soft-pedal

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• Received-Pronunciation: /ˌsɒf(t)ˈpɛdl̩/
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• General-American: /ˈsɔf(t)ˌpɛdəl/
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• General-American: /ˈsɑf(t)-/
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• rhymes with (RP pronunciation) -ɛdəl
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From soft pedal (“leftmost foot-pedal on most pianos which, when pushed, dampens the strings and so softens the note played”, noun).

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Finnish: hiljentää — to reduce the volume of (music, a sound, etc.)
• Finnish: vaimentaa — to reduce the volume of (music, a sound, etc.)
• Serbo-Croatian: utišati — to reduce the volume of (music, a sound, etc.)
• Serbo-Croatian: prigušiti — to reduce the volume of (music, a sound, etc.)
• Serbo-Croatian: umekšati — to reduce the volume of (music, a sound, etc.)
• Finnish: painaa villaisella — to reduce the force or impact of (something) — see also damp, mute
• Finnish: pehmitellä — to reduce the force or impact of (something) — see also damp, mute
• French: mettre la pédale douce — to reduce the force or impact of (something) — see also damp, mute
• German: herunterspielen — to reduce the force or impact of (something) — see also damp, mute
• Italian: sottacere — to reduce the force or impact of (something) — see also damp, mute
• Macedonian: у́блажи (úblaži) — to reduce the force or impact of (something) — see also damp, mute
• Serbo-Croatian: prigušiti — to reduce the force or impact of (something) — see also damp, mute
• Serbo-Croatian: ublažiti — to reduce the force or impact of (something) — see also damp, mute
• Finnish: pehmitellä — to attempt to persuade someone about (something) through understatement
• Finnish: vähätellä — to attempt to persuade someone about (something) through understatement
• Italian: abbindolare — to attempt to persuade someone about (something) through understatement
• Finnish: maltillistua — to act in a less assertive or forceful manner