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