No. 6,016 in Russian
смягчить
To soften or alleviate.
In a sentence
Она попыталась смягчить своё замечание.
She attempted to soften her remark.
The word 'смягчить' is used in a figurative sense to mean making something less harsh or intense, in this case, a remark.
Чтобы смягчить удар, он подложил подушку.
To soften the impact, he placed a pillow underneath.
Here, 'смягчить' is employed literally to indicate making the physical impact less severe.
Тёплая погода помогла смягчить холодные дни.
The warm weather helped to mitigate the cold days.
In this sentence, 'смягчить' means 'to alleviate' or 'make less severe,' applied to the intensity of the cold ambiance.
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