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Meanings of gentle in English

Portuguese
acalmar
Catalan
apaivagar
Spanish
aliviar

Cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of.

      acalmar
      Portuguese
      enobrecer

      Give a title to someone; make someone a member of the nobility.

            enobrecer

            Belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy.

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                  Having little impact.

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                        Usage of gentle in English
                        1
                        It is very gentle and safe and works best when taken daily.
                        Prescription alternatives: hundreds of safe, natural, prescripti...
                        2
                        Everybody was flocking to the spot; old and young, gentle and simple.
                        Verner's Pride
                        3
                        Often, a gentle but firm hand could bring them back into line.
                        World of warcraft: the shattering: prelude to cataclysm
                        4
                        The species that runs the New York operation is gentle and friendly.
                        Year Zero
                        5
                        And they have no intention of going gentle into that good night.
                        The Irish Times
                        6
                        And this time Facebook abandoned the previous redesign's deliberately gentle introduction process.
                        The facebook effect: the inside story of the company that is con...
                        7
                        Why do you think Shakespeare uses the word 'gentle' as a verb?
                        The ode less travelled: unlocking the poet within
                        8
                        She spoke in a moment in a very gentle and pleading voice:
                        The Honorable Miss: A Story of an Old-Fashioned Town
                        9
                        Of course, one of Bluetooth's core strengths is its gentle battery demands.
                        Wired
                        10
                        With gentle persuasion tried and failed, the government needs to change tack.
                        The Guardian
                        11
                        I saw him at my house, a gentle, reassuring and intimate environment.
                        A journey: my political life
                        12
                        A day of gentle surprise but not revolution on GAA fields yesterday.
                        The Irish Times
                        13
                        The sea is warm and gentle, and the cliffs aren't too tall.
                        Climbing Magazine
                        14
                        The tip of the trunk touched his face in a gentle caress.
                        The Elephant God
                        15
                        There are the pure: there are the kind: there are the gentle.
                        Roundabout Papers
                        16
                        She remained for 8 happy years, and learned her gentle behavior there.
                        The new yorker
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                        Translations for gentle
                        Spanish
                        aliviar
                        Gentle through the time
                        Gentle across language varieties
                        United Kingdom
                        Common
                        Canada
                        Common
                        United States of America
                        Common
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