softer in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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I.soft [Brit sɒft, Am sɔft] ADJ

1. soft (yielding, not rigid or firm):

soft ground, soil, clay
meuble
soft SPORTS, HORSE RAC
lourd
soft rock, metal
tendre
soft snow
léger/-ère
soft bed, cushion, pillow
moelleux/-euse
soft fabric, fur, skin, hand, cheek
doux/douce
soft brush, hair, leather
souple
soft muscle
flasque
soft mixture, dough, butter
mou/molle
soft pencil
doux/douce
to get soft soil, ground, butter, mixture:
s'amollir
to get soft mattress:
devenir mou
to get soft muscle:
se ramollir
to make sth soft ground
amollir qc
to make sth soft butter, mixture
ramollir qc
to make sth soft fabric
assouplir qc
to make sth soft hard water, skin
adoucir qc
soft to the touch
doux au toucher
soft ice cream
glace f italienne

II.soft [Brit sɒft, Am sɔft] ADV

soft → softly

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softly [Brit ˈsɒftli, Am ˈsɔf(t)li] ADV

I.soft pedal [Brit, Am sɔft ˈpɛdl] N MUS

II.soft-pedal <pres part etc soft pedalling, soft pedalled Brit soft pedaling, soft pedaled Am> VB intr

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soft-spoken [Brit sɒftˈspəʊk(ə)n, Am ˈsɔft ˈˌspoʊkən] ADJ

softer in the PONS Dictionary

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II.soft pedal <Brit -ll-, Am -l-> VB intr MUS

softer Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

hard-boiled/soft-boiled egg
œufs durs/mollets
to have a soft time of it
se la couler douce
to be soft in the head pej
être débile
to have a soft spot for sb
avoir un faible pour qn
to be a soft touch
être bonne poire
to be a soft touch inf
être une bonne poire
brie (large round soft cheese)
brie
soft cheese made in a faisselle
faisselle
to have a soft spot for sb
avoir un faible pour qn
his hands are soft like jelly
sa main est molle comme de la guimauve
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It had a high-mounted front fender, high handlebars, softer springs supporting the seat, a scrambler -style high-mounted exhaust pipe, and street-legal off-road tyres.
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The fewer interlacings in twills allow the yarns to move more freely, and thus they are softer, more pliable, and drape better than plain-weave textiles.
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The candy was made softer through the addition of glycerine.
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Thick, short needles produced strong, loud tones while thinner, longer needles produces softer, muted tones.
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She cries easily, she's moved, she's sensitive and easily hurt, she has that lovely softer side to her as well as the out-there side.
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Instead, the vocalization is softer than a mallard's.
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The sound of the instruments changes depending on your location and route through the field of stelae, growing louder or softer, more passionate or muted.
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The summer coat is coarse, while the winter coat is denser, longer, softer, and silkier.
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It is both softer (hardness 5.5) and more brittle than synthetic rutilefor this reason, strontium titanate was also combined with more durable materials to create composites.
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The force of the glacier erodes the surrounding softer material, leaving the rocky block protruding from the surrounding terrain.
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