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كيف تنطق "paper over"

expression

ˈpeɪpɝ/ /ˈoʊvɝ
PAY-per OH-ver
pˈeɪpɐ/ /ˈəʊvɐ
PAY-puh OH-vuh

التعريف

To try to hide or cover up a problem or disagreement, instead of fixing it.

نسخ IPA

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈpeɪpɝ/ /ˈoʊvɝ

الإنجليزية البريطانية

pˈeɪpɐ/ /ˈəʊvɐ

نطق مبسط

أمريكي

PAY-per OH-ver

بريطاني

PAY-puh OH-vuh

استمع في السياق

They tried to paper over the cracks in their relationship.

Don’t just paper over your mistakes, learn from them.

She wanted to paper over the disagreement to keep everyone happy.

Management is just trying to paper over the serious issues at work.