German-English translation for "erweichen"

"erweichen" English translation

erweichen
transitives Verb | transitive verb v/t <kein ge-; h>

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soften, move, touch soften, fuse soften soften
  • soften
    erweichen Person etc figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig
    move
    erweichen Person etc figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig
    touch
    erweichen Person etc figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig
    erweichen Person etc figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig
examples
  • jemandes Herz erweichen
    to soften (oder | orod melt) sb’s heart
    jemandes Herz erweichen
  • ihre Tränen erweichten ihn
    her tears softened him
    ihre Tränen erweichten ihn
  • er war nicht zu erweichen
    he could not be moved
    er war nicht zu erweichen
examples
  • sich erweichen lassen figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig
    to give in, to relent, to yield
    sich erweichen lassen figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig
  • er ließ sich durch nichts erweichen
    nothing would make him relent
    er ließ sich durch nichts erweichen
  • soften
    erweichen Technik | engineeringTECH
    fuse
    erweichen Technik | engineeringTECH
    erweichen Technik | engineeringTECH
  • soften
    erweichen Medizin | medicineMED
    erweichen Medizin | medicineMED
  • soften
    erweichen Sprachwissenschaft | linguisticsLING Verschlusslaut
    erweichen Sprachwissenschaft | linguisticsLING Verschlusslaut
erweichen
intransitives Verb | intransitive verb v/i <sein>

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soften, become soft
  • soften
    erweichen Medizin | medicineMED Technik | engineeringTECH
    become soft
    erweichen Medizin | medicineMED Technik | engineeringTECH
    erweichen Medizin | medicineMED Technik | engineeringTECH

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