| English | Russian |
| be soft on | испытывать влечение, привязанность к кому-либо (someone); Fred is soft on Martha, I've heard. He looked like he was getting a little soft on Sally. Victorian) |
| have a soft spot for | не мочь сердиться на (не мочь быть строгим с кем-либо и т.п.; have a sentimental fondness or affection toward; to continue to like someone even when they do not behave well: She has a soft spot for her grandchildren. • I have a soft spot for my grandaughter and her mother says she can get away with anything around me. • Listen, boopsie, even though you never call and never write I still got a soft spot for you.
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| have a soft spot for | быть неравнодушным к (Though he denied being in love with her, it was evident that he had a soft spot for her – he could never see her unhappy and was always caring for her.) |
| have a soft spot for | с состраданием относиться к (с участием относиться к, проявлять сердоболие по отношению к, сочувствовать (чужому горю)
: He should fire her, but he hated doing that. He suspected that the woman was running from something, and he had a soft spot for people in trouble. • I've always had a soft spot for the less fortunate. • He has a soft spot for the weak and helpless, and gives to them with a generous heart.) |
| have a soft spot for | быть падким на (have a sentimental weakness for: You have to love a man in uniform. And I've always had a soft spot for marines. Especially sexy marines like Luke. • He had a soft spot for old cars. • Jimmy always had a soft spot for high-maintenance girls.) |
| have a soft spot for | нравиться (особ. о противоположном поле – have a strong liking for; have a crush on: How do you tell if a guy has a soft spot for you? • My brother used to have a soft spot for a girl in his class. • She had a soft spot for the boy next door.) |
| have a soft spot for | иметь слабость к (I mean, I have a soft spot for brunettes, too.) |
| have a soft spot for | питать нежные чувства к (кому-либо В.И.Макаров) |
| have a soft spot for | неровно дышать к (How do you tell if a guy has a soft spot for you?) |
| soft as a baby's bottom | очень гладкий, нежный на ощупь (*Also: as ~.) This cloth is as soft as a baby's bottom. The kitten's fur was as soft as down. Your touch is soft as silk. This lotion will make your skin soft as velvet. Victorian) |
| soft job | тёпленькое местечко (get a soft job VLZ_58) |
| soft pedal the issue | спустить вопрос на тормозах (не давать хода какому-либо неприятному, щекотливому, конфликтному делу Татьяна Калинскова) |
| soft soap | замылить мозги (xltr) |
| strike a soft spot | задевать за живое (Abysslooker) |
| strike a soft spot | бить по больному (месту Abysslooker) |
| walk soft | быть скромным (Yeldar Azanbayev) |
