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1) сглаживать Perhaps a gift of flowers will help to smooth your quarrel over. ≈ Быть может, букет цветов поможет вам уладить спор.
2) преуменьшать( ошибку и т. п.) He was trying to smooth over his own responsibility for the delay, instead of accepting his fault. ≈ Вместо того, чтобы признать вину, он попытался преуменьшить свою ответственность за задержку. смягчать, преуменьшать ( ошибку и т. п.) ;
сглаживать (недостатки)Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > smooth over
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загладить, сгладитьBill tried to smooth over his argument with Mary by making her laugh.
Perhaps a gift of flowers will help to smooth your quarrel over.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > smooth over
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фраз. гл. преуменьшать (ошибку и т. п.)He was trying to smooth over his own responsibility for the delay, instead of accepting his fault. — Вместо того, чтобы признать вину, он пытался преуменьшить свою ответственность за задержку.
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phr v смягчать, преуменьшать; сглаживатьСинонимический ряд:1. cover up (verb) candy-coat; cover up; excuse; gloss over; guild; rationalize; varnish; veneer; whitewash2. settle (verb) reconcile; rectify; resolve; settle; straighten out -
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[ʹsmu:ðʹəʋvə] phr vсмягчать, преуменьшать (ошибку и т. п.); сглаживать ( недостатки) -
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['smuːð'əʊvə]1) Общая лексика: затушёвывать, преуменьшать (ошибку), сглаживать (недостатки), смягчать, устранять разногласия, загладить2) Математика: сгладить3) Текстиль: приглаживать, устранять шероховатости -
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<05> сглаживатьАнгло-русский словарь цитат, пословиц, поговорок и идиом > smooth over
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идиом. фраз. гл.сглаживатьАнгло-русский универсальный дополнительный практический переводческий словарь И. Мостицкого > smooth over
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сглаживатьпреуменьшатьАнгло-русский большой универсальный переводческий словарь > smooth over
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сглаживать, сглаживаться, скрашивать -
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1. разглаживать; оглаживать; 2. смазыватьEnglish-Russian dictionary of leather and footwear industry > smooth over
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(v.phr.) сглаживатьConversation vocabulary and slang. English-Russian dictionary > smooth over
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Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > smooth over/away
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19 smooth over smooth away smooth down smooth out
English-Russian base dictionary > smooth over smooth away smooth down smooth out
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Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > smooth over/away/down/out
См. также в других словарях:
smooth over — (something) to make problems seem less serious. He s on a three day visit to smooth over a crisis. They failed to agree on the main issue, and he certainly wasn t going to ignore it or try to smooth it over … New idioms dictionary
smooth over — index disarm (set at ease) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
smooth over — verb treat hurriedly or avoid dealing with properly (Freq. 2) • Syn: ↑gloss over, ↑skate over, ↑slur over, ↑skimp over • Hypernyms: ↑treat, ↑handle, ↑do by … Useful english dictionary
smooth over — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms smooth over : present tense I/you/we/they smooth over he/she/it smoothes over present participle smoothing over past tense smoothed over past participle smoothed over to make a problem seem less serious He s… … English dictionary
smooth over — PHRASAL VERB If you smooth over a problem or difficulty, you make it less serious and easier to deal with, especially by talking to the people concerned. [V P n (not pron)] ...an attempt to smooth over the violent splits that have occurred... [V… … English dictionary
smooth over — {v.} To make something seem better or more pleasant; try to excuse. * /Bill tried to smooth over his argument with Mary by making her laugh./ Syn.: GLOSS OVER. Compare: PATCH UP … Dictionary of American idioms
smooth over — {v.} To make something seem better or more pleasant; try to excuse. * /Bill tried to smooth over his argument with Mary by making her laugh./ Syn.: GLOSS OVER. Compare: PATCH UP … Dictionary of American idioms
smooth\ over — v To make something seem better or more pleasant; try to excuse. Bill tried to smooth over his argument with Mary by making her laugh. Syn.: gloss over Compare: patch up … Словарь американских идиом
smooth over something — smooth over (something) to make problems seem less serious. He s on a three day visit to smooth over a crisis. They failed to agree on the main issue, and he certainly wasn t going to ignore it or try to smooth it over … New idioms dictionary
smooth over the cracks — paper/smooth over the cracks to hide problems or faults, especially arguments between people, in order to make a situation seem better than it really is. The two party coalition has so far been successful in papering over the cracks. I m tired of … New idioms dictionary
smooth over — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. conceal, cover up, hush up; see hide 1 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) I verb To bring (something) into a state of agreement or accord: reconcile, rectify, resolve, settle, straighten out. See AGREE. II verb See SMOOTH … English dictionary for students