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soft-pedal verb

  /ˈsɑf(t)-/ , /ˈsɔf(t) ˌpɛdəl/ , /ˌsɒf(t)ˈpɛdl̩/
  • (figuratively) To reduce the force or impact of (something); to damp, to mute; especially, to minimize the less desirable aspects of (something); to play down, to tone down.
 hiljentää, painaa villaisella, pehmitellä, vaimentaa, vähätellä
  • To reduce the volume of (music, a sound, etc.).
 hiljentää, vaimentaa
  • (intransitive, figuratively) Chiefly followed by on: to act in a less assertive or forceful manner.
 maltillistua
soft pedal
hiljennyspedaali
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