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glossing

/ˈɡlɒsɪŋ/

/ˈɡlɑsɪŋ/

glossing over

Translations

glossingnoun

glossings

gloseLinguistique ; commentaire ou annotation explicative d’un texte.

Interlinear glossing of the Sumerian tablets has revealed much about their grammar.

La glose interlinéaire des tablettes sumériennes a révélé beaucoup de choses sur leur grammaire.

Synonyms

glossinggerund / present participle

/ˈɡlɒsɪŋ/

/ˈɡlɔːsɪŋ/

Used attributively in phrases like "glossing annotations".

Additional translations

glosantSurtout en linguistique ; qui fournit une glose ou des explications.

Synonyms

glossverb

glossing

Gerund

glossed

Past Simple

glossed

Past Participle

glossing

Gerund

/ɡlɒs/

/ɡlɑs/

lustrer

She used a special polish to gloss the wooden table.

Elle a օգտագործé un produit spécial pour lustrer la table en bois.

édulcorerSens figuré : présenter quelque chose de façon plus acceptable qu'il ne l'est réellement.

The report glossed over the company's financial problems.

Le rapport a édulcoré les problèmes financiers de l'entreprise.

gloserSens savant ou linguistique : expliquer brièvement un mot ou un passage.

The teacher glossed the difficult terms in the text for the students.

Le professeur a glosé les termes difficiles du texte pour les étudiants.

Synonyms

Definitions

glossingnoun

The act or process of providing explanatory notes, translations, or comments on a text.

Interlinear glossing of the Sumerian tablets has revealed much about their grammar.

glossinggerund / present participle

Providing glosses; explanatory.

The glossing notes in the margin clarified each unfamiliar term.

glossverb

To give a shiny or lustrous surface to something.

She used a special polish to gloss the wooden table.

To provide an explanation or interpretation for a word or phrase.

The teacher glossed the difficult terms in the text for the students.

To make something appear more attractive or acceptable than it really is.

The report glossed over the company's financial problems.