duften in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for duften in the English»French Dictionary

duster [Brit ˈdʌstə, Am ˈdəstər] N

1. duster:

duster (cloth)

chiffon m à poussière

duster (for blackboard)

chiffon m

duster (block)

brosse f

2. duster Am (housecoat):

duster

blouse f

3. duster FARM:

duster

avion m pulvérisateur

See also feather duster

feather duster N

feather duster

plumeau m

feather duster N

feather duster

plumeau m

crop duster N

crop duster → crop sprayer

See also crop sprayer

crop sprayer N

1. crop sprayer (machine):

crop sprayer

pulvérisateur m de pesticides

2. crop sprayer (plane):

crop sprayer

avion m de pulvérisation de pesticides

red duster N Brit inf

red duster → red ensign

See also red ensign

red ensign [Brit, Am ˌrɛd ˈɛnsən] N

red ensign

pavillon m rouge (de la marine marchande britannique)

blackboard duster N

blackboard duster (cloth)

chiffon m

blackboard duster (brush)

brosse f

I.soften up VB [Brit ˈsɒf(ə)n -, Am ˈsɔfən -] (soften up)

soften up butter, malleable substance:

soften up

amollir

II.soften up VB [Brit ˈsɒf(ə)n -, Am ˈsɔfən -] (soften up [sb], soften [sb] up) fig

soften up enemy, opponent

affaiblir

soften up customer

attendrir

often [Brit ˈɒf(ə)n, ˈɒft(ə)n, Am ˈɔf(t)ən, ˈɑf(t)ən] ADV

often

souvent

very/so/too/less often

très/si/trop/moins souvent

more and more often

de plus en plus souvent

as often as not, more often than not

le plus souvent

it's not often you see that

ce n'est pas souvent qu'on voit ça

you'll often find that …

tu constateras souvent que …

how often do you meet?

vous vous voyez tous les combien? inf

how often do you meet?

vous vous voyez souvent?

how often do the planes depart?

les avions partent tous les combien?

an often-repeated remark

une remarque souvent répétée

it cannot be said too often that …

on ne répétera jamais assez que …

once too often

une fois de trop

every so often (in time)

de temps en temps

every so often (in distance, space)

ça et là

I.soften [Brit ˈsɒf(ə)n, Am ˈsɔfən] VB trans

1. soften (make less firm or rough) lit:

soften ground, metal

amollir

soften skin, hard water

adoucir

soften butter

ramollir

soften fabric

assouplir

2. soften fig:

soften blow, impact, image, impression, shock, pain, resistance

atténuer

soften personality, refusal

adoucir

soften approach, attitude, position, rule, view

assouplir

soften fact

minimiser

3. soften (make quieter):

soften sound, voice

adoucir

soften music

baisser

4. soften (make less sharp):

soften contour, form, outline, light

adoucir

II.soften [Brit ˈsɒf(ə)n, Am ˈsɔfən] VB intr

1. soften lit:

soften light, outline, music, colour:

s'adoucir

soften skin:

devenir plus doux

soften substance, ground:

se ramollir

soften consonant:

devenir doux

2. soften fig person, character, approach, attitude, position, view:

soften

s'assouplir (towards sb vis-à-vis de qn)

3. soften ECON:

soften currency, economy, market:

fléchir

tufted [Brit ˈtʌftɪd, Am ˈtəftəd] ADJ

tufted grass

en touffes

tufted bird

huppé

tufted carpet

tufté

tufted duck N

tufted duck

fuligule m morillon

duften in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for duften in the English»French Dictionary

duster [ˈdʌs·tər] N

duster

chiffon m

duster

patte f CH

often [ˈa·f ə n] ADV

often

souvent

it's not often that ...

ce n'est pas souvent que ...

how often

combien de fois

as often as not

la plupart du temps

I.soften VB intr

1. soften (let get soft):

soften butter, ice cream

se ramollir

soften skin, color

s'adoucir

soften leather

s'assouplir

2. soften (become less severe):

soften

s'attendrir

II.soften VB trans

1. soften (make soft):

soften butter, margarine

ramollir

soften skin

adoucir

soften leather

assouplir

2. soften (make more pleasant):

soften a sound, color

adoucir

3. soften (make emotional):

soften

attendrir

4. soften (make easier to bear):

soften pain, effect, anger

atténuer

soften blow

amortir

I.soften up VB trans

1. soften up (make softer):

soften up

ramollir

2. soften up (persuade):

soften up

amadouer

3. soften up MIL (weaken):

soften up

amoindrir

II.soften up VB intr

soften up

se ramollir