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	softly	weich {adv}
	to jingle softly; to chink (of glasses, coins etc.)	leise klirren; klimpern {vi} (Gläser, Münzen usw.)
	jingling softly; chinking	leise klirrend; klimpernd
	jingled softly; chinked	leise geklirrt; geklimpert
	(All) Good things come to those who wait.; Softly, softly, catchee monkey. [Br.] [dated] [prov.]	Warten zahlt sich aus.; Mit Geduld und Spucke fängt man eine Mucke! [Sprw.]
	on the stroke of; on the dot (prepositive); precisely; sharp; on the dot; on the nose [Am.] on the button [Am.] [coll.] (postpositive) (+ time of the day)	(um) Punkt, genau um; Schlag [veraltet] (+ Uhrzeit)
	at three o'clock exactly/precisely	genau um drei Uhr
	to arrive on the dot at ten o'clock / at ten o'clock sharp / at ten on the nose	(um) Punkt zehn (Uhr) ankommen
	It was 11 o'clock precisely.	Es war Punkt 11 Uhr.; Es war auf den Glockenschlag genau 11 Uhr. [geh.]
	Each day, at the stroke of nine, she knocked softly at my door.	Jeden Tag, Schlag neun, klopfte sie leise an meine Türe.
	to pluck; to pick [Am.] a stringed instrument; to pluck; to pick [Am.] on a stringed instrument	ein Saiteninstrument zupfen {vt}; auf einem Saiteninstrument zupfen {vi} [mus.]
	picking; plucking	zupfend
	picked; plucked	gezupft
	He was softly plucking on a banjo.	Er zupfte leise auf einem Banjo.

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