sugarcoatinggerundium / partizip präsens Functions attributively to describe language or behavior that softens or makes something appear more pleasant.
Definitionen
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.
Both the hyphenated spelling sugar-coat and the closed spelling sugarcoat are attested.
Übersetzungen
The almonds were sugar-coated for the holiday dessert.
Миндаль засахарили для праздничного десерта.
She sugar-coated the facts when she told the story.
Она приукрашивала факты, рассказывая эту историю.
Zusätzliche Übersetzungen
смягчатьперен.; о сообщениях, формулировках и оценках Definitionen
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.
Synonyme
gloss over
sweeten the pill
tone down
cover up
dress up
Antonyme
be frank
tell the truth
state plainly