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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 up:▶ smarten [sth/sb] up, smarten up [sth/sb] embellir [premises, room] ; we'll have to smarten you up il va falloir qu'on te fasse beau ; he's really smartened himself up il s'est beaucoup arrangé. -
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smarten up [‚smα:tənˈʌp][+ person] rendre plus élégant ; [+ house, room, town] embellir• to smarten o.s. up s'arranger* * *smarten [something/somebody] up, smarten up [something/somebody] embellir -
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( often with up) verb (to make or become smarter: He has smartened up a lot in appearance lately.) devenir plus élégant -
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1. adjective1) (neat and well-dressed; fashionable: You're looking very smart today; a smart suit.) élégant2) (clever and quick in thought and action: We need a smart boy to help in the shop; I don't trust some of those smart salesmen.) dégourdi3) (brisk; sharp: She gave him a smart slap on the cheek.) vif, sec2. verb1) ((of part of the body) to be affected by a sharp stinging feeling: The thick smoke made his eyes smart.) irriter2) (to feel annoyed, resentful etc after being insulted etc: He is still smarting from your remarks.) être piqué au vif3. noun(the stinging feeling left by a blow or the resentful feeling left by an insult: He could still feel the smart of her slap/insult.) douleur cuisante- smarten- smartly - smartness - smart bomb - smart card -
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dress [dres]1 noun∎ a cotton/summer dress une robe de coton/d'été(b) (clothing) habillement m, tenue f(c) (style of dress) tenue f, toilette f;∎ formal/informal dress tenue f de cérémonie/de ville;∎ in Indian dress en tenue indienne;∎ to wear Western dress s'habiller à l'occidentale;∎ in full dress (of men) en grande tenue; (of women) en grande toilette; Military en grande tenue, en uniforme de parade;∎ to have good dress sense savoir s'habiller;∎ she's got no dress sense elle ne sait pas s'habiller∎ she dressed herself or got dressed elle s'est habillée;∎ to be dressed in black/silk être vêtu de noir/soie;∎ dressed in rags vêtu ou couvert de haillons;∎ dressed as a clown/a witch (for a party) déguisé en clown/en sorcière(b) (arrange → gen) orner, parer; (→ shop window) faire la vitrine de; (→ ship) pavoiser; (groom → horse) panser; (→ hair) coiffer∎ he dressed my wound il a fait mon pansement∎ dressed chicken poulet m prêt à cuire;∎ dressed crab crabe m tout préparé pour la table(e) (treat → cloth, skins) préparer, apprêter; (→ leather) corroyer; (→ stone) tailler, dresser; (→ metal) polir; (→ timber) dégrossir∎ to dress ranks se mettre en rangs(i) (neuter → animal) dresser(a) (get dressed, wear clothes) s'habiller;∎ she always dresses very smartly elle s'habille toujours avec beaucoup d'élégance;∎ to dress for dinner (gen) se mettre en tenue de soirée; (man) se mettre en smoking; (woman) se mettre en robe du soir;∎ do we have to dress for dinner? est-ce qu'il faut s'habiller pour le dîner?►► dress coat habit m, queue-de-pie f;dress code code m vestimentaire;Theatre dress circle premier balcon m, corbeille f;dress designer modéliste mf, dessinateur(trice) m,f de mode; (famous) couturier m;dress shield dessous-de-bras m inv;dress shirt chemise f de soirée;dress suit habit m, tenue f de soirée;Military dress uniform tenue f de cérémonies'habiller simplement➲ dress up(a) (put on best clothes) s'habiller, se mettre sur son trente et un;∎ he was all dressed up il était tout endimanché(b) (put on disguise) se déguiser, se costumer;∎ she dressed up as a clown elle s'est déguisée en clown;∎ children love dressing up les enfants adorent se déguiser(a) (put on best clothes) habiller;∎ to be all dressed up, to be dressed up to the nines être sur son trente et un;∎ familiar humorous she's all dressed up with nowhere to go elle s'est mise sur son trente et un mais elle n'a personne avec qui sortir(b) (disguise) déguiser;∎ his mother had dressed him up as a soldier sa mère l'avait déguisé en soldat(d) (embellish) orner;∎ you could dress up the outfit with a nice scarf tu pourrais rendre la tenue plus habillée avec un joli foulard;∎ it's the same old clichés dressed up as new ideas c'est toujours les mêmes clichés, mais présentés comme des idées novatrices
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smarten — smart|en [ˈsma:tn US ˈsma:r ] v smarten up [smarten sth<=>up] phr v 1.) smarten yourself up to make yourself look neat and tidy ▪ You d better smarten yourself up. 2.) to make something look neater ▪ We need to smarten the place up a bit. 3 … Dictionary of contemporary English
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smarten — verb smarten up phrasal verb especially BrE also smarten yourself up (I) 1 to make yourself look neat and tidy: You d better smarten yourself up a bit before the interview. 2 (transitive smarten something up) to make something look neater: a coat … Longman dictionary of contemporary English