softly in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for softly in the English»French Dictionary

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

softly speak, touch, play, tread, laugh, blow, shine, shut

doucement

softly fall

en douceur

softly softly catchee monkey dated, hum

il faut être prudent

softly-softly [Brit, Am ˌsɔf(t)liˈsɔf(t)li] ADJ

softly-softly approach:

softly-softly

ultraprudent

to take a softly-softly approach

prendre des gants

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a record played softly in the background

un disque jouait doucement en arrière-fond

Translations for softly in the French»English Dictionary

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mollement tomber

softly

moelleux (moelleuse) formes, épaules

softly rounded

jouer en sourdine

to play softly

piano fig, inf

softly-softly Brit inf

il marchait doucement pour ne pas faire craquer le plancher

he walked softly so that the floorboards wouldn't creak

marcher à pas feutrés

to walk softly

tout bas chanter

softly

softly in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for softly in the English»French Dictionary

softly ADV

softly

doucement

Translations for softly in the French»English Dictionary

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en sourdine

softly

doucement

softly

piano

softly

prendre des intonations douces en parlant à qn

to speak softly to sb

bas(se)

softly

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

For etymological reasons, "mn" is written in some words ("je mn", soft - "je mn", softly).

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When it is pronounced it is softly, almost imperceptibly.

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After some elaboration, the second theme is introduced softly at measure 68.

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She is an invisible entity of softly churning air.

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Hi softly-spoken and gentle nature was revered by those that knew him.

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Alternate leaves, peduncles in 3 to 12 mm long, oblong ovate to lanceolate ovate, with glands and hairs regularly distributed, undulate margins and softly serrated.

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He tried everything, but his technique would not permit him to sing softly since it totally was based on the muscles.

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She spoke softly and had a cat-like purring quality to her voice.

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A roll that is wound too softly can go out of round when handled.

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A softly reachable object may be garbage collected at the discretion of the garbage collector.

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