French Etymology Literally, “to round the angles”. Compare Russian сгла́живать углы́ (sgláživatʹ uglý). Pronunciation IPA(key): /a.ʁɔ̃.diʁ le.z‿ɑ̃ɡl/ Audio:(file) Audio (Canada):(file) Verb arrondir les angles (figuratively) to smooth things out, to smooth things overWikiwand - on Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.