to gloss over

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English - Turkish
(Dilbilim) göz ardı etmek
gizlemek
saklamak
önemsiz göstermek
geçiştirmek
gizle

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glaze over
üzerinde sır
glaze over
(Dilbilim) gözleri bulanmak
glaze over
(Dilbilim) gözleri kararmak
gloss over
örtbas etmek
gloss over
farklı yorumlamak
English - English
To treat something with less care than it deserves; to skimp

This book only glosses over quantum mechanics, and doesn't go into detail.

To cover up a mistake or a crime; to hush up or whitewash

They glossed over the problem, hoping that the customers wouldn't notice.

glaze over
If you gloss over a problem, a mistake, or an embarrassing moment, you try and make it seem unimportant by ignoring it or by dealing with it very quickly. Some foreign governments appear happy to gloss over continued human rights abuses
cover up a misdemeanor, fault, or error; "Let's not whitewash the crimes of Stalin"; "She tried to gloss over her mistakes"
treat hurriedly or avoid dealing with properly
embellish, smooth over; touch up, alter
to gloss over
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