Definition of soft-centered - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

food candy

having a soft filling inside a harder outside

She loves soft-centered chocolates with caramel inside.

personality

appearing tough but actually gentle or kind inside

He seems strict but is really soft-centered at heart.

tender-hearted

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Origin of soft-centered

Old English, soft (gentle) + center (middle) + -ed (having)

Examples of soft-centered in a sentence

Soft-centered candies melt quickly in warm weather.
Despite his image, he's truly soft-centered.
The coach is tough but actually soft-centered.

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French:fourré, au cœur tendre, ...
German:weich gefüllt, weichherzig, ...
Italian:con cuore morbido, sensibile, ...
Spanish:con centro blando, blando por dentro, ...
Portuguese:com recheio macio, meigo por dentro, ...
Chinese:软心的, 内心柔软的, ...
Japanese:柔らかい中身のある, 心が優しい, ...
Arabic:مَحْشُو طَرِيّ, لَيِّن القَلْب, ...
Hebrew:בַּעַל מִלּוּי רַךְ, קָשֶׁה מִבַּחוּץ וְרַךְ בִּפְנִים, ...
Russian:с мягкой начинкой, добросердечный, ...
Ukrainian:м'яконачинений, м'який усередині, ...
Hindi:नरम भराव वाला, मुलायमदिल, ...
Bengali:নরম ভেতরের, কোমলমনা, ...
Catalan:amb farcit tou, amable, ...
Czech:plněný, laskavý, ...
Danish:blødkerne-, blød indeni, ...
Dutch:met zachte vulling, zachtaardig, ...
Greek:με μαλακή γέμιση στο εσωτερικό και πιο σκληρό εξωτερικό, ευαίσθητος εσωτερικά, ...
Hungarian:lágy belsejű, lágy szívű, ...
Khmer:មានស្នូលទន់ខាងក្នុង និងស្រទាប់ខាងក្រៅរឹងជាង, ខាងក្រៅមើលទៅរឹងមាំ តែខាងក្នុងទន់ភ្លន់ និងមានចិត្តល្អ, ...
Korean:속이 부드러운, 마음이 부드러운, ...
Persian:دارای مغزی نرم, دل‌مهربان, ...
Polish:z miękkim nadzieniem, wrażliwy, ...
Portuguese (BR):recheado, gentil, ...
Romanian:cu miez moale, blând, ...
Swedish:mjuk i mitten, mjuk inombords, ...
Thai:ที่มีไส้นุ่ม, ที่ใจอ่อน, ...
Turkish:yumuşak dolgulu, yumuşak kalpli, ...
Vietnamese:có nhân mềm, bên trong mềm yếu, ...

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