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gentle

Main Entry:: gentle
Function:: adjective
Inflected Form(s):: gentler, gentlest
Language:: English

1 noble : bien nacido, noble 2 docile : dócil, manso 3 kindly : bondadoso, amable 4 mild : suave, apacible <a gentle breeze : una brisa suave> 5 soft : suave (dícese de un sonido), ligero (dícese del tacto) 6 moderate : moderado, gradual <a gentle slope : una cuesta gradual>

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