What does assouplir in French mean?
What is the meaning of the word assouplir in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use assouplir in French.
The word assouplir in French means relax, make more flexible, make more pliable, make more flexible, soften, become more flexible, become more pliable. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word assouplir
relaxverbe transitif (rendre souple) (muscles) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") Cette séance de stretching m'a bien assoupli le dos. This stretching session really relaxed my back. |
make more flexible, make more pliableverbe transitif (figuré (rendre plus conciliant) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") Le service militaire assouplit souvent les plus fortes têtes. Military service often makes even the strongest-willed people more pliable. |
make more flexibleverbe transitif (figuré (rendre moins ferme, mois rigide) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") Il faut assouplir le règlement. The rules need to be made more flexible. |
softenverbe pronominal (devenir plus souple) (skin, fabric) (intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.") Le linge s'assouplit à force d'être amidonné. Laundry softens with repeated starching. |
become more flexible, become more pliableverbe pronominal (devenir plus conciliant) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") Le caractère s'assouplit souvent avec l'âge. Personalities often mellow with age. |
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