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kitten [Am ˈkɪtn, Brit ˈkɪt(ə)n] N

kitten

gatito m / gatita f

to have kittens inf we were having kittens wondering where you'd got to

estábamos como locos, sin saber dónde estabas

I nearly had kittens when I realized …

casi me da un ataque cuando me di cuenta de que …

sex kitten N

sex kitten

gatita f

often [Am ˈɔf(t)ən, ˈɑf(t)ən, Brit ˈɒf(ə)n, ˈɒft(ə)n] ADV

often

a menudo

I see her quite often

la veo bastante seguido or a menudo

how often do you see her?

¿con qué frecuencia la ves?

how often do you see her?

¿cada cuánto la ves?

do you come here often?

¿vienes mucho or seguido or a menudo por aquí?

as often as I can

siempre que puedo

he comes here every so often

suele venir por aquí de vez en cuando

we've often thought of emigrating

hemos pensado muchas veces en emigrar

they're late as often as not

la mitad de las veces llegan tarde

he's right more often than not

la mayoría or las más de las veces tiene razón

the point can't be made too often

no está de más insistir sobre ello

you'll do that once too often and you'll hurt yourself

si sigues haciendo eso, vas a acabar haciéndote daño

an often repeated anecdote

una anécdota muy repetida

I.soften [Am ˈsɔfən, Brit ˈsɒf(ə)n] VB trans

1.1. soften (make less hard):

soften dough/clay/butter

ablandar

soften leather

ablandar

soften skin

suavizar

1.2. soften (make less harsh):

soften light/color

suavizar

soften contours/edges

difuminar

2. soften (mitigate):

soften shock

suavizar

soften effect

atenuar

soften effect

mitigar

to soften the blow

suavizar or amortiguar el golpe

to soften one's position

adoptar una postura menos intransigente

3. soften CHEM:

soften water

ablandar

soften water

descalcificar

II.soften [Am ˈsɔfən, Brit ˈsɒf(ə)n] VB intr

1.1. soften (become less hard):

soften dough/clay/butter:

ablandarse

soften leather:

ablandarse

soften skin:

suavizarse

1.2. soften (become less harsh):

soften light/color:

suavizarse

2.1. soften (become gentler):

soften person/heart:

ablandarse

soften voice:

suavizarse

soften voice:

dulcificarse

2.2. soften (become quieter):

soften

bajar (de volumen)

2.3. soften (become more moderate):

soften

volverse menos intransigente

I.soften up VB [Am ˈsɔfən -, Brit ˈsɒf(ə)n -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

1. soften up (make soft):

soften up

ablandar

2. soften up town/fortress:

soften up

debilitar

3. soften up person:

soften up

ablandar

II.soften up VB [Am ˈsɔfən -, Brit ˈsɒf(ə)n -] (v + adv)

1. soften up (become soft):

soften up

ablandarse

2. soften up (relent):

soften up person:

ablandarse

soften up person:

suavizarse

to soften up on sb/sth they've softened up on crime

se han vuelto más tolerantes ante la delincuencia

don't soften up on him

no le aflojes inf

don't soften up on him

no te pongas blando con él

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kitten [ˈkɪt·ən] N

kitten

gatito(-a) m (f)

Phrases:

I nearly had kittens

casi me da un ataque

soften up VB trans

soften up

ablandar

soften up MIL

debilitar

often [ˈɔ·fən] ADV

often

a menudo

we often go there

solemos ir allí

as often as

siempre que

as often as not

la mitad de las veces

every so often

alguna que otra vez

how often?

¿cuántas veces?

it's not often that...

no es frecuente que +subj

more often than not

la mayoría de las veces

I.soften [ˈsɔ·fən] VB intr

1. soften (get soft):

soften butter, ground

reblandecerse

soften butter, ground

amelcochar Mex

2. soften (become lenient):

soften

ablandarse

II.soften [ˈsɔ·fən] VB trans

1. soften (make soft):

soften butter

reblandecer

soften skin

suavizar

2. soften color, voice:

soften

suavizar

3. soften (make easier to bear):

soften effect

mitigar

soften opinion, words

suavizar

soften blow

amortiguar