mellow

mellow
'meləu
1. adjective
1) ((of character) made softer and more mature, relaxed etc by age and/or experience: Her personality became more mellow as middle age approached.) sosegado, sereno
2) ((of sound, colour, light etc) soft, not strong or unpleasant: The lamplight was soft and mellow.) suave
3) ((of wine, cheese etc) kept until the flavour has developed fully: a mellow burgundy.) añejo

2. verb
(to make or become softer or more mature: Old age has mellowed him.) serenar, suavizar el carácter
mellow
tr['meləʊ]
adjective
1 (fruit) maduro,-a; (wine) añejo,-a
2 (colour, voice) suave
3 (person - mature, calm) sosegado,-a, sereno,-a; (genial, cheerful) relajado,-a, apacible
transitive verb
1 (person) serenar, suavizar el carácter de
intransitive verb
1 (colour, voice) suavizar(se); (fruit) madurar; (wine) añejarse
2 (person) serenarse; (views) moderarse
mellow ['mɛlo:] vt
: suavizar, endulzar
mellow vi
: suavizarse, endulzarse
mellow adj
1) ripe: maduro
2) mild: apacible
a mellow character: un carácter apacible
mellow wines: vinos añejos
3) : suave, dulce
mellow colors: colores suaves
mellow tones: tonos dulces
mellow (Wine)
adj.
• blando (Vino) adj.
• pastoso (Vino) adj.
• suave (Vino) adj.
adj.
• añejo, -a adj.
• maduro, -a adj.
• melodioso, -a adj.
• meloso, -a adj.
n.
• meloso s.m.
v.
• ablandar v.
• madurar v.
• suavizar v.
'meləʊ
I
adjective -er, -est
a) <fruit> maduro; <wine> añejo; <sound/voice> dulce, melodioso; <light/color> tenue, suave
b) <person/mood> apacible, sosegado

the wine had made him mellow — el vino lo había hecho más afable


II
1.
transitive verb suavizar*

2.
vi \<\<color/voice\>\> suavizarse*; \<\<views\>\> moderarse; \<\<wine\>\> añejarse

he has mellowed with age — se le ha suavizado el carácter con los años

['melǝʊ]
1. ADJ
(compar mellower) (superl mellowest)
1) (=pleasant, smooth) [wine, whisky] suave, añejo; [fruit] maduro, dulce; [colour, light] suave y dorado, tenue y dorado; [instrument] melodioso; [voice, tone, sound] dulce, meloso
2) [person]
a) (=calm) apacible, sosegado

he has grown more mellow over the years — los años le han suavizado el carácter, se ha vuelto más afable con los años

b) (=relaxed)

to be mellow — (after eating, drinking) estar relajado

to get mellow * — (=tipsy) achisparse *

to be in a mellow mood — sentirse relajado

2. VI
1) (=soften)

he has mellowed with age — los años le han suavizado el carácter, con los años se ha vuelto más afable

2) (=relax) relajarse
3) [wine, whisky] añejarse; [fruit] madurar; [colour, light, voice, character] suavizarse; [views] moderarse

to mellow with age — [wine, whisky] mejorar con los años

3. VT
1) (=soften)

old age has mellowed him — la vejez le ha suavizado el carácter or lo ha hecho más afable

2) (=relax) relajar
3) [+ wine] añejar
* * *
['meləʊ]
I
adjective -er, -est
a) <fruit> maduro; <wine> añejo; <sound/voice> dulce, melodioso; <light/color> tenue, suave
b) <person/mood> apacible, sosegado

the wine had made him mellow — el vino lo había hecho más afable


II
1.
transitive verb suavizar*

2.
vi \<\<color/voice\>\> suavizarse*; \<\<views\>\> moderarse; \<\<wine\>\> añejarse

he has mellowed with age — se le ha suavizado el carácter con los años


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