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1 smarten
smarten ['smɑ:tən]∎ to smarten (the appearance of) sth arranger qch;∎ to smarten oneself se faire beau (belle)∎ to smarten one's pace accélérer l'allure(a) (improve appearance → person) se faire beau (belle); (→ restaurant) devenir plus chic, être retapé; (→ town, street) devenir plus pimpant;∎ I went upstairs to smarten up je suis monté me faire beau∎ a coat of paint would help smarten the restaurant/the car up une couche de peinture et le restaurant/la voiture aurait déjà meilleure allure;∎ to smarten oneself up se faire beau (belle), soigner son apparence(b) (production) accélérer∎ you'd better smarten up your ideas or your act! tu ferais bien de te reprendre□ ; (to lazy person) tu ferais bien de te secouer∎ smarten up! ouvre les yeux!, cesse de faire l'imbécile!
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smarten sb/sth up — UK US smarten (sb/sth) up Phrasal Verb with smarten({{}}/ˈsmɑːtən/ verb UK INFORMAL ► to improve your personal appearance or the appearance of something: »You ll need to buy a suit and smarten up a bit for the interview. »Staff were told to… … Financial and business terms
smarten sth up — UK US smarten (sb/sth) up Phrasal Verb with smarten({{}}/ˈsmɑːtən/ verb UK INFORMAL ► to improve your personal appearance or the appearance of something: »You ll need to buy a suit and smarten up a bit for the interview. »Staff were told to… … Financial and business terms
smarten sb up — UK US smarten (sb/sth) up Phrasal Verb with smarten({{}}/ˈsmɑːtən/ verb UK INFORMAL ► to improve your personal appearance or the appearance of something: »You ll need to buy a suit and smarten up a bit for the interview. »Staff were told to… … Financial and business terms
smarten up — UK US smarten (sb/sth) up Phrasal Verb with smarten({{}}/ˈsmɑːtən/ verb UK INFORMAL ► to improve your personal appearance or the appearance of something: »You ll need to buy a suit and smarten up a bit for the interview. »Staff were told to… … Financial and business terms
spruce up — verb 1. make neat, smart, or trim Spruce up your house for Spring titivate the child • Syn: ↑spruce, ↑titivate, ↑tittivate, ↑smarten up, ↑slick up, ↑spiff up … Useful english dictionary
