pehmelt — illustration of softly

pehmelt

[ˈpehmelt]

softly, gently

Examples

Naine lausus pehmelt: „Sa ei saa ju sellisest pakkumisest keelduda!”.

The woman said softly: "You can't refuse such an offer!".

Lennuk maandus õnneks pehmelt.

Luckily, the plane landed softly.

Common combinations

pehmelt rääkima

to speak softly

pehmelt maanduma

to land gently

Related words

In Estonian

(ütlemislaadiga seoses:) leebelt, heatahtlikul viisil

Definitions, examples and word forms are partly based on the EKI Combined Dictionary (Eesti Keele Instituut, Sõnaveeb), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Dictio has edited and added to them. Sources and licenses

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