) (stupid) stupide

to be soft in the head — être ramolli du cerveau


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