soft pedal in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for soft pedal in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.soft pedal [Am sɔft ˈpɛdl, Brit] N

soft pedal

pedal m suave

II.soft-pedal <soft-pedaling soft-pedaled Am soft-pedalling soft-pedalled Brit> VB trans

1. soft-pedal MUS:

soft-pedal

usar el pedal suave

2. soft-pedal (play down):

soft-pedal subject/issue

restarle importancia a

soft-pedal subject/issue

minimizar

III.soft-pedal VB intr

soft-pedal <soft-pedaling soft-pedaled Am soft-pedalling soft-pedalled Brit >:

soft-pedal

tratar de no llamar la atención

Translations for soft pedal in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.pedal [Am ˈpɛdl, Brit ˈpɛd(ə)l] N

pedal

pedal m

brake/accelerator pedal

pedal del freno/acelerador

sustaining pedal MUS

pedal derecho or fuerte or de intensidad

II.pedal <pedaling pedaled Am pedalling pedalled Brit> [Am ˈpɛdl, Brit ˈpɛd(ə)l] VB intr

pedal cyclist:

pedal

pedalear

III.pedal <pedaling pedaled Am pedalling pedalled Brit> [Am ˈpɛdl, Brit ˈpɛd(ə)l] VB trans

pedal bicycle:

pedal

darle a los pedales de

soft <softer softest> [Am sɔft, Brit sɒft] ADJ

1.1. soft (not hard):

soft cushion/mattress

blando

soft cushion/mattress

mullido

soft ground/snow

blando

soft ground/snow

mullido

soft dough/clay/butter

blando

soft wood/pencil

blando

soft metal

maleable

soft metal

dúctil

soft brush/toothbrush

blando

a book in soft covers

un libro en rústica or en pasta blanda

soft cheese Brit

queso m blando

to go soft

ablandarse

1.2. soft (smooth):

soft fur/hair/fabric

suave

soft skin

suave

soft skin

terso

2.1. soft (light):

soft

suave

a soft landing

un aterrizaje suave

2.2. soft (mild, subdued):

soft breeze

suave

soft light/color

suave

soft light/color

tenue

2.3. soft (quiet):

soft music

suave

in a soft voice

en voz baja

the radio is too soft

la radio está demasiado baja

2.4. soft:

soft ART, CINE, PHOTO edge/outline

difuminado

3.1. soft (weak, lenient):

soft

blando

soft

indulgente

to be soft on or with sb

ser blando or indulgente con alguien

they accuse the government of going soft on immigration

acusan al gobierno de aflojar demasiado la mano con la inmigración

to take a softer line on sth

adoptar una actitud menos intransigente sobre algo

3.2. soft (out of condition):

soft person/muscles

flojo

soft person/muscles

fláccido

3.3. soft (feeble-minded) inf:

to be soft (in the head)

ser estúpido

4.1. soft (easy) inf:

soft life/time

fácil

a soft job

un trabajito cómodo inf

a soft job

un chollo Spain inf

the soft option

el camino fácil

a soft target

un blanco fácil

4.2. soft COMM:

soft

blando

a soft loan

un préstamo or crédito blando

5.1. soft (kind):

soft answer/smile/nature

dulce

soft words

amable

soft words

tierno

5.2. soft (emotionally attached):

to be soft on sb

tener debilidad por alguien

6.1. soft:

soft drugs

blando

soft pornography

blando

soft pop/rock MUS

blando

6.2. soft evidence:

soft

no concluyente

6.3. soft (unstable) FIN:

soft money/currency

débil

soft money/currency

blando

soft market

flojo

the price of crude is currently very soft

el precio del crudo está muy débil actualmente

7. soft CHEM:

soft water

blando

8. soft consonant:

soft

débil

soft pedal in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for soft pedal in the Spanish»English Dictionary

pedal MUS (sordina)

soft pedal

Translations for soft pedal in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.pedal [ˈpedəl] Brit: -ll-, Am: -l- Brit: -ll-, Am: -l- N

pedal

pedal m

II.pedal [ˈpedəl] Brit: -ll-, Am: -l- Brit: -ll-, Am: -l- VB trans

to pedal a bicycle

impulsar una bicicleta pedaleando

III.pedal [ˈpedəl] Brit: -ll-, Am: -l- Brit: -ll-, Am: -l- VB intr

pedal

pedalear

soft [sɒft, Am sɑ:ft] ADJ

1. soft (not hard):

soft ground, sand, contact lenses

blando, -a

soft pillow, sofa

mullido, -a

soft metal

dúctil

soft tissue MED

tejido m blando

2. soft (smooth):

soft cheeks, skin, landing

suave

soft hair

fino, -a

soft as silk

suave como la seda

3. soft (weak):

soft

débil

to go soft

debilitarse

4. soft (mild):

soft

ligero, -a

soft wind, rain

suave

soft climate

agradable

soft drug

blando, -a

5. soft (not bright):

soft colour

delicado, -a

soft glow

suave

soft lighting, light

tenue

6. soft (quiet):

soft sound, music

agradable

soft voice

dulce

7. soft (lenient):

soft

indulgente

to be soft with sb

ser demasiado tolerante con alguien

8. soft (easy):

soft

fácil

the soft option

la opción más sencilla

a soft target

un blanco fácil

9. soft (compassionate):

soft

compasivo, -a

10. soft FIN:

soft currency

débil

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

But that doesn't mean we should soft pedal our differences.

links.org.au

Indication that the soft pedal should be used is the instruction "una corda" or sometimes "due corde", with "tre corde" or sometimes "tutte le corde" cancelling it.

en.wikipedia.org

Are we expecting the police to soft pedal this issue?

www.thehindu.com

Either there is a perfectly wild noise or else a whisper with the soft pedal down.

en.wikipedia.org

As a result, our factory has soft pedaled our production capacity, because, we have a lot of stock and if they have not been absorbed into the network.

www.vanguardngr.com

The soft pedal or "una corda" pedal is placed leftmost in the row of pedals.

en.wikipedia.org

I don't expect any of the parties to soft pedal on this initiative.

www.vanguardngr.com

Then the rider on the bike will soft pedal until the right foot is back and level with the left foot in the front.

en.wikipedia.org

This pedal brings the hammers closer to the strings, decreasing the volume while maintaining a normal tone, functioning just like the soft pedal on an upright piano.

en.wikipedia.org

The national media's bias has never been in question, while the local affiliates, mostly, soft pedaled their lead stories as scripted.

www.ocregister.com