Translation for "soften them" to spanish

Soften them

• ablandarlos

Translation examples

ablandarlos

She buttered each slice as it was made and crushed the crusts with a knife to soften them.
Untó mantequilla en cada rebanada cuando estuvieron listas y aplastó la corteza con un cuchillo para ablandarlas.

I'm thinking you could try to talk to the dean or someone, soften them up a little.
Se me ocurre que podrías intentar hablar con el decano o alguien parecido, para ablandarlos un poco.

She brought her mouth close to them, closed her eyes and began to lick them, to moisten their folds, soften them.
Acercó la boca, entornó los párpados y empezó a lamerle los testículos, a humedecer sus huellas, a ablandarlas.

I cut a piece of my rock-hard bread into little morsels and warned her to suck them to soften them before she chewed.
Yo corté un trozo de mi pan, duro como una piedra, a pequeños trocitos y le advertí que los chupase para ablandarlos antes de masticarlos.

I could write Mom and Dad, explaining the situation and softening them up, and I was sure they’d forgive her and welcome her home.
Yo podía escribirles a mamá y papá para explicarles la situación, para ablandarlos; estaba segura de que la perdonarían y sería bienvenida en casa.

Some twenty different actions are required to separate flax fibres from their woody stems and soften them enough for spinning.
Para separar las fibras del lino de su tallo leñoso y ablandarlas lo suficiente como para poder ser tejidas, se precisa una veintena de tareas distintas.

Softening them up, stressing them out—these are the euphemisms for the bestial practices in American prisons where suspected terrorists are being held.
Ablandarlos, presionarlos: éstos suelen ser los eufemismos de las costumbres bestiales que han cundido en las cárceles estadounidenses donde están recluidos los «sospechosos de terrorismo».

He would nod and notice that his teeth were pressed together, and he would put his hands on the muscles below his ears, rubbing them gently, trying to soften them.
Él asentiría, observando que estaba apretando los dientes, y se pondría las manos sobre los músculos de detrás de las orejas, frotándoselos suavemente, tratando de ablandarlos.

We brought the clothes insidethe socks had hardened into the shape of question marks, and the pants were so stiff you could lean them against the walland we banged them against the stove, trying to soften them up.
Llevamos la ropa al interior —los calcetines se habían endurecido, como signos de interrogación, y los pantalones estaban tan tiesos que se los podía apoyar contra la pared— y empezamos a aporrearla contra la estufa, tratando de ablandarla.