softly

softly
adverb
1) (quietly) leise [sprechen, singen, gehen]
2) (gently) sanft

speak softly — mit sanfter Stimme sprechen

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adverb weich
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soft·ly
[ˈsɒftli, AM ˈsɑ:ft-]
adv
1. (not hard) sanft
please place the computer down on the desk \softly bitte stellen Sie den Computer vorsichtig auf dem Tisch ab
it was raining \softly es regnete leicht [o nieselte]
the wind blew \softly es wehte ein leichter Wind
2. (quietly) leise
to speak \softly ruhig sprechen
3. (dimly) schwach
the room was \softly lit der Raum war schwach beleuchtet
4. (leniently) nachsichtig, nachgiebig
5.
to tread \softly mit Bedacht vorgehen
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['sɒftlɪ]
adv
1) (= gently, tenderly) sanft; (= not loud) leise; rain, blow leicht, sacht

her hair falls softly round her shoulders — ihr Haar fällt weich auf die Schultern

a softly blowing breeze —

softly whipped cream — leicht geschlagene Sahne

to be softly spoken — eine angenehme Stimme haben

softly lit — gedämpft beleuchtet

2) (= leniently) nachsichtig
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adverb
1) (quietly) leise [sprechen, singen, gehen]
2) (gently) sanft

speak softly — mit sanfter Stimme sprechen

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adv.
weich adv.

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