ablandarse

ablandarse

► verbo pronominal

1 to soften, get softer

2 (persona) to soften up

3 (acobardarse) to lose one's nerve, become frightened

4 (frío) to get warmer, get milder; (nieve, hielo) to melt

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VPR (=ponerse blando) to soften (up), get soft(er); [persona] to relent, soften; [con la edad] to mellow

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■ablandarse verbo reflexivo
1 to soften, go soft o softer
2 fig (enternecerse alguien) to mellow
'ablandarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ablandar
English:
soft
- soften
- weaken

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vpr

1. [objeto, material] to soften, to become softer

2. [actitud, rigor] to soften;

su padre se ablandó cuando la vio llorar her father relented when he saw her crying

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ablandarse

v/r soften, get softer; fig

relent

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vr

1) : to become soft, to soften

2) ceder: to yield, to relent