English-French translations for gild the pill

• dorer la pilule
  Les recommandations concernant le soi-disant respect des droits des travailleurs visent à dorer la pilule et à étouffer les réactions des travailleurs. The recommendations on alleged respect for workers' rights constitute an attempt to gild the pill and deflate the workers' reactions.

Definition of gild the pill

• To make something unappealing look more attractive

Related words

• put lipstick on a pig