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| blunt; take off the edge of; soften; mitigate; alleviate; extenuate; assuage; attenuate; humanize; lighten; mellow; melt; mince; moderate; modify; mollify; palliate; relax; remit; salve; shade; smooth; soothe; subdue; sweeten; tame; temper; gentle; escalate down (конфликт и т. п.); express by a euphemism; take the edge off (что-либо); soften up (чьё-либо сопротивление); soft pedal; soft-pedal; allay; supple; tone down; abate (Attempts by the administration to abate the intensity of controversy were mostly unsuccessful; it continued to consume everyone's attention. goorun) | |||
| offset; take the heat out of | |||
| tone down (грубую лексику на более благозвучную; The foul language in the original play has been toned down for television. Val_Ships) | |||
| cushion | |||
| scale back (European Union Could Scale Back Sanctions if Moscow Moves to End Ukraine Crisis. VLZ_58) | |||
| commute (наказание – to commute punishment) | |||
| ease; water down | |||
| mat (My helmet matted the blow – мой шлем смягчил удар U_one) | |||
| commute; accord mitigation (ответственность, наказание) | |||
| take the edge off something (что-либо); mollify someone with something (чем-либо; кого-либо); nullify someone with something (чем-либо; кого-либо); smooth away; smooth down; smooth out; smooth over; soften up (кого-либо) | |||
downplay (Fitch Ratings expects the Biden administration to downplay tensions over exchange-rate policies with trade partners in Asia, due in part to geopolitical considerations, even though some are on – or at risk of being placed on – the US Treasury's currency manipulator list. • Pelosi seeks to downplay tensions with ‘the Squad' after meeting with Ocasio-Cortez – House Speaker Nancy Pelosi sought to minimize recent tensions over policy and tactics between her and four liberal minority congresswomen known as "the Squad" following a closed-door meeting Friday with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.  washingtonpost.com) | |||
| season | |||
| palatalize | |||
| relieve | |||
| cushion the impact | |||
| intenerate | |||
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| relent; mellow; melt; moderate; relax; remit; soften; grow mellow (с годами); alleviate; assuage; become soft; cushion; ease; grow mild; grow milder; grow softer; mollify; soft-pedal; tone down (также перен.); warm (о человеке); abate; become mild (of the weather); soften up | |||
| ease off (pf of смягчаться) | |||
| chuck a willy | |||
| grow mellow | |||
| palatalize | |||
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| mellow (о цвете) | |||
| cushioned | |||
| softened | |||
| смягчить: 199 phrases in 22 subjects |
| American usage, not spelling | 1 |
| Architecture | 2 |
| Automobiles | 1 |
| Court law | 1 |
| Diplomacy | 11 |
| Drug-related slang | 1 |
| Economy | 2 |
| Electronics | 1 |
| Figurative | 1 |
| General | 68 |
| Idiomatic | 3 |
| Informal | 4 |
| Law | 8 |
| Makarov | 70 |
| Mass media | 4 |
| Medical | 1 |
| Military | 7 |
| Notarial practice | 2 |
| Politics | 5 |
| Rail transport | 3 |
| Road works | 1 |
| Slang | 2 |