adoucir.
(of foods, flavors, scents, etc.) to sweeten
Meaning & usage
(of foods, flavors, scents, etc.) to sweeten
La sauce est trop salée ; je vais l'adoucir un peu.
(of any unpleasant thing) to make (more) agreeable, pleasant, mild, delicate, etc.
adoucir la douleur
(of something physically rough or coarse) to soften, to smooth
(of water) to soften
Il existe plusieurs méthodes pour adoucir l'eau.
to soften, to make more delicate; (of colors, as in visual arts like painting) to lighten, to brighten
to appease; to calm; to make less angry or aggressive
to become sweeter; to become milder
to become more pleasant or agreeable
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Old French adoucir, adolcir, from dolz, douz (“sweet”), from Latin dulcis (“sweet”). By surface analysis, a- + doux + -ir.
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