ablandar
Meanings
Verb
1. to soften, to soothe (transitive, reflexive)
2. to become less severe (intransitive)
Examples5
No me digas que te has ablandado.
Don't tell me you've gone soft.
El asfalto se ablandó con el calor.
The asphalt was softened by the heat.
Para moldear la arcilla hay que ablandarla antes con agua.
To mold the clay one has to soften it first with water.
Sabes que tus lloriqueos fingidos no me ablandan el corazón.
You do realize that your phony tears will not soften my heart.
Los nísperos se ablandaron.
The medlars softened.