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sugarcoating

/ˈʃʊɡəˌkəʊtɪŋ/

/ˈʃʊɡərˌkoʊtɪŋ/

Übersetzungen

sugarcoatingsubstantiv

sugarcoatings

Pl.

приукрашивание

The manager's report was criticized for its sugarcoating of the company's financial problems.

Отчет менеджера был раскритикован за приукрашивание финансовых проблем компании.

Synonyme

sugarcoatinggerundium / partizip präsens

/ˈʃʊɡəˌkəʊtɪŋ/

/ˈʃʊɡɚˌkoʊtɪŋ/

Functions attributively to describe language or behavior that softens or makes something appear more pleasant.

sugarcoatverb

sugarcoating

Gerundium

sugarcoated

Präteritum

sugarcoated

Partizip Perfekt

sugarcoating

Gerundium

/ˈʃʊɡəˌkəʊt/

/ˈʃʊɡərˌkoʊt/

приукрашивать

He tends to sugarcoat the truth to avoid hurting people's feelings.

Он склонен приукрашивать правду, чтобы не ранить чувства людей.

Zusätzliche Übersetzungen

подсластить

Synonyme

gloss over

sugar-coatverb

sugarcoating

Gerundium

/ˈʃʊɡə kəʊt/

/ˈʃʊɡɚ koʊt/

Both the hyphenated spelling sugar-coat and the closed spelling sugarcoat are attested.

засахариватьбукв.; о продуктах и кондитерских изделиях

The almonds were sugar-coated for the holiday dessert.

Миндаль засахарили для праздничного десерта.

приукрашиватьперен.; обычно о фактах, событиях или сообщениях

She sugar-coated the facts when she told the story.

Она приукрашивала факты, рассказывая эту историю.

Zusätzliche Übersetzungen

смягчатьперен.; о сообщениях, формулировках и оценках

Synonyme

gloss over

sweeten the pill

tone down

cover up

dress up

Antonyme

be frank

tell the truth

state plainly

Definitionen

sugarcoatingsubstantiv

The act or process of making something appear more pleasant or acceptable than it actually is.

The manager's sugarcoating of the company's financial losses did not fool the investors.

A layer of sugar applied to the surface of food, often to enhance flavor or appearance.

The sugarcoating on the doughnuts made them irresistible to the children.

sugarcoatinggerundium / partizip präsens

Serving to make something seem more pleasant, acceptable, or mild than it really is; softening or glossing over.

His sugarcoating explanations failed to hide the seriousness of the problem.

sugarcoatverb

To make something seem more pleasant or acceptable than it really is.

The manager tried to sugarcoat the bad news about the layoffs to avoid upsetting the employees.

To cover or coat (something, especially food or medicine) with sugar.

She carefully sugarcoated the almonds to create a sweet snack.

sugar-coatverb

to cover or coat with sugar or a sugary substance

The almonds were sugar-coated for the holiday dessert.

to present something in a way that makes it seem less unpleasant, serious, or offensive than it really is

Don't sugar-coat the truth; tell me exactly what happened.