смягче́ние

nounneuterinanimateuncountablevery rarely used (#27577)

Examples

Адвокат, ходатайствовавший о смягчении наказания, был опытным.
The lawyer who had petitioned for a reduction in the sentence was experienced.
Врачи говорили о смягчении симптомов болезни.
The doctors spoke of an alleviation of the symptoms of the disease.
В этом слове происходит смягчение согласного звука.
The consonant sound is palatalized in this word.
Правительство объявило о смягчении налоговой политики.
The government announced an easing of its tax policy.

смягча́тьto soften; to ease or reduce
verbimperfective
смягчи́тьto soften; to alleviate; to soften; to mollify; to palatalize
verbperfective
смягче́ниеsoftening; mitigation; palatalization
nounneuter
смягча́тьсяto soften; to relent; to become milder; to abate
verbimperfective
смягчи́тьсяto soften; to relent; to ease
verbperfective