mellow

s'apaiser, se détendre

Devenir plus calme et détendu, parfois après avoir pris de la drogue.

En anglais simple : To become calmer and more relaxed, sometimes after taking drugs.

• She has mellowed since retirement.
• He used to argue, but he mellowed over time.
• They smoked together and mellowed out on the sofa.

Comment l'utiliser : mellow with age (My uncle has mellowed with age.)

Synonymes : relax, calm down

Expressions courantes : mellow with age, mellow out, mellow over time

s'adoucir, mûrir

Devenir plus doux, moins intense ou plus agréable avec le temps.

En anglais simple : To become softer, less strong, or more pleasant as time passes.

• The colour will mellow over time.
• The sharp flavour mellowed after a few months.
• Sunlight has mellowed the wood to a warm brown.

Comment l'utiliser : mellow with age (The wine mellows with age.)

Synonymes : soften, mature

Expressions courantes : mellow over time, mellow with age

tendre, mûr

Pour un fruit, tendre et facile à croquer parce qu’il est mûr.

En anglais simple : Soft and easy to bite because the fruit is ripe.

• The pear was mellow and sweet.
• We chose mellow apples for the pie.
• These fruits become mellow as they ripen.

Synonymes : soft, tender

Contraires : hard

Expressions courantes : mellow fruit, mellow apple, mellow pear

meuble, doux

Tendre, lisse et facile à modeler ou à travailler.

En anglais simple : Soft, smooth, and easy to shape or work with.

• The soil is mellow and easy to dig.
• Plant the seeds in rich, mellow earth.
• Years of careful gardening have left the ground mellow.

Synonymes : soft, smooth

Contraires : hard, rough

Expressions courantes : mellow soil, mellow earth, mellow texture

état de détente

État d’esprit agréable et paisible dans lequel on se sent détendu.

En anglais simple : A pleasant, peaceful mood in which you feel relaxed.

• He was in a mellow after dinner.
• Soft music put her in a pleasant mellow.
• Nothing could disturb his mellow that evening.

Synonymes : relaxed mood

Expressions courantes : in a mellow, pleasant mellow