Synonymer
Uttal
US- Okänd accent:
- IPA: /ˈd͡ʒɛntl̩/
| Översättning | |
|---|---|
| Adjektiv | |
| 1. | şefkatli |
| 2. | yumuşak başlı |
| 3. | hoşgörülü |
| 4. | anlayışlı |
| 5. | yavaş yavaş |
| 6. | tedricî |
| 7. | nazik |
| 8. | halim |
Definitioner
Adjektiv
- Tender and amiable; of a considerate or kindly disposition.
- Soft and mild rather than hard or severe.
- Docile and easily managed.
- Gradual rather than steep or sudden.
- Polite and respectful rather than rude.
- (archaic) Well-born; of a good family or respectable birth, though not noble.
Verb
- (intransitive) to become gentle
- (transitive) to ennoble
- (transitive, animal husbandry) to break; to tame; to domesticate
- (transitive) To soothe; to calm.
Substantiv
- (archaic) A person of high birth.
- (archaic) A maggot used as bait by anglers
- A trained falcon, or falcon-gentil.
Exempel
- Stuart is a gentle man; he would never hurt you.
- I felt something touch my shoulder; it was gentle and a little slimy.
- Here the stripped panelling was warmly gold and the pictures, mostly of the English school, were mellow and gentle in the afternoon light.
- We had a gentle swim in the lake.
- a gentle horse
- The walks in this area have a gentle incline.
- He gave me a gentle reminder that we had to hurry up.
- British society is divided into nobility, gentry, and yeomanry, and families are either noble, gentle, or simple.
- the studies wherein our noble and gentle youth ought to bestow their time
- Gentles, methinks you frown.
Böjningsformer
| Perfektparticip | gentled | Imperfekt | gentled |
| Presensparticip | gentling | Plural | gentles |
| Komparativ | gentler | Superlativ | gentlest |
| Tredje person singular indicativ presens | gentles |