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平行四边形
carefully

Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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doucement [dusmɑ̃] ADV

1. doucement (avec mesure):

doucement démarrer, freiner
gently
doucement caresser, se peigner
gently, smoothly
doucement faire chauffer
gently
il marchait doucement pour ne pas faire craquer le plancher
he walked softly so that the floorboards wouldn't creak
holà! doucement avec le vin!
hey! go easy on the wine!
doucement! je n'ai pas dit ça!
hang on a minute! I never said that!
doucement, les enfants! (calmez-vous)
calm down, children!
doucement, les enfants! (faites attention)
careful, children!
ça va doucement, sans plus
things are so-so inf

2. doucement (sans bruit):

doucement
quietly
ouvrir/fermer doucement une porte
to open/shut a door quietly
il parlait si doucement qu'on l'entendait à peine
he spoke so quietly that he could scarcely be heard

3. doucement (lentement):

doucement avancer, approcher, marcher, conduire
slowly, quietly
il se remet (tout) doucement de son opération
he's slowly recovering from his operation
nous nous habituons doucement à notre nouvelle maison
we're slowly ou gradually getting used to our new house

4. doucement (discrètement) inf:

ça me fait doucement rigoler
it makes me want to laugh
un regard doucement ironique
a mildly ironic look

5. doucement (progressivement):

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
il glisse doucement vers la dépression
he's slowly sinking into depression

Phrases:

doucement les basses inf!
calm down!
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nicker
hennir doucement
snicker horse:
hennir doucement
strum guitar
jouer doucement de
to strum a tune
jouer doucement un air
strum
jouer doucement (on de)
lazily flow, bob
doucement
whinny horse:
hennir doucement
softly speak, touch, play, tread, laugh, blow, shine, shut
doucement
slip back boat:
retourner doucement, revenir doucement (into dans, to à)
slip away euph
s'éteindre doucement
taxi
rouler doucement
the plane was taxiing along the runway
l'avion avançait doucement sur la piste

in the PONS Dictionary

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doucement [dusmɑ̃] ADV

1. doucement (avec précaution):

doucement
carefully

2. doucement (sans bruit):

doucement
quietly

3. doucement (avec délicatesse, graduellement):

doucement
gently

4. doucement (faiblement):

doucement
softly

5. doucement (médiocrement):

doucement
not so well
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softly
doucement
whoa
doucement!
toil
aller tout doucement
to soft pedal sth
y aller doucement avec qc
to nibble away at sth
grignoter doucement qc
quietly
doucement
steady on! Brit
doucement!
to go easy on sb inf
y aller doucement avec qn
easy does it!
doucement!
to edge forward
s'avancer doucement
in the PONS Dictionary
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doucement [dusmɑ͂] ADV

1. doucement (avec précaution):

doucement
carefully

2. doucement (sans bruit):

doucement
quietly

3. doucement (avec délicatesse, graduellement):

doucement
gently

4. doucement (faiblement):

doucement
softly

5. doucement (médiocrement):

doucement
not so well
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English
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French
softly
doucement
whoa
doucement!
toil
aller tout doucement
to soft-pedal sth
y aller doucement avec qc
to nibble away at sth
grignoter doucement qc
quietly
doucement
to go easy on sth inf
y aller doucement sur [ou avec] qc
to go easy on sb inf
y aller doucement avec qn
easy does it!
doucement!
to edge forward
s'avancer doucement
at a slow rate
doucement

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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

roule doucement sous peine de glisser
drive slowly or you'll slip

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

Je ne l’ai fait que pour me libérer de la peine et de la douleur des tourments et dans la crainte qu’on me rappliquât la question.
fr.wikipedia.org
À peine la porte refermée, Monika tire à trois reprises sur le Bolivien, le blessant mortellement.
fr.wikipedia.org
Le site peine cependant à trouver son audience et les revenus ne sont possibles que grâce au minitel.
fr.wikipedia.org
Sa peine sera finalement commuée en réclusion à perpétuité le 7 août 1888.
fr.wikipedia.org
La pente p optimale se manifeste par un fonctionnement quasi permanent (à peine intermittent) avec tenue de la consigne.
fr.wikipedia.org

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