gloss over

• Verbe à particule signifiant passer rapidement sur quelque chose, traiter un sujet de façon superficielle ou minimiser délibérément les détails ou problèmes importants, souvent pour éviter d'attirer l'attention sur eux.

A phrasal verb used to indicate treating something superficially, ignoring or downplaying important details or problems.

indénombrable · intransitif · phrasal, inséparable

1. Ignore or minimizeinformal

   To treat something as unimportant or to avoid discussing it in detail.

   Passer sous silence

   • The manager tried to gloss over the budget problems.
   • She glossed over the mistakes in her report.
   • Politicians often gloss over controversial topics.

   Synonymesbrush asidecover updisregarddownplayminimizeoverlookshrug offskate overwhitewash

   Antonymesacknowledgeaddressconfrontexaminescrutinize

2. Make superficially attractiveinformal

   To make something seem better or more acceptable than it really is.

   embellir (pour rendre plus acceptable)

   • The advertisement glossed over the product's flaws.
   • He glossed over his lack of experience with confident talk.
   • The company glossed over the safety concerns in their presentation.

   Synonymescolorembellishgildprettifysugarcoatvarnishwhitewash

   Antonymesexposerevealunmask

Verbe de basegloss