soft paste

sɔft peɪst

Definition

Definition of soft paste - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

pottery craft

TECH.

artificial porcelain from pale clay and glassy frit, sometimes bone ash

TECH.

Collectors prize soft paste for its delicate look and warm color.
The antique vase was identified as eighteenth-century French soft paste.
Soft paste is more likely to chip than true hard porcelain.

antagonistic

hostile

unfriendly

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Expressions with soft

go soft

lose firmness or hardness

The bread will go soft if left out.

soft heart

kind and compassionate nature

She has a soft heart for animals.

soft touch

gentle and careful way of handling something

She has a soft touch with delicate flowers..

soft on

adj.

being lenient or not strict

The teacher is soft on late submissions.

be going soft

lose firmness or structure

The fruit is going soft.

be soft on

treat someone with leniency or gentleness

The teacher was soft on the students during exams.

Expressions with paste

paste up

stick something on a surface for display

They paste up posters around the city for the event.

paste on a smile

show a grin to hide unhappiness or false cheer

He pasted on a smile during the meeting and kept talking.

curry paste

thick, wet blend used as the main starter for curry

Stir in a spoonful of curry paste to flavor the soup.

tomato paste

thick, concentrated tomato puree used in cooking

She added tomato paste to the sauce for a richer flavor..

almond paste

sweet paste made from ground almonds and sugar

She used almond paste to decorate the cake..

anchovy paste

paste made from anchovies for sauces and spreads

She added anchovy paste to the salad dressing.

shrimp paste

fermented condiment made from salted shrimp

Shrimp paste is essential in Thai cooking.

peanut paste

thick spread made by grinding peanuts, sometimes called natural peanut butter

He spread peanut paste on his toast.

sugar paste

soft mixture of sugar and water used for decorating cakes

She sculpted flowers from sugar paste for the wedding cake..

copy-paste

material reused with minimal changes

The article was criticized for being a copy-paste.

Terms with soft paste included in their meaning

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mushy peas

british food

soft peas made into a paste, served as a side dish

fondant icing

cake decoration

soft creamy sugar paste used for decorating cakes

frit

ceramics

glassy substance in soft-paste porcelain

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French:porcelaine tendre, ...
German:Weichporzellan, ...
Italian:porcellana a pasta tenera, ...
Spanish:pasta blanda, ...
Portuguese:porcelana de pasta macia, ...
Chinese:软质瓷, ...
Japanese:軟質磁器, ...
Arabic:بُورْسِلَانُ العَجِينَةِ النَّاعِمَة, ...
Hebrew:חֶרְסִינָה רַכָּה, ...
Russian:мягкий фарфор, ...
Ukrainian:м'яка порцеляна, ...
Hindi:सॉफ्ट पेस्ट, ...
Bengali:সফট পেস্ট, ...
Catalan:pasta tova, ...
Czech:měkký porcelán, ...
Danish:blødt porcelæn, ...
Dutch:zachtporselein, ...
Greek:μαλακή πάστα, ...
Hungarian:lágyporcelán, ...
Khmer:ប៉សឺឡែនសិប្បនិម្មិតធ្វើពីដីឥដ្ឋស្រាល និងម្សៅកញ្ចក់រលាយ ដែលពេលខ្លះលាយផេះឆ្អឹង, ...
Korean:연질 자기, ...
Persian:چینی نرم, ...
Polish:porcelana miękkopastowa, ...
Portuguese (BR):porcelana de pasta branda, ...
Romanian:porțelan cu pastă moale, ...
Swedish:mjukporslin, ...
Thai:เครื่องลายครามเนื้ออ่อน, ...
Turkish:yumuşak hamurlu porselen, ...
Vietnamese:sứ mềm, ...

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