French English Dictionary

doux in English:

1. gentled

English word "doux"(gentled) occurs in sets:

Fiches du livre - "The Sepoy" (Edmund Candler)
Fiches du livre - "Wells Brothers" (Andy Adams)
Fiches du livre - "Earthbound" (Lester del Rey)
Fiches du livre - ""I Conquered"" (Harold Titus)
Fiches du livre - "Deathworld" (Harry Harrison)

2. soft

She decided to drink water instead of soft drinks in order to lose weight.

The mountain path was under a blanket of leaves, soft and easy to walk on.

The shoes were made of some soft stuff that looked like leather.

Soft music is often conducive to sleep.

[sɒft] soft

Because the ice became soft, we had to call off the ice-skating party.

I don't understand why they moved the soft sign in the Ukrainian alphabet; it seemed much more logical for me when it came at the end.

I don't want to use aging as an excuse to go soft in the middle.

Each pancake comes with a dollop of suspiciously soft butter in a tiny plastic cup.

A Turkish soft G and a Spanish H eloped and had lots of completely silent children together.

What were the balls made of? Thousands of years ago, the Egyptians made balls out of soft leather or cloth.

The soft gentle sunlight beckoned me off to sleep.

Soft wool is more expensive than coarse wool and both are superior to synthetics made of nylon.

Tokyo landlords are in a panic because the real estate market went soft.

Soft healers make stinking wounds.

English word "doux"(soft) occurs in sets:

Fiches du livre - "Odd" (Amy Le Feuvre)
Fiches du livre - "Sweet Hours" (Carmen Sylva)
Fiches du livre - "Tom Gerrard 1904" (Louis Becke)
Fiches du livre - "Fair Harbor" (Joseph Crosby Lin...
Fiches du livre - "A Terrible Secret" (May Agnes F...

3. sweet

Sweet dreams!

A brewery we finance has made a new sweet sake and brought some to us asking us to try it.

A boy is taking his sweet time pushing the cart toward the curb.

Parsnips, squash, carrots, peas and sweet potatoes are considered starchy vegetables.

Their sweet melody made young people feel free.

If you say "I was tricked," well that's certainly so but there's no mistaking that you were the one who signed up on a "sweet deal".

I find it amazing that in the Slavic languages the word “sweet” originally meant “salty”!

Young people are in a condition like permanent intoxication, because youth is sweet and they are growing.

The tea’s very sweet. You’ve put too much sugar in it!

Sweet component of licorice root is about 30 times sweeter than sucrose.

You must love the crust of the earth on which you dwell more than the sweet crust of any bread or cake; you must be able to extract nutriment out of a sand heap.

The impression that many German wines are sweet, and don't go well with food, is widespread.

Who are you calling sweet-n-sour?! At the very least I certainly don't remember being sweet!

Sweet scents are borne on soft breezes.

This sweet potato is only half-baked and is still crunchy.

English word "doux"(sweet) occurs in sets:

Fiches du livre - "Poems" (Sophia M. Almon)
Fiches du livre - "Some Verses" (Helen Hay)
Fiches du livre - "Zula" (H. Esselstyn Lindley)
Fiches du livre - "Sea Garden" (Hilda Doolittle)
Fiches du livre - "The Factory Boy" (Madeline Leslie)

4. gentling

English word "doux"(gentling) occurs in sets:

Fiches du livre - "Riding for Ladies" (W. A. Kerr)
Fiches du livre - "A Texas Matchmaker" (Andy Adams)
Fiches du livre - "The Killer" (Stewart Edward White)
Fiches du livre - "Shadows of Flames A Novel" (Ame...
Fiches du livre - "Peace in Friendship Village" (Z...

5. mellows

English word "doux"(mellows) occurs in sets:

Fiches du livre - "Watteau" (C. Lewis Hind)
Fiches du livre - "A Madeira Party" (S. Weir Mitch...
Fiches du livre - "Stray Birds" (Rabindranath Tagore)
Fiches du livre - "Coal and Candelight, and Other ...
Fiches du livre - "The Stag Cook Book Written for ...

6. meek

They subjugate the meek.

meek and mild

The definition of meek is someone or something that does not have force or someone who is willing to give into others.

The once meek medical student is suddenly the star of the show.

They called her Miss Mouse because she was so meek and mild.

There's more to her than you think. She may seem pretty meek on first glance, but I get the sense she can get things done when she needs to.

The key is that Asuka abuses Shinji. So, rarely, Shinji flips and assaults Asuka. Then Asuka is surprisingly meek.

English word "doux"(meek) occurs in sets:

Fiches du livre - "Honoring Parents" (Anonymous)
Fiches du livre - "The Boyhood of Jesus" (Anonymous)
Fiches du livre - "Blessed Are the Meek" (G.C. Edm...
Fiches du livre - "The Babes in the Wood May Bells...
Fiches du livre - "Little Folded Hands Prayers for...

7. mildred

English word "doux"(mildred) occurs in sets:

Fiches du livre - "Molly Brown's College Friends" ...
Fiches du livre - "Aunt Jane’s Nieces on the Ranch...
Fiches du livre - "The Red Cross Girls in Belgium"...
Fiches du livre - "The Two Christmas Boxes A Play ...
Fiches du livre - "Sweet Clover A Romance of the W...

8. mild

I prefer mild flavours.

She looked at him in mild surprise. mild cheese

Spring brings mild weather after the cold winter.

The winter has been mild this year but according to the forecast there might be some snow

He is so mild in disposition that I have never heard him speak in a loud voice.

An umbrella is useful in a mild rain, but when it rains cats and dogs an umbrella is of little help.

This mild soap won't irritate your skin.

Diarrhoea when reported was mainly mild or moderate in severity.

Doctors say that even mild exercise such as walking is beneficial.

much milder

Is it mild?

It’s quite mild by September. The summer heat has gone.

She can't accept even mild criticism of her work.

mild cheese

With a mild, bright night like today, I always feel like going for a stroll at midnight.

English word "doux"(mild) occurs in sets:

Talking about the weather - Parler de la météo
Fiches du livre - "Little Folded Hands Prayers for...
Fiches du livre - "A Poem to the Memory of our lat...
Fiches du livre - "Diphtheria how to recognize the...

9. gentlest

English word "doux"(gentlest) occurs in sets:

Fiches du livre - "A Book of Birds" (Carton Moore ...
Fiches du livre - "The Sea Fogs" (Robert Louis Ste...
Fiches du livre - "Lincoln in Caricature" (Rufus R...
Fiches du livre - "The Peep of Day" (Mrs. Favell L...

other words beginning with "D"

douleur in English
douloureux in English
douter in English
douze in English
doué in English
draguer in English