GLOSS OVER

Meaning of GLOSS OVER in English

cover faults or errors, cover up

Jill won't gloss over your errors. She'll tell you about them.

Wayne Magnuson. English idioms vocabulary. Словарь английских идиом. 2012

GLOSS OVER — embellish, smooth over; touch up, alter
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
GLOSS OVER — try to conceal or pass over (something unfavourable). → gloss
Concise Oxford English vocab
GLOSS OVER — If you gloss over a problem, a mistake, or an embarrassing moment, you try and make it seem unimportant by …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GLOSS OVER — If you ~ a problem, a mistake, or an embarrassing moment, you try and make it seem unimportant by ignoring …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
GLOSS OVER — Synonyms and related words : account, allow for, be caught napping, be neglectful, be negligent, becloud, befog, belie, blanket, blind, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
GLOSS OVER — {v.} To try to make what is wrong or bad seem right or not important; try to make a thing …
Slang English vocab
GLOSS OVER — Function: verb Synonyms: PALLIATE , blanch (over), extenuate, gloze (over), sugarcoat, varnish, veneer, white, whiten, whitewash Related Words: account, explain, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
GLOSS OVER — Disguise, varnish, color, palliate, endeavor to excuse, extenuate, make plausible.
Dictionary of English Synonyms
GLOSS OVER — verb Synonyms: palliate , blanch (over), extenuate, gloze (over), sugarcoat, varnish, veneer, white, whiten, whitewash Related Word: account, explain, justify, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
GLOSS OVER — See ↑ TALK 16
Longman Activator English vocab
GLOSS OVER — {v.} To try to make what is wrong or bad seem right or not important; try to make a thing …
Словарь английских идиом
GLOSS OVER — cover faults or errors, cover up Jill won't gloss over your errors. She'll tell you about them.
English Idioms vocab
GLOSS OVER — v. To try to make what is wrong or bad seem right or not important; try to make a thing …
American Idioms English vocabulary
GLOSS OVER — гл. служить оправданием, извинением Syn : extenuate, palliate, whitewash Ant : enhance, exaggerate, heighten, intensify прикрашивать [-красить]
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
GLOSS OVER — гл.служить оправданием, извинением Syn:extenuate, palliate, whitewash Ant:enhance, exaggerate, heighten, intensify
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
GLOSS OVER — истолковывать благоприятно, приукрашивать
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
GLOSS OVER — истолковывать благоприятно, приукрашивать
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
GLOSS OVER — гл. служить оправданием, извинением Syn: extenuate , palliate , whitewash Ant: enhance , exaggerate , heighten , intensify
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
GLOSS OVER — гл. служить оправданием, извинением Syn: extenuate, palliate, whitewash Ant: enhance, exaggerate, heighten, intensify
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
GLOSS OVER — прикрашивать служить оправданием, извинением истолковывать благоприятно
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
GLOSS OVER — замять, утрясти: . John broke the vase and Mick tried to gloss it over by saying it wouldn't cost much …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь сленга, жаргона, русских имен
GLOSS OVER — замять, утрясти: . John broke the vase and Mick tried to gloss it over by saying it wouldn't cost much …
English Russian slang dictionary
GLOSS OVER — v. замять, утрясти: John broke the vase and Mick tried to gloss it over by saying it wouldn't cost much …
Англо-Русский сленговый словарь
GLOSS OVER — гл. служить оправданием, извинением Syn : extenuate, palliate, whitewash Ant : enhance, exaggerate, heighten, intensify прикрашивать [-красить]
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
GLOSS OVER — прикрашивать [-красить]
Англо-Русский словарь
OVER — I. |ōvə(r) adverb Etymology: Middle English, adverb & preposition, from Old English ofer; akin to Old High German ubari, ubiri, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GLOSS — I. ˈgläs, -ȯ- noun ( -es ) Etymology: probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Icelandic glossi flame, spark, glossa to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GLOSS — (v. t.) To give a superficial luster or gloss to; to make smooth and shining; as, to gloss cloth.
Английский словарь Webster
GLOSS — (n.) Brightness or luster of a body proceeding from a smooth surface; polish; as, the gloss of silk; cloth is …
Английский словарь Webster
GLOSS — ( v. t. ) To give a superficial luster or gloss to; to make smooth and shining; as, to gloss …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
GLOSS — ( n. ) Brightness or luster of a body proceeding from a smooth surface; polish; as, the gloss of silk; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
OVER — /oh"veuhr/ , prep. 1. above in place or position: the roof over one's head. 2. above and to the other …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GLOSS — gloss 1 — glossless , adj. /glos, glaws/ , n. 1. a superficial luster or shine; glaze: the gloss of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
OVER — I. ˈō-vər adverb Etymology: Middle English, adverb & preposition, from Old English ofer; akin to Old High German ubar (preposition) …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GLOSS — I. ˈgläs, ˈglȯs noun Etymology: akin to Middle High German glosen to glow, shine; akin to Old English geolu yellow …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
OVER — adv from inside to outside, above or across the brim. 2. over ·adv at an end; beyond the limit of …
Webster English vocab
GLOSS — noun a false or specious explanation. 2. gloss ·vi to make sly remarks, or insinuations. 3. gloss ·noun a specious …
Webster English vocab
OVER- — [over-] prefix 1: so as to exceed or surpass "overachieve" 2: excessive "overstimulation" 3: to an excessive degree "overthin"over.ab.stract over.abun.dance …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
OVER — [over] adv [ME, adv. & prep., fr. OE ofer; akin to OHG ubar (prep.) above, beyond, over, L super, Gk …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
GLOSS — [gloss] n [prob. of Scand origin; akin to Icel glossa to glow; akin to OE geolu yellow] (1538) 1: a …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
OVER — / ˈəʊvə(r); NAmE ˈoʊ-/ adverb , preposition , noun ■ adverb HELP NOTE : For the special uses of over …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GLOSS — / glɒs; NAmE glɔːs; glɑːs/ noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ U , sing. ] a shine on a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OVER — I. o ‧ ver 1 S1 W1 /ˈəʊvə $ ˈoʊvər/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ; Origin: ofer …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GLOSS — I. gloss 1 /ɡlɒs $ ɡlɒːs, ɡlɑːs/ BrE AmE noun [ Sense 1-2, 5-6: Date: 1500-1600 ; Origin: Probably from …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OVER — adv., prep., n., & adj. --adv. expressing movement or position or state above or beyond something stated or implied: 1 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OVER — adv., prep., n., & adj. adv. expressing movement or position or state above or beyond something stated or implied: 1 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
GLOSS — n. & v. n. 1 a surface shine or lustre. b an instance of this; a smooth finish. 2 a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OVER — adv., prep., n., & adj. --adv. expressing movement or position or state above or beyond something stated or implied: 1. …
Oxford English vocab
GLOSS — 1. n. & v. --n. 1. a surface shine or lustre. b an instance of this; a smooth finish. 2 …
Oxford English vocab
OVER — I. POSITION AND MOVEMENT /oʊvə(r)/ Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GLOSS — ( glosses, glossing, glossed) 1. A gloss is a bright shine on the surface of something. Rain produced a black …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OVER — I. POSITION AND MOVEMENT Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
GLOSS — (~es, ~ing, ~ed) 1. A ~ is a bright shine on the surface of something. Rain produced a black ~ …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
OVER
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GLOSS — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES lip gloss COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE high ▪ Examples of this are high …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GLOSS — (EXPLANATION) [noun] [C], [verb] [T] - (to provide) an explanation for a word or phraseThere is a special edition of …
Cambridge English vocab
GLOSS — Synonyms and related words : abuse of terms, acting, affectation, afterglow, air glow, alibi, allowance, amplification, analysis, annotate, annotation, apology, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
OVER — adj. run over run through or over all over bend over blanch over boil over bowl over check over come …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
OVER — I. adverb 1. from one point to another across intervening space sailed over to the island Synonyms: across, athwart, beyond, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
GLOSS — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ clear , high ▪ Use a high ~ paint. ▪ lip (usually lipgloss ) VERB + GLOSS …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
OVER — See ↑ ABOVE 1, ↑ ACROSS 1, ↑ DURING 1, ↑ MORE 2, ↑ ON/ON TOP OF 1 ◆◆◆ • …
Longman Activator English vocab
OVER — adj. 25B6; preposition there will be cloud over most of the country : ABOVE, on top of, higher (up) than, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
GLOSS — n. 25B6; noun the gloss of her hair : SHINE, sheen, lustre, gleam, patina, brilliance, shimmer. beneath the gloss of …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
OVER — prep. 1 above, on, upon, on top of, atop (of) She spread a tarpaulin over the boat to protect it …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab

English Idioms vocabulary

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