English-Spanish translations for embellish

embellecerEl Consejo no necesita embellecer la realidad; de aquí las diferencias de formulación. The Council, however, has no need to embellish reality, which is why there are differences in formulation.
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adornarDado que los agricultores no luchan para adornar las reformas antiagrícolas, sino para anularlas, votaremos en contra de estas propuestas. As the farmers are fighting not to embellish but to overturn anti-farming reforms, we shall vote against these proposals. Los pueblos no son cuentas, no se pueden comprar sus conciencias; y por mucho que intenten adornar la realidad, van a encontrarlos siempre en contra. People are not accounts; their consciences cannot be bought off and however much you try to embellish the facts, you still have to contend with the people. En lugar de felicitarse mutuamente, dedicarse elogios unos a otros y adornar la realidad, me gustaría que hablaran sobre sus fallos y sobre los problemas que preocupan a los ciudadanos europeos. Instead of mutually congratulating and praising each other, and embellishing reality, I should like them to talk about their failures and about the problems preoccupying European citizens.
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To make more beautiful and attractive; to decorate
To make something sound or look better or more acceptable than it is in reality; to distort, to embroider

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