softener

soft·en

 (sô′fən, sŏf′ən)

v. soft·ened, soft·en·ing, soft·ens

v.tr.

1. To make soft or softer.

2. To undermine or reduce the strength, morale, or resistance of.

3. To make less harsh, strident, or critical: softened the last paragraph of the letter.

v.intr.

To become soft or softer.

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soft′en·er n.

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

softener

(ˈsɒfənə)

n

1. (Chemistry) a substance added to another substance to increase its softness, pliability, or plasticity

2. (Chemistry) a substance, such as a zeolite, for softening water

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

softener - a substance added to another to make it less hard conditioner - a substance used in washing (clothing or hair) to make things softer plasticiser, plasticizer - a substance added to plastics or other materials to make them more pliable chemical, chemical substance - material produced by or used in a reaction involving changes in atoms or molecules water softener - a substance (such as sodium chloride) that lessens the hardness of water by replacing calcium and magnesium ions with sodium ions and so gives the water more efficient sudsing power

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Translations

ammorbidentedepuratore

softener

[ˈsɒfnəʳ] N (= water softener) → descalcificador m, decalcificador m; (= fabric softener) → suavizante m

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

softener

[ˈsɒf^ənə^r] n

(also water softener) → adoucisseur m

(also fabric softener) → adoucissant m, assouplissant msoft focus n → flou m artistique, flou m
in soft focus → un peu flouté(e), légèrement flou(e)soft fruit n (British) → baies fplsoft furnishings npl (British) → tissus mpl d'ameublementsoft goods npl (US) → tissus mplsoft-hearted [ˌsɒftˈhɑː^rtɪd] adj → au cœur tendre

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

softener

n → Weichmacher m; (for water also) → Enthärtungsmittel nt; (= fabric softener) → Weichspüler m, → Weichspülmittel nt

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

softener

[ˈsɒfnəʳ] n → ammorbidente m

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

• Do you have fabric softener? (US)
  Do you have softener? (UK) → هَلْ لَدَيْكَ مُنَعِمٌ للـمَلابِسِ؟ → Máte aviváž? → Har I noget skyllemiddel? → Haben Sie einen Weichspüler? → Έχετε μαλακτικό; → ¿Tiene suavizante para la lavadora? → Onko teillä huuhteluainetta? → Vous avez de l'assouplissant ? → Imate li omekšivač? → Ha dell'ammorbidente? → 柔軟剤はありますか？ → 유연제 있어요? → Hebt u wasverzachter? → Har du tøymykner? → Czy jest tu płyn do płukania? → O senhor tem amaciante de roupas? → У Вас есть кондиционер для стирки белья? → Har ni sköljmedel? → คุณมีน้ำยาปรับผ้านุ่มไหม? → Yumuşatıcınız var mı? → Bạn có nước xả vải không? → 有柔化剂吗？

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