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ten′der-heart′ed



adj.
soft-hearted; sympathetic.
[1530–40]
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tender-hearted

[ˈtendəˈhɑːtɪd] ADJcompasivo, bondadoso, tierno de corazón
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

tender-hearted

[ˌtɛndəˈhɑːtɪd] adjdal cuore tenero, sensibile
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tender1

(ˈtendə) adjective
1. soft; not hard or tough. The meat is tender. mals طَري мек tenro měkký zart mør τρυφερός, μαλακός, απαλός tierno pehme نرم murea tendre עדין मुलायम, नरम mekan, nježan lágy, puha lunak mjúkur, meyr tenero 柔らかい 부드러운 minkštas mīksts; maigs lembut mals mør, bløt miękki tenro fraged мягкий mäkký mehek mek mör อ่อนนุ่ม yumuşak, körpe 嫩的 м'який نرم mềm 嫩的
2. sore; painful when touched. His injured leg is still tender. gevoelig رَقيق، مُرْهَف болезнен dolorido citlivý, bolestivý empfindlich øm ευαίσθητος sensible, delicado; dolorido valulik دردناک arka sensible, douloureux רגיש दुखद osjetljiv érzékeny memar viðkvæmur sensibile 敏感な 만지면 아픈 jautrus, skaudus jutīgs; sāpīgs sakit gevoelig sår, øm chory, obolały dorido dureros, sensibil болезненный bolestivý občutljiv osetljiv öm เจ็บ ağrılı, dokununca acıyan 敏感的,一觸即痛的 чутливий; вразливий نازک đau, gây đau 敏感的,一触即痛的
3. loving; gentle. She had a tender heart. lieftallige رَقيق، لَطيف، مُحِب нежен terno něžný weich kærligt; ømt τρυφερός, στοργικός tierno, afectuoso õrn, hell پر مهر hellä tendre רחמן प्रेममय blag, nježan gyengéd lemah lembut ástúðlegur, blíður tenero 優しい 애정이 깃든 švelnus maigs; mīlošs; liegs lembut liefhebbend kjærlig, øm czuły terno tan­dru нежный nežný nežen nežan öm, kärleksfull ที่แสดงถึงความรักใคร่ yumuşak, sevecen 溫柔的 ніжний, люблячий محبت کرنے والا، شريف đáng yêu 温柔的
ˈtenderness noun
lieftalligheid نَعومَه، لَطافَه، طَراوَه، لين нежност ternura měkkost, něha, citlivost die Zartheit ømhed τρυφερότητα ternura hellus مهربانی؛ نرمی hellyys tendresse עדינות नरमी, कोमला osjetljivost, blagost érzékenység; puhaság, lágyság; gyöngédség kelembutan blíða tenerezza 優しさ 부드러움, 애정어린 švelnumas maigums; jūtīgums kelembutan zachtheid ømhet; mørhet czułość ternura tandreţe нежность mäkkosť, neha nežnost nežnost ömhet ความอ่อนโยน şefkat 溫柔 ніжність, м'якість نزاکت sự dịu dàng, tính chất mềm 温柔
ˈtenderly adverb
in a loving and gentle manner. He kissed her tenderly. lieftallig بطراوَه، بِرِقَّه، بِنُعومَه، بِلين нежно ternamente něžně zart kærligt; ømt τρυφερά tiernamente hellalt با مهربانی hellästi tendrement בעדינות प्रेम से nježno, blago gyengéden dengan lembut blíðlega teneramente 優しく 부드럽게 švelniai maigi; liegi dgn lembut liefdevol ømt, kjærlig czule ternamente tandru нежно nežne nežno nežno ömt อย่างรักใคร่ şefkatle 親切地 ніжно پيار سے say đắm 亲切地
ˌtender-ˈhearted adjective
kind and sympathetic; easily made to feel pity. lieftallig رَقيق القَلْب، لَطيف، مُتَعاطِف състрадателен compassivo laskavý, soucitný weichherzig godhjertet ευαίσθητος, πονόψυχος bondadoso; compasivo õrnahingeline دل نازک helläsydäminen sensible רחמן मृदु हृदय वाला meka srca, blag vajszívű simpatik brjóstgóður sensibile 優しい 온화한 minkštaširdis labsirdīgs; mīkstu sirdi lembut hati teerhartig kjærlig, ømhjertet o miękkim sercu compassivo sensibil мягкосердечный láskavý, súcitný mehkega srca milosrdan vekhjärtad, ömsint เห็นอกเห็นใจ yufka yürekli 性情溫和的,有同情心的 чуйний ہمدرد، نرم دل tốt bụng 软心肠的
ˌtender-ˈheartedness noun
lieftalligheid رِقَّة القَلْب състрадателност natureza compassiva útlocitnost die Weichherzigkeit godhjertethed ευαισθησία bondad; naturaleza compasiva õrnatundelisus دل نازکی helläsydämisyys sensibilité רחמנות कोमला, स्नेहीता blagost, osjetljivost lágyszívűség kelembutan hati brjóstgæska sensibilità 優しい心 온화함 švelnumas, širdingumas labsirdība; labsirdīgums kelembutan hati teerhartigheid godhet, følsomhet czułość, serdeczność natureza compassiva sensibilitate мягкосердечность súcitnosť rahločutnost milosrdnost ömsinthet ความเห็นอกเห็นใจ yufka yüreklilik 慈悲的 чуйність نرم دلي tính tốt bụng 软心肠
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