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mild
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mild  (mld)
adj. mild·er, mild·est
1. Gentle or kind in disposition, manners, or behavior.
2.
a. Moderate in type, degree, effect, or force: a mild pipe tobacco; a mild sedative.
b. Not extreme: a mild winter storm.
c. Warm and full of sunshine; pleasant: a mild spring day; mild weather in June.
3. Not severe or acute: a mild fever.
4. Easily molded, shaped, or worked; malleable: mild steel.
intr.v. mild·ed, mild·ing, milds
Texas & Virginia To diminish or decrease. Used of the wind or a storm. See Regional Note at fair1.

[Middle English, from Old English milde; see mel-1 in Indo-European roots.]

mildly adv.
mildness n.

mild [maɪld]
adj
1. (of a taste, sensation, etc.) not powerful or strong; bland a mild curry
2. gentle or temperate in character, climate, behaviour, etc.
3. not extreme; moderate a mild rebuke
4. feeble; unassertive
n
(Miscellaneous Technologies / Brewing) Brit draught beer, of darker colour than bitter and flavoured with fewer hops
[Old English milde; compare Old Saxon mildi, Old Norse mildr]
mildly  adv
mildness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.mild - moderate in type or degree or effect or force; far from extreme; "a mild winter storm"; "a mild fever"; "fortunately the pain was mild"; "a mild rebuke"; "mild criticism"
moderate - being within reasonable or average limits; not excessive or extreme; "moderate prices"; "a moderate income"; "a moderate fine"; "moderate demands"; "a moderate estimate"; "a moderate eater"; "moderate success"; "a kitchen of moderate size"; "the X-ray showed moderate enlargement of the heart"
temperate - not extreme in behavior; "temperate in his habits"; "a temperate response to an insult"; "temperate in his eating and drinking"
intense - possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree; "intense heat"; "intense anxiety"; "intense desire"; "intense emotion"; "the skunk's intense acrid odor"; "intense pain"; "enemy fire was intense"
2.mild - humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness; "meek and self-effacing"
humble - marked by meekness or modesty; not arrogant or prideful; "a humble apology"; "essentially humble...and self-effacing, he achieved the highest formal honors and distinctions"- B.K.Malinowski
3.mildmild - mild and pleasant; "balmy days and nights"; "the climate was mild and conducive to life or growth"; "a soft breeze"
clement - (of weather or climate) physically mild; "clement weather"

mild
adjective
1. faint, slight, vague, minimal, feeble He turned to her with a look of mild confusion.
2. gentle, kind, easy, soft, pacific, calm, moderate, forgiving, tender, pleasant, mellow, compassionate, indulgent, serene, easy-going, amiable, meek, placid, docile, merciful, peaceable, forbearing, equable, easy-oasy (slang) He is a mild man, reasonable almost to the point of blandness.
gentle strong, powerful, violent, severe, harsh, unpleasant, unkind
3. temperate, warm, calm, moderate, clement, tranquil, balmy The area is famous for its mild winters.
temperate cold, wild, violent, bitter, rough, fierce, harsh, stormy
4. bland, thin, smooth, tasteless, insipid, flavourless The cheese has a soft, mild flavour.
5. soothing, mollifying, emollient, demulcent, lenitive Wash your face thoroughly with a mild soap.
6. light, humane, compassionate, clement, lenient, merciful A mild punishment might be 50 pressups on the spot.
Translations
mild [maɪld]
A. ADJ (milder (compar) (mildest (superl)))
1. (= not severe) [winter] → moderado, poco frío; [weather, climate, evening] → templado
it's very mild for the time of yearno hace mucho frío para esta época del año
2. (= not strong) [cheese, cigar, detergent, shampoo, sedative] → suave; [curry] → suave, no muy picante; [protest] → moderado; [criticism] → suave, moderado
he issued a mild rebuke to his Republican opponentsreprendió a sus oponentes republicanos con cierta suavidad
3. (= not serious) [fever] → ligero; [infection] → pequeño; [symptoms] → leve
he had a mild stroke last yeartuvo un derrame cerebral de poca seriedad el año pasado
I had a mild case of food poisoningtuve una ligera intoxicación
4. (= slight) [pain] → leve, ligero
they listened with mild interestescuchaban con cierto interés
he turned to Mona with a look of mild confusion/surprisese volvió hacia Mona y la miró ligeramente confundido/sorprendido
5. (= pleasant) [person, voice] → afable, dulce; [words] → dulce; [disposition] → tranquilo, apacible; [manner] → afable
B. CPD mild steel N acero con bajo contenido carbónico
C. N (Brit) (= beer) cerveza suave y de color oscuro

mild [ˈmaɪld]
adj
[weather, winter, day] → doux*(douce)
The winters are quite mild → Les hivers sont assez doux.
The weather was mild for December → Le temps était doux pour un mois de décembre.
[person, nature, character] → doux*(douce)
(= slight) [reproach, protest, confusion] → léger/ère
[illness] → bénin/igne
[soap, shampoo] → doux*(douce)
[curry, cheese, flavour] → doux*(douce)
nbière f légère

mild
adj (+er)
(= gentle) climate, weather, soap, punishment, spring daymild; breeze, criticism, rebukeleicht, sanft; medicineleicht; person, character, eyessanft
(in flavour) taste, cigar, cheese, whiskymild; cigarettesmild, leicht; this cheese has a very mild tasteder Käse ist sehr mild (im Geschmack); mild aleleichtes dunkles Bier
(= slight) illnessleicht; a mild form/case of meningitiseine leichte Gehirnhautentzündung
n (Brit: = beer) → leichtes dunkles Bier

mild [maɪld]
1. adj (-er (comp) (-est (superl))) (climate, punishment, weather) → mite; (character, person, cheese, voice) → dolce; (flavour, taste) → delicato/a, non piccante; (curry) → non piccante; (illness, sedative, beer, cigar) → leggero/a; (effect) → blando/a
it's mild today → non fa freddo oggi
2. n (Brit) → birra leggera

mild [maɪld]
1. adj (-er (comp) (-est (superl))) (climate, punishment, weather) → mite; (character, person, cheese, voice) → dolce; (flavour, taste) → delicato/a, non piccante; (curry) → non piccante; (illness, sedative, beer, cigar) → leggero/a; (effect) → blando/a
it's mild today → non fa freddo oggi
2. n (Brit) → birra leggera

mild
adj mild [maild]
1 (of a person or his personality) gentle in temper or behaviour such a mild man. matig لَطيف، دَمِث، لَيِّن кротък mírný mild; blid sanft ήπιος, πράος apacible, afable, dulce leebe مهربان lempeä doux עָדִין विनम्र prijazan szelíd lembut mildur; blíðlyndur mite 温厚な 유순한 švelnaus būdo, švelnus maigs; lēnprātīgs lembut zachtaardig mild, blid łagodny plácido blând мягкий, кроткий mierny, pokojný blag blag mild, blid อ่อนโยน nazik 溫和的 м'який, лагідний نرم مزاج hoà nhẽ
2 (of punishment etc) not severe a mild sentence. matig خَفيف лек (наказание) lehký mild; let mild επιεικής,ε λαφρός ligero, leve kerge ملایم lievä léger קַל नरम umjeren mérsékelt ringan mildur, vægur lieve 寛大な (형벌 등이) 가벼운 švelnus, negriežtas viegls ringan mild mild łagodny suave uşor мягкий mierny blag blag mild, lindrig โทษ) เบา hafif 輕微的 помірний ہلکا nhẹ (hình phạt)
3 (of weather especially if not in summer) not cold; rather warm a mild spring day. matig مُعْتَدِل мек (за климат) vlahý mild mild ήπιος (για καιρό) benigno, suave, templado mahe ملایم leuto doux מָתוּן सादा topao enyhe sejuk mildur mite 穏やかな (날씨가) 따뜻한 nešaltas, malonus liegs; rēns dingin zacht mild ciepły suave călduţ умеренный; тёплый príjemný mil blag mild, ljum อากาศ) อบอุ่น ılık, yumuşak 溫暖的 теплий, помірний معتدل ôn hòa
4 (of spices, spiced foods etc) not hot a mild curry. matig غَيْر حاد нелютив jemný mild mild μη καυτερός suave mahe ملایم mieto peu épicé מְעוּדָן, לֹא חָרִיף हल्का, मृदु (भोजन, तंबाखू आदि) blag enyhe tidak pedas (bragð)mildur delicato, non forte 甘口の (음식, 맛 등이) 독하지 않은 neaštrus, švelnaus skonio viegls; ne ass tidak pedas niet scherp mild; lett-, svak nieostry brando care nu ustură, care nu e iute неострый jemný, slabý nepikanten blag mild (อาหารหรือเครื่องดื่ม) ซึ่งมีรสชาติอ่อน acı olmayan, hafif 味淡的,不辣的 негострий سادی غذا không gắt
adv mildly
matig بِلَطافَه، باعْتِدال умерено mírně mildt; blidt mild ήπια, επιεικώς ligeramente leebelt به نرمی doucement בְּרַכּוּת, בַּעֲדִינוּת नम्रतापूर्वक blago enyhén secara lembut blíðlega, mjúklega dolcemente 穏やかに 부드럽게 švelniai maigi; saudzīgi dengan lembut mild mildt, lett, svakt; blidt łagodnie suavemente cu blândeţe мягко mierne blago blago milt อย่างเบา ๆ tatlılıkla; kibarca; biraz; hafifçe 溫和地 м'яко نرمی سے một cách nhẹ nhàng
n mildness
matigheid لَطافَه، إعْتِدال мекота mírnost mildhed; blidhed die Milde ηπιότητα, επιείκεια suavidad, apacibilidad, levedad leebus ملایمت mietous douceur מְתִינוּת नम्रता blagost enyheség kelembutan mildi mitezza, dolcezza 温和 부드러움 švelnumas maigums kelembutan mildheid, zachtheid mildhet, letthet łagodność suavidade blândeţe мягкость miernosť blagost blagost mildhet ความอ่อน naziklik; yumuşaklık; hafiflik 溫和 м'якість; помірність اعتدال tính nhẹ nhàng; ôn hoà

mild لطيف jemný mild mild ήπιος suave mieto doux blag lieve マイルドな 순한 mild mild łagodny suave мягкий blid ซึ่งมีรสชาดอ่อน ılımlı nhẹ 温和的


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