schönreden

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word schönreden. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word schönreden, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say schönreden in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word schönreden you have here. The definition of the word schönreden will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofschönreden, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

German

Etymology

schön +‎ reden

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • (file)

Verb

schönreden (weak, third-person singular present redet schön, past tense redete schön, past participle schöngeredet, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to embellish, to sugarcoat, to whitewash
    • 2023 February 13, Ann-Katrin Müller, “Die Möchtegern-Gewinner”, in Der Spiegel, →ISSN:
      Die AfD steht kaum besser da als bei der vergangenen Wahl, trotz Krieg und Krisen, trotz Debatte über die Berliner Silvesternacht. In der Partei ist man ratlos – und versucht, sich das Ergebnis schönzureden.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Conjugation

Further reading