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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesaplanir
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /a.pla.niʁ/
"Il faut aplanir les derniers détails du projet."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To make a rough or uneven surface flat and even.
"He used a trowel to smooth out the wet cement on the patio." - 2
To resolve minor problems, difficulties, or disagreements to make a process run more easily.
"We need to smooth out the remaining details of the contract before signing."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old English adjective 'smēþe' combined with the adverb 'out', evolving to describe the physical flattening or leveling of a surface. By the 20th century, the phrasal verb expanded metaphorically to mean resolving difficulties or eliminating operational friction in processes and relationships.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Smooth-out" is said worldwide
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aplanir
Transliteration: /a.pla.niʁ/
"Il faut aplanir les derniers détails du projet."
glätten
Transliteration: /ˈɡlɛtn̩/
"Wir müssen die Unstimmigkeiten glätten."
spianare
Transliteration: /spjaˈna.re/
"Dobbiamo spianare le difficoltà prima di procedere."
alisar
Transliteration: /aliˈsaɾ/
"Intentamos alisar las asperezas en la reunión."
suavizar
Transliteration: /swa.viˈzaɾ/
"Precisamos suavizar os detalhes do acordo."
सुझाना / ठीक करना
Transliteration: theek karna
Script: ठीक करना
"हमें इस समझौते की अड़चनों को ठीक करना होगा।"
消除
Transliteration: xiāochú
"我们需要消除合同中的所有分歧。"
원만히 해결하다
Transliteration: wonmanhi haegyeolhada
"우리는 계약의 남은 세부 사항을 원만히 해결해야 한다."
取り除く
Transliteration: torinozoku
"私たちは契約の詳細な問題点をスムーズに解決する必要がある。"
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