Traduções para „soften up“ no dicionário Inglês » Alemão

I . soften up VERBO trans

1. soften up (make less hard):

to soften up ⇆ sth

etw weicher machen

2. soften up (win over):

to soften up ⇆ sb

jdn erweichen

to soften up ⇆ sb (persuade)

jdn rumkriegen coloq

3. soften up MILITAR (weaken):

to soften up ⇆ sth

etw schwächen

to soften up the enemy

den Feind schwächen

II . soften up VERBO intr

soften up

weich werden

Exemplos do Dicionário PONS (verificados pela redação)

to soften up the enemy

den Feind schwächen

Exemplos unilingues (não verificados pela redação)

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The gel, made from a compound found in the fruit and leaves of the papaya tree, works within a minute to soften up the decay.

www.bristol.ac.uk

I follow the professional advice to soak them overnight in a bowl of cold water so as to soften up their hard coating.

www.ft.com

The aim was to cut through barbed wire and soften up the enemy defences.

www.stokesentinel.co.uk

One for the cellar, it could use at least six years to soften up and will continue to improve over the next two decades.

www.theglobeandmail.com

Once broken-in, they wore out quickly as they continued to soften up.

en.wikipedia.org

Scientists have worked out how to soften up tumours ahead of treatment, making them more sensitive to existing chemo drugs.

www.dailymail.co.uk

We need one tearaway in the 11 to soften up the opposition, even if (slightly) inaccurate.

www.espncricinfo.com

A warm environment helps the seed soften up, making it easier for your plant to sprout.

globalnews.ca

The mushrooms will soften up, they won't break up, they'll just soften.

blogs.abc.net.au

It was hoped that the preliminary naval and air bombardments would soften up the beach defences and destroy coastal strong points.

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