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1 smarten
1. transitive verb1) (make spruce) herrichtenhe smartened his hair/clothes — er brachte sein Haar/seine Kleidung in Ordnung (ugs.)
smarten oneself — (tidy up) sich zurechtmachen; (dress up) sich herrichten; (improve appearance in general) auf sein Äußeres achten
2) (accelerate)2. intransitive verbsmarten one's pace — seinen Schritt/seine Schritte beschleunigen
Phrasal Verbs:- academic.ru/120799/smarten_up">smarten up* * *( often with up) verb (to make or become smarter: He has smartened up a lot in appearance lately.) sich herausputzen* * *smart·en[ˈsmɑ:tən, AM ˈsmɑ:rt-]I. vtII. vi▪ to \smarten up mehr Wert auf sein Äußeres legen* * *['smAːtn]1. vthouse, room herausputzen; appearance (her)richten, aufmöbeln (inf)you'd better smarten up your ideas (inf) — du solltest dich am Riemen reißen (inf)
2. vi(= dress up) sich in Schale werfen (inf); (= improve appearance) sich herausmachen; (pace) schneller or flotter (inf) werden* * *smarten [ˈsmɑː(r)tn]A v/t2. fig jemanden aufwecken, auf Draht bringen1. sich schön machen, sich in Schale werfen2. fig aufwachen3. sich verschärfen* * *1. transitive verb1) (make spruce) herrichtenhe smartened his hair/clothes — er brachte sein Haar/seine Kleidung in Ordnung (ugs.)
smarten oneself — (tidy up) sich zurechtmachen; (dress up) sich herrichten; (improve appearance in general) auf sein Äußeres achten
2) (accelerate)2. intransitive verbsmarten one's pace — seinen Schritt/seine Schritte beschleunigen
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2 smarten up
1. transitive verb2) (fig.)2. intransitive verbsmarten up one's ideas — sich am Riemen reißen (ugs.)
* * *1. transitive verb2) (fig.)2. intransitive verb(tidy up) sich zurechtmachen; (improve appearance in general) auf sein Äußeres achten* * *v.auf Vordermann bringen ausdr.
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