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sugarcoating
UK
/ˈʃʊɡəˌkəʊtɪŋ/
US
/ˈʃʊɡərˌkoʊtɪŋ/
sugarcoatings
pl
Translations
The manager's report was criticized for its sugarcoating of the company's financial problems.
Отчет менеджера был раскритикован за приукрашивание финансовых проблем компании.
Definitions
The manager's sugarcoating of the company's financial losses did not fool the investors.
The sugarcoating on the doughnuts made them irresistible to the children.
UK
/ˈʃʊɡəˌkəʊtɪŋ/
US
/ˈʃʊɡɚˌkoʊtɪŋ/
Functions attributively to describe language or behavior that softens or makes something appear more pleasant.
Definitions
His sugarcoating explanations failed to hide the seriousness of the problem.
sugarcoating
Gerund
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.
sugarcoating
Gerund
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.
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.