gently

gently
adverb
(tenderly) zart; zärtlich; (mildly) sanft; (carefully) vorsichtig; behutsam; (quietly, softly) leise; (moderately) sanft; (slowly) langsam

she broke the news to him gently — sie brachte ihm die Nachricht schonend bei

gently does it! — immer sachte! (ugs.)

gently! — [sachte] sachte!

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adverb mild
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gen·tly
[ˈʤentli]
adv
1. (kindly) sanft; (considerately) behutsam
to break the news \gently to sb jdm etw schonend [o behutsam] beibringen
2. (moderately) sanft
\gently rolling hills sanfte Hügel
3. (carefully) vorsichtig
\gently does it! BRIT sachte sachte! fam
take it \gently! BRIT sei vorsichtig!
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['dZentlɪ]
adv
say, smile, slope, fall sanft; move, shake, touch, caress, handle, press sanft, behutsam; knock leise; stroll gemächlich; climb leicht; simmer, cook langsam; treat schonend

you must tell him gently — du musst es ihm schonend beibringen

it/she needs to be handled gently — damit/mit ihr muss man behutsam umgehen

gently does it! — sachte, sachte!

the doctor told me to take things gently — der Arzt sagte mir, dass ich es langsam angehen lassen soll (inf)

to simmer gently — auf kleiner Flamme langsam kochen (lassen)

* * *
adverb
(tenderly) zart; zärtlich; (mildly) sanft; (carefully) vorsichtig; behutsam; (quietly, softly) leise; (moderately) sanft; (slowly) langsam

she broke the news to him gently — sie brachte ihm die Nachricht schonend bei

gently does it! — immer sachte! (ugs.)

gently! — [sachte] sachte!

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adv.
lieb adv.
sanft adv.
weltmännisch adv.

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