smooth out

• Verbe à particule utilisé pour désigner l'action de rendre une surface plane ou lisse, ou de résoudre des difficultés et des problèmes.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of making something flat, even, or free from difficulties or problems.

indénombrable · transitif · phrasal, séparable

1. Make physically flatformal

   To make a surface even or free from wrinkles, bumps, or irregularities.

   Aplanir physiquement

   • She smoothed out the wrinkles on the tablecloth.
   • He used a roller to smooth out the paint on the wall.
   • The carpenter smoothed out the rough edges of the wood.

   Synonymeseven outfileflatteniron outlevelplanepresssand

   Antonymescreasecrumpleroughenwrinkle

2. Resolve problemsinformal

   To make a situation, process, or relationship easier or more harmonious by removing difficulties.

   Aplanir

   • We need to smooth out the issues in the contract before signing.
   • The manager smoothed out the conflict between the two employees.
   • They are working to smooth out the logistics for the event.

   Synonymesclear upiron outpatch upreconcileremedyresolvesettlesort outstraighten outwork out

   Antonymesaggravatecomplicateexacerbateworsen

Verbe de basesmooth