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gen·tle
(jĕn′tl)adj. gen·tler, gen·tlest
1. Considerate or kindly in disposition; amiable and tender.
2. Not harsh or severe; mild and soft: a gentle scolding; a gentle tapping at the window.
3. Easily managed or handled; docile: a gentle horse.
4. Not steep or sudden; gradual: a gentle incline.
5.
a. Of good family; wellborn: a child of gentle birth.
b. Suited to one of good breeding; refined and polite: a gentle greeting to a stranger.
6. Archaic Noble; chivalrous: a gentle knight.
n. Archaic
One of good birth or relatively high station.
tr.v. gen·tled, gen·tling, gen·tles
1. To make less severe or intense: The peaceful sunset gentled her dreadful mood.
2. To soothe, as by stroking; pacify.
3. To tame or break (a horse).
4. Obsolete To raise to the status of a noble.
[Middle English gentil, courteous, noble, from Old French, from Latin gentīlis, of the same clan, from gēns, gent-, clan; see genə- in Indo-European roots.]
gen′tle·ness n.
gen′tly adv.
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gently
– politely1. 'gently'
If you do something gently, you do it carefully and without using force, in order to avoid hurting someone or damaging something.
I shook her gently and she opened her eyes.
2. 'politely'
Don't use 'gently' to say that someone shows good manners. Use politely.
He thanked me politely.
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| Adv. | 1. | gently - in a gradual manner; "a gently sloping terrain" |
| 2. |  gently - in a gentle manner; "he talked gently to the injured animal" | |
| 3. | gently - with little weight or force; "she kissed him lightly on the forehead" |
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Translations
بِلَطافَهبِلُطْف
laskavělehcemírně
blidt
varovasti
nježno
mjúklega
優しく
온화하게
blagonežno
varsamt
อย่างนุ่มนวล
một cách nhẹ nhàng
gently
[ˈdʒentlɪ] ADV1. (= softly, kindly) [say] → dulcemente, suavemente; [smile] → dulcemente, con dulzura; [hint, remind] → con delicadeza
2. (= carefully) [handle] → con cuidado
gently clean the wound with salt water → limpiar la herida con cuidado usando agua salada
a lotion that gently cleanses your skin → una loción que limpia la piel sin irritar
gently does it! → ¡con cuidado!, ¡despacito!
gently clean the wound with salt water → limpiar la herida con cuidado usando agua salada
a lotion that gently cleanses your skin → una loción que limpia la piel sin irritar
gently does it! → ¡con cuidado!, ¡despacito!
3. (= lightly) [blow, touch, push, tap] → ligeramente, suavemente
I shook her gently and she opened her eyes → la sacudí ligeramente or suavemente y abrió los ojos
I shook her gently and she opened her eyes → la sacudí ligeramente or suavemente y abrió los ojos
4. (= slowly) [pick up speed] → poco a poco; [simmer, cook] → a fuego lento
simmer gently until the sugar dissolves → hervir a fuego lento hasta que el azúcar se disuelva
simmer gently until the sugar dissolves → hervir a fuego lento hasta que el azúcar se disuelva
5. (= not steeply) [slope] → suavemente
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
gently
[ˈdʒɛntli] adv [touch, move] → doucement
[say, smile] → avec douceur; [cook] → à feu doux
gently sloping → en pente douce
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
gently
adv say, smile, slope, fall → sanft; move, shake, touch, caress, handle, press → sanft, behutsam; knock → leise; stroll → gemächlich; climb → leicht; simmer, cook → langsam; treat → schonend; you must tell him gently → du musst es ihm schonend beibringen; it/she needs to be handled gently → damit/mit ihr muss man behutsam umgehen; gently does it! → sachte, sachte!; the doctor told me to take things gently → der Arzt sagte mir, dass ich es langsam angehen lassen soll (inf); to simmer gently → auf kleiner Flamme langsam kochen (lassen)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
gently
[ˈdʒɛntlɪ] adv (say, smile) → dolcemente; (touch) → lievemente, delicatamentegently does it! → piano!
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
gentle
(ˈdʒentl) adjective1. (of people) behaving, talking etc in a mild, kindly, pleasant way. a gentle old lady; The doctor was very gentle.
2. not strong or rough. a gentle breeze.
3. (of hills) rising gradually. a gentle slope.
ˈgently adverbˈgentleness noun
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
gently
→ بِلُطْف lehce blidt sanft απαλά con cuidado varovasti gentiment nježno delicatamente 優しく 온화하게 zachtjes vennlig łagodnie gentilmente нежно varsamt อย่างนุ่มนวล kibarca một cách nhẹ nhàng 轻轻地Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009