skjønnmale
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From skjønn + male (“to paint”)
Verb
skjønnmale (imperative skjønnmal, present tense skjønnmaler, passive skjønnmales, simple past skjønnmalte, past participle skjønnmalt, present participle skjønnmalende)
- to depict something or someone as being better than in reality. This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text
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Related terms
- forskjønne
- skjønnmaleri
References
- “skjønnmale” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “skjønnmale” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).