to window-dress
- phrasal verb
- /ˈwɪndoʊˌdrɛs/
:
embellecer
- The company tried to window-dress its financial reports to attract more investors.
Examples
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We shouldn't window-dress the facts; honesty is more important.
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She window-dressed the project to make it seem more innovative than it actually was.
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Politicians often window-dress their achievements before elections.
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The company tried to window-dress its financial reports to impress investors.
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Don't window-dress the facts!
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The company window-dressed its financial reports.
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They often window-dress their marketing strategies to hide the underlying issues.
Synonyms
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6.7
Make something seem more attractive and ideal than it really is
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5.0
Make something unpleasant seem nicer than it is
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2.9
Make something look better than it really is
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5.8
To make someone or something look more attractive and exciting than they really are
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4.3
Make something seem more important or impressive than it is
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9.1
To hide true feelings or intentions by pretending to feel something else
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8.6
To dress or decorate in a fancy way to look nicer
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8.4
To make small changes to something bad so it looks better without fixing the real problem
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8.9
To make something or someone look bright and showy to attract attention
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6.3
Make something seem more attractive than it really is
To make someone or something look fancier to impress people
To make a person or thing look fancy, often in a showy way
To make something look bright but not really valuable
To make something seem more sentimental or fake than it really is
How Deceptive
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6.0
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2.9
- Informal
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3.8
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1.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Window-dress comes from shop windows that dress their window with pretty things to attract customers. So, to window-dress something is to 'make it look nicer than it really is', often to 'hide problems' or trick people.