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mild

 (mīld)
adj. mild·er, mild·est
1. Gentle or kind in disposition, manners, or behavior.
2.
a. Moderate in type, degree, effect, or force: a mild pipe tobacco; a mild sedative.
b. Not extreme: a mild winter storm.
c. Warm and full of sunshine; pleasant: a mild spring day; mild weather in June.
3. Not severe or acute: a mild fever.
4. Easily molded, shaped, or worked; malleable: mild steel.
intr.v. mild·ed, mild·ing, milds
Texas & Virginia To diminish or decrease. Used of the wind or a storm. See Note at fair1.

[Middle English, from Old English milde; see mel- in Indo-European roots.]

mild′ly adv.
mild′ness n.
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mild

(maɪld)
adj
1. (of a taste, sensation, etc) not powerful or strong; bland: a mild curry.
2. gentle or temperate in character, climate, behaviour, etc
3. not extreme; moderate: a mild rebuke.
4. feeble; unassertive
n
(Brewing) Brit draught beer, of darker colour than bitter and flavoured with fewer hops
[Old English milde; compare Old Saxon mildi, Old Norse mildr]
ˈmildly adv
ˈmildness n
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mild

(maɪld)

adj. -er, -est.
1. amiably gentle or temperate in feeling, behavior, manner, etc.
2. not cold, severe, or extreme; temperate: a mild winter.
3. not sharp, pungent, or strong: a mild cheese.
4. moderate in intensity, degree, or character; not acute: mild regret.
5. gentle or moderate in force or effect: a mild drug.
6. pliant; malleable: mild metals.
7. Obs. kind or gracious.
[before 900; Middle English, Old English milde; c. Old High German milti; akin to Greek malthakós soft]
mild′ly, adv.
mild′ness, n.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.mild - moderate in type or degree or effect or force; far from extreme; "a mild winter storm"; "a mild fever"; "fortunately the pain was mild"; "a mild rebuke"; "mild criticism"
moderate - being within reasonable or average limits; not excessive or extreme; "moderate prices"; "a moderate income"; "a moderate fine"; "moderate demands"; "a moderate estimate"; "a moderate eater"; "moderate success"; "a kitchen of moderate size"; "the X-ray showed moderate enlargement of the heart"
temperate - not extreme in behavior; "temperate in his habits"; "a temperate response to an insult"; "temperate in his eating and drinking"
intense - possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree; "intense heat"; "intense anxiety"; "intense desire"; "intense emotion"; "the skunk's intense acrid odor"; "intense pain"; "enemy fire was intense"
2.mild - humble in spirit or mannermild - humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness; "meek and self-effacing"
humble - marked by meekness or modesty; not arrogant or prideful; "a humble apology"; "essentially humble...and self-effacing, he achieved the highest formal honors and distinctions"- B.K.Malinowski
3.mild - mild and pleasantmild - mild and pleasant; "balmy days and nights"; "the climate was mild and conducive to life or growth"; "a soft breeze"
clement - (of weather or climate) physically mild; "clement weather"
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mild

adjective
1. faint, slight, vague, minimal, feeble He turned to her with a look of mild confusion.
2. gentle, kind, easy, soft, pacific, calm, moderate, forgiving, tender, pleasant, mellow, compassionate, indulgent, serene, easy-going, amiable, meek, placid, docile, merciful, peaceable, forbearing, equable, easy-oasy (slang) He is a mild man, reasonable almost to the point of blandness.
gentle strong, powerful, violent, severe, harsh, unpleasant, unkind
3. temperate, warm, calm, moderate, clement, tranquil, balmy The area is famous for its mild winters.
temperate cold, wild, violent, bitter, rough, fierce, harsh, stormy
4. bland, thin, smooth, tasteless, insipid, flavourless The cheese has a soft, mild flavour.
5. soothing, mollifying, emollient, demulcent, lenitive Wash your face thoroughly with a mild soap.
6. light, humane, compassionate, clement, lenient, merciful A mild punishment might be 50 pressups on the spot.
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mild

adjective
1. Of a kindly, considerate character:
2. Easily managed or handled:
3. Free from extremes in temperature:
4. Free from severity or violence, as in movement:
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Translations
خَفيفخَفِيفٌغَيْر حادلَطيف، دَمِث، لَيِّنمُعْتَدِل
mírnývlahýjemnýlehký
mildblidlet
mieto
blag
mildurmildur, vægurmildur; blíîlyndur
マイルドな
순한
neaštrusnešaltasšvelnaus būdošvelnaus skonio
lēnprātīgsliegsmaigsne assrēns
blagmil
blid
ซึ่งมีรสชาติอ่อน
nhẹ

mild

[maɪld]
A. ADJ (milder (compar) (mildest (superl)))
1. (= not severe) [winter] → moderado, poco frío; [weather, climate, evening] → templado
it's very mild for the time of yearno hace mucho frío para esta época del año
2. (= not strong) [cheese, cigar, detergent, shampoo, sedative] → suave; [curry] → suave, no muy picante; [protest] → moderado; [criticism] → suave, moderado
he issued a mild rebuke to his Republican opponentsreprendió a sus oponentes republicanos con cierta suavidad
3. (= not serious) [fever] → ligero; [infection] → pequeño; [symptoms] → leve
he had a mild stroke last yeartuvo un derrame cerebral de poca seriedad el año pasado
I had a mild case of food poisoningtuve una ligera intoxicación
4. (= slight) [pain] → leve, ligero
they listened with mild interestescuchaban con cierto interés
he turned to Mona with a look of mild confusion/surprisese volvió hacia Mona y la miró ligeramente confundido/sorprendido
5. (= pleasant) [person, voice] → afable, dulce; [words] → dulce; [disposition] → tranquilo, apacible; [manner] → afable
B. CPD mild steel N acero con bajo contenido carbónico
C. N (Brit) (= beer) cerveza suave y de color oscuro
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

mild

[ˈmaɪld]
adj
[weather, winter, day] → doux(douce)
The winters are quite mild → Les hivers sont assez doux.
The weather was mild for December → Le temps était doux pour un mois de décembre.
[person, nature, character] → doux(douce)
(= slight) [reproach, protest, confusion] → léger/ère
[illness] → bénin/igne
[soap, shampoo] → doux(douce)
[curry, cheese, flavour] → doux(douce)
nbière f légère
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mild

adj (+er)
(= gentle) climate, weather, soap, punishment, spring daymild; breeze, criticism, rebukeleicht, sanft; medicineleicht; person, character, eyessanft
(in flavour) taste, cigar, cheese, whiskymild; cigarettesmild, leicht; this cheese has a very mild tasteder Käse ist sehr mild (im Geschmack); mild aleleichtes dunkles Bier
(= slight) illnessleicht; a mild form/case of meningitiseine leichte Gehirnhautentzündung
n (Brit: = beer) → leichtes dunkles Bier
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mild

[maɪld]
1. adj (-er (comp) (-est (superl))) (climate, punishment, weather) → mite; (character, person, cheese, voice) → dolce; (flavour, taste) → delicato/a, non piccante; (curry) → non piccante; (illness, sedative, beer, cigar) → leggero/a; (effect) → blando/a
it's mild today → non fa freddo oggi
2. n (Brit) → birra leggera
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

mild

(maild) adjective
1. (of a person or his personality) gentle in temper or behaviour. such a mild man.
2. (of punishment etc) not severe. a mild sentence.
3. (of weather especially if not in summer) not cold; rather warm. a mild spring day.
4. (of spices, spiced foods etc) not hot. a mild curry.
ˈmildly adverb
ˈmildness noun
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

mild

خَفِيفٌ mírný mild mild ήπιος suave mieto doux blag lieve マイルドな 순한 mild mild łagodny suave умеренный blid ซึ่งมีรสชาติอ่อน ılımlı nhẹ 温和的
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mild

a. [pain] leve, tolerable; moderado-a, indulgente.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

mild

adj (soap, etc.) suave; (illness) leve
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This thing that is meant for sereneness, to send up mild white vapors among mild white hairs, not among torn iron-grey locks like mine.
"They're a little bit too large and too mild -- like a cow's," said Phil cruelly.
And with due and proper and most intricate Japanese ceremonial we of the circle drank saki, pale, mild, and lukewarm, from tiny porcelain bowls.
These oppressive enactments were the produce of the Norman Conquest, for the Saxon laws of the chase were mild and humane; while those of William, enthusiastically attached to the exercise and its rights, were to the last degree tyrannical.
Beneath the unclouded and mild azure sky, upon the fair face of the pleasant sea, wafted by the joyous breezes, that great mass of death floats on and on, till lost in infinite perspectives.
Vernon, I think, was a great deal too kind to her when he was in Staffordshire; her behaviour to him, independent of her general character, has been so inexcusably artful and ungenerous since our marriage was first in agitation that no one less amiable and mild than himself could have overlooked it all; and though, as his brother's widow, and in narrow circumstances, it was proper to render her pecuniary assistance, I cannot help thinking his pressing invitation to her to visit us at Churchhill perfectly unnecessary.
I was soon at the entrance of the pensionnat, in a moment I had pulled the bell; in another moment the door was opened, and within appeared a passage paved alternately with black and white marble; the walls were painted in imitation of marble also; and at the far end opened a glass door, through which I saw shrubs and a grass-plat, looking pleasant in the sunshine of the mild spring evening-for it was now the middle of April.
Without uttering a cry, without shedding a tear, patient, mild, resigned as a martyr, he raised his eyes towards Heaven, in order there to see again, rising above the mountain of Gigelli, the beloved shade that was leaving him at the moment of Grimaud's arrival.
Nearer and nearer to Rostov came that sun shedding beams of mild and majestic light around, and already he felt himself enveloped in those beams, he heard his voice, that kindly, calm, and majestic voice that was yet so simple!
It was a little book in blue cloth, and there were some mild wood- cuts in it.
'Now one can breathe more easily,' said the Knight, putting back his shaggy hair with both hands, and turning his gentle face and large mild eyes to Alice.
Several days of unusually mild weather fitly ushered in a splendid Christmas Day.