arrondir les angles

== French == === Etymology === Literally, “to round the angles”. Compare Russian сгла́живать углы́ (sgláživatʹ uglý). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a.ʁɔ̃.diʁ le.z‿ɑ̃ɡl/ === Verb === arrondir les angles (figuratively) to smooth things out, to smooth things over