gently in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for gently in the English»French Dictionary

gently [Brit ˈdʒɛntli, Am ˈdʒɛntli] ADV

1. gently (not harshly):

gently rock, blow, stir

doucement

gently comb, treat, cleanse

avec douceur

gently cook

à feu doux

2. gently (kindly):

gently speak, look, tease, admonish

gentiment

treat her gently

soyez gentil avec elle

to break the news gently

annoncer la nouvelle avec ménagement

3. gently (lightly):

gently exercise

sans forcer

he kissed her gently on the cheek

il lui posa un léger baiser sur la joue

‘squeeze gently’ (washing instructions)

‘presser sans tordre’

4. gently (gradually):

to slope gently up/down

monter/descendre en pente douce

gently does it!

doucement!

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to shelve gently

descendre en pente douce

Translations for gently in the French»English Dictionary

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doucettement

quietly, gently

faiblement frapper

gently

mollement frapper

gently

mollement couler

gently

pianissimo

very gently

chuinter vapeur:

to hiss gently

doucement démarrer, freiner

gently

doucement caresser, se peigner

gently, smoothly

doucement faire chauffer

gently

doucement

gently

la colline descend doucement vers la rivière

the hill slopes gently down to the river

la route monte doucement vers le village

the road climbs gently toward(s) the village

prendre qn par la douceur

to deal gently with sb

avec douceur parler, répondre, agir

gently

traiter qn avec douceur

to treat sb gently

en douceur freiner, démarrer, conduire, s'arrêter

gently, smoothly

avec ménagements dire, annoncer, parler

gently

annoncez-leur la nouvelle avec beaucoup de ménagements

break the news to them gently

gently in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for gently in the French»English Dictionary

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tendrement

gently

délicatement

gently

doucement

gently

les jours s'écoulent mollement

the days go gently by

descendre/monter en pente douce/raide

to slope gently/steeply downwards/upwards

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The land rises gently but unevenly until about 6 degrees latitude.

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The outer lip is thin and semi-transparent, practically straight and gently procurrent.

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Moments utilises a gently strummed guitar and intermediate piano lines.

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Later, the mixing is stopped and the wort in the chamber allowed to settle and cool gently.

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Keep the mind focused; if the mind wanders, gently bring it back to its focus.

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It is an anticlinal feature that has as steeply dipping south limb, while the north flank is gently dipping.

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The freeway continues through a section of greenspace before descending gently into a trench.

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The mixture is then gently mashed with a muddler.

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The village lies in a gently rolling moraine landscape, dominated by lakes of glacial origin.

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His tone varies from the gently whimsical to the truly nasty.

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