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sugarcoat

/ˈʃʊɡəˌkəʊt/

/ˈʃʊɡərˌkoʊt/

Translations

sugarcoatverb

sugarcoated

Past Simple

sugarcoated

Past Participle

sugarcoating

Gerund

/ˈʃʊɡəˌkəʊt/

/ˈʃʊɡərˌkoʊt/

приукрашивать

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

Он склонен приукрашивать правду, чтобы не ранить чувства людей.

Additional translations

Synonyms

gloss over

sugar-coatverb

sugarcoat

/ˈʃʊɡə kəʊt/

/ˈʃʊɡɚ koʊt/

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

приукрашиватьперен.; обычно о фактах, событиях или сообщениях

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

Она приукрашивала факты, рассказывая эту историю.

засахариватьбукв.; о продуктах и кондитерских изделиях

The almonds were sugar-coated for the holiday dessert.

Миндаль засахарили для праздничного десерта.

Additional translations

смягчатьперен.; о сообщениях, формулировках и оценках

Synonyms

gloss over

dress up

cover up

tone down

sweeten the pill

Antonyms

state plainly

tell the truth

be frank

Definitions

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.