gentle
/ˈd͡ʒɛn.tl̩/ adjetivo A2En español: gentil, apacible, manso
- Tender and amiable; of a considerate or kindly disposition. · Stuart is a gentle man; he would never hurt you.
- Soft and mild rather than hard or severe. · I felt something touch my shoulder; it was gentle and a little slimy.
- Docile and easily managed. · We had a gentle swim in the lake.· a gentle horse
- Gradual rather than steep or sudden. · The walks in this area have a gentle incline.
- Polite and respectful rather than rude. · He gave me a gentle reminder that we had to hurry up.
Comparativo gentler · Superlativo gentlest
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Sore, sleepy, and hungry as he was, Mowgli could not help laughing when the Bandar-log began, twenty at a time, to tell him how great and wise and strong and gentle they were, and how foolish he was to wish to leave them.
They drank at the tanks and made the water all muddy, and then they fought over it, and then they would all rush together in mobs and shout: “There is no one in the jungle so wise and good and clever and strong and gentle as the Bandar-log.
He was neither wrathful, cruel, nor tyrannical, but just and gentle as a king could be.
“Father,” said Mercédès, stopping when she had reached the centre of the table, “sit, I pray you, on my right hand; on my left I will place him who has ever been as a brother to me,” pointing with a soft and gentle smile to Fernand; but her words and look seemed to inflict the direst torture on him, for his lips became ghastly pale, and even beneath the dark hue of his complexion the blood might be seen retreating as though some sudden pang drove it back to the heart.
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