eufemisme — meaning in English: euphemism

Definition

▶ eufemisme

Un eufemisme és una expressió que s'utilitza per suavitzar o minimitzar el significat d'una idea o situació, especialment quan aquesta pot resultar ofensiva o desagradable.

A euphemism is an expression used to soften or minimize the meaning of an idea or situation, especially when it may be offensive or unpleasant.

▶ Ell va dir que estava 'sense feina' en comptes de 'desocupat'.

He said he was 'between jobs' instead of 'unemployed'.

▶ El professor va fer servir un eufemisme per referir-se a l'absència de l'alumne, dient que estava 'absent per motius personals'.

The teacher used a euphemism to refer to the student's absence, saying he was 'absent for personal reasons'.

▶ En lloc de dir que algú havia mort, van dir que havia 'passat a millor vida'.

Instead of saying someone had died, they said he had 'passed to a better life'.