Both the hyphenated spelling sugar-coat and the closed spelling sugarcoat are attested.
Traducciones
édulcorerSens figuré : présenter quelque chose de façon adoucie, pour en atténuer la dureté ou le caractère choquant. Don't sugar-coat the truth; tell me exactly what happened.
N'édulcore pas la vérité ; dis-moi exactement ce qui s'est passé.
sucrerSens concret : recouvrir de sucre ou d'une substance sucrée. Definiciones
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.
Sinónimos
gloss over
sweeten the pill
tone down
cover up
dress up
Antónimos
be frank
tell the truth
state plainly