German-English translations for beschönigen

• sugarcoat
• euphemize
• extenuate
• flatter
  Her portrait flatters her.
• idealize
• palliate
• prettify
• spin
  I spun myself around a few times.
  Spin the ball on the floor.
  She spun around and gave him a big smile.
• sugarcoat the pill
• varnish
• whitewash
  We cannot accept any attempt to whitewash the crimes that have been committed, in an attempt, after the event, to justify the aggression and occupation. Wir dürfen nicht hinnehmen, dass man versucht, die verübten Verbrechen zu beschönigen und damit nachträglich die Aggression und die Besatzung zu legitimieren.
  The houses looked very bright when they whitewashed the whole neighborhood
  In his sermon, the minister didnt try to whitewash over the sins of his church

Related words

• Beschönigung
• Tatsachenbeschöniger
• beschönigend
• etwas beschönigen