gild

Well, first of all, you don't need to gild the Lily.
Premièrement, nul besoin d'en rajouter.
We'll have to gild the lily.
Il faudra broder, mais c'est une manœuvre d'ouverture.
Across the wide spaces of the Aegean, the first rays of sunrise steal to gild this shrine.
À travers les espaces larges de l'égéen, les premiers raies du lever de soleil volent pour dorer ce shrine.
The recommendations on alleged respect for workers' rights constitute an attempt to gild the pill and deflate the workers' reactions.
Les recommandations concernant le soi-disant respect des droits des travailleurs visent à dorer la pilule et à étouffer les réactions des travailleurs.
We disagree with any proposal which is based on the premise of abandoning tobacco production and tries to gild the pill by allegedly seeking alternative forms of employment and income for producers.
Nous récusons toute proposition qui accepte la logique de l'abandon de la culture du tabac et se hâte de "dorer la pilule" par une soi-disant recherche de solutions alternatives d'emploi et de revenu pour les producteurs.
I'm trying to learn how to gild a picture frame.
J'essaie d'apprendre à dorer un cadre photo.
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