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soft pedal
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soft pedal
n.
A pedal used to mute tone, as on a piano.
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Noun1.soft pedal - a pedal on a piano that moves the action closer to the strings and so soften the sound
foot lever, foot pedal, treadle, pedal - a lever that is operated with the foot
forte-piano, piano, pianoforte - a keyboard instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds
Translations
soft pedal n (on piano) → sordina
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