soft-hearted in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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I.tendre [tɑ̃dʀ] ADJ

4. tendre (affectueux):

tendre personne
loving
tendre baisers, amour, sourire, paroles
tender
tendre humour, tempérament
gentle
un cœur tendre
a loving heart
c'est un dur au cœur tendre
beneath his tough exterior he's got a soft heart
s'aimer d'amour tendre
to love each other tenderly
poser un regard tendre sur qn
to look tenderly ou fondly at sb
être tendre avec qn (affectueux)
to be loving toward(s) sb
être tendre avec qn (indulgent)
to show leniency toward(s) sb
ne pas être tendre avec ou envers ou pour qn/qc
to be hard on sb/sth
les critiques n'ont pas été tendres avec lui/ton roman
the critics have been hard on him/your novel
leurs propos ne sont pas tendres pour le régime
they have some harsh words to say about the regime

II.tendre [tɑ̃dʀ] N mf

III.tendre [tɑ̃dʀ] VB trans

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1. tendre (étirer):

tendre corde, fil, câble
to tighten
tendre élastique, peau
to stretch
tendre ressort
to extend
tendre la peau d'un tam-tam
to stretch hide over the end of a tom-tom
tendre le cou
to crane one's neck
tendre les bras (allonger)
to hold out one's arms
tendre les bras (étirer)
to stretch one's arms out
jambes et pointes de pied tendues
legs straight and toes pointed
tendre le bras (pour faire signe)
to put out one's arm
tendre le bras (pour saisir, donner)
to reach out
le sel est devant toi, tu n'as qu'à tendre le bras
the salt's right in front of you, just reach out and get it
tendre le bras à qn (pour soutenir)
to offer ou give one's arm to sb
tendre les bras à ou vers qn (pour accueillir)
to greet ou welcome sb with open arms
la victoire/mon lit me tend les bras fig
victory/my bed beckons
tendre la main (pour montrer)
to point
tendre la main (pour saisir, donner)
to reach out
tendre la main (pour mendier, serrer la main à qn)
to hold out one's hand
la politique de la main tendue
policy of openness
tendre la main à qn (pour aider) lit
to hold one 's hand out to sb
tendre la main à qn fig
to lend ou give sb a helping hand
tendre la bouche ou les lèvres
to offer one's lips for a kiss
tendre le dos fig
to brace oneself
tendre la joue lit
to offer one's cheek
tendre l'autre joue BIBL
to turn the other cheek

IV.tendre à VB trans obj indir

V.tendre [tɑ̃dʀ] VB intr

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VI.se tendre VB refl

soft-hearted in the PONS Dictionary

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A self-indulgent, romantic old man, a stoic but essentially soft-hearted daughter and an opportunist but naive publisher.
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She is beautiful in appearance and appears soft-hearted, but is actually strong-willed and brash, and extremely stubborn.
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Very beautiful, but is also emotional, gentle, soft-hearted, compassionate, mild and tender eyes.
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How could a soft-hearted bloke like him resist?
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He was a media-friendly cadre and once described himself as a soft-hearted person, willing to forgive.
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You don't want to be soft-hearted to go through this life.
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The fierce pirates are actually soft-hearted and allow any orphans they capture to go free.
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I'm a soft-hearted person and have rescue dogs and cats.
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They were soft-hearted and kind.
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The whole affair leaving the innocent soft-hearted youth in a state of shock, and later hospitalised and in deep coma.
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