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sugarcoated
UK
/ˈʃʊɡəˌkəʊtɪd/
US
/ˈʃʊɡərˌkoʊtɪd/
more sugarcoated
Comp.
most sugarcoated
Super.
UK
/ˈʃʊɡəˌkəʊtɪd/
US
/ˈʃʊɡərˌkoʊtɪd/
Translations
The report was sugarcoated to make the situation seem better than it was.
Отчет был приукрашен, чтобы ситуация казалась лучше, чем она была на самом деле.
Definitions
The report was sugarcoated to avoid upsetting the shareholders.
The sugarcoated almonds were a hit at the party.
sugarcoated
Past Simple
sugarcoated
Past Simple
sugarcoated
Past Participle
sugarcoating
Gerund
UK
/ˈʃʊɡəˌkəʊt/
US
/ˈʃʊɡərˌkoʊt/
Translations
He tends to sugarcoat the truth to avoid hurting people's feelings.
Он склонен приукрашивать правду, чтобы не ранить чувства людей.
Additional translations
Definitions
The manager tried to sugarcoat the bad news about the layoffs to avoid upsetting the employees.
She carefully sugarcoated the almonds to create a sweet snack.
sugarcoated
Past Simple
UK
/ˈʃʊɡə kəʊt/
US
/ˈʃʊɡɚ koʊt/
Both the hyphenated spelling sugar-coat and the closed spelling sugarcoat are attested.
Translations
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.
Additional translations
Definitions
The almonds were sugar-coated for the holiday dessert.
Don't sugar-coat the truth; tell me exactly what happened.
sugarcoated
Definitions
The pharmacist gave him sugarcoated tablets to make the medicine easier to take.
The speaker offered a sugarcoated version of the company's financial losses.