How do you say "to smooth over" in Japanese?

“To smooth over” in Japanese

Short answer

言いなす iinasu いーなす

To smooth over in Japanese is “言いなす” (iinasu). Full meaning: to speak as though something were actually the case, to smooth over, to give the impression that, to make it sound that.

Other ways to say “To smooth over” in Japanese

取り繕う toritsukurou to keep up (appearances), to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.), to gloss over, to varnish over, to patch (things) up, to palliate; to mend, to repair, to patch up 取繕う toritsukurou to keep up (appearances), to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.), to gloss over, to varnish over, to patch (things) up, to palliate; to mend, to repair, to patch up とり繕う toritsukurou to keep up (appearances), to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.), to gloss over, to varnish over, to patch (things) up, to palliate; to mend, to repair, to patch up 取り繕える toritsukuroeru to keep up (appearances), to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.), to gloss over, to varnish over, to patch (things) up, to palliate; to mend, to repair, to patch up 取りつくろう toritsukurou to keep up (appearances), to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.), to gloss over, to varnish over, to patch (things) up, to palliate; to mend, to repair, to patch up とりつくろえる toritsukuroeru to keep up (appearances), to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.), to gloss over, to varnish over, to patch (things) up, to palliate; to mend, to repair, to patch up とりつくろう toritsukurou to keep up (appearances), to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.), to gloss over, to varnish over, to patch (things) up, to palliate; to mend, to repair, to patch up 言いなそ iinaso to speak as though something were actually the case, to smooth over, to give the impression that, to make it sound that 言いなせ iinase to speak as though something were actually the case, to smooth over, to give the impression that, to make it sound that 言いなし iinashi to speak as though something were actually the case, to smooth over, to give the impression that, to make it sound that 言いなさ iinasa to speak as though something were actually the case, to smooth over, to give the impression that, to make it sound that

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