arrondir les angles

French

Etymology

Literally, to round the angles. Compare Russian сгла́живать углы́ (sgláživatʹ uglý).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.ʁɔ̃.diʁ le.z‿ɑ̃ɡl/
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Verb

arrondir les angles

  1. (figuratively) to smooth things out, to smooth things over