gild

• Nom désignant une association de personnes partageant des intérêts, des objectifs ou une profession communs, souvent organisée pour une entraide ou une défense d'intérêts mutuels.

A noun referring to an association of people with common interests, goals, or professions, often organized for mutual benefit.

1. B2formal

   A formal association of people with similar interests, such as a trade guild or professional organization.

   Association professionnelle

   • The guild of blacksmiths held an annual meeting.
   • She joined the writers' guild to network with other authors.
   • The merchant guild regulated trade in the city.

   Synonymesassociationbrotherhoodfellowshipfraternityguildleagueorderorganizationsocietyunion

• Verbe désignant l'action de recouvrir quelque chose d'une fine couche d'or ou, au sens figuré, de donner à quelque chose une apparence agréable ou précieuse.

A verb used to indicate the act of covering something with a thin layer of gold, or figuratively, to give a pleasing or valuable appearance to something.

verbe irrégulier

1. Cover with goldB2formal

   To cover something with a thin layer of gold or a gold-colored substance.

   dorer

   • The artist gilded the picture frame with real gold leaf.
   • They gilded the statue to make it shine in the sunlight.
   • The craftsman carefully gilded the edges of the book.

   Synonymesaurifyengildgold leafgold-plateplate

2. Make something appear betterC1formal

   To give a pleasing or valuable appearance to something, often to hide its true nature.

   Embellir pour tromper

   • The politician tried to gild his speech with promises he couldn't keep.
   • She gilded the truth to make the story more interesting.
   • They gilded the report with impressive but irrelevant statistics.

   Synonymesembellishgloss overprettifysugarcoatvarnishwhitewash

   Antonymesdiscloseexposerevealunmask