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embellish [ɪmˈbelɪ∫]( = adorn) embellir ; [+ account] enjoliver* * *[ɪm'belɪʃ]transitive verb lit, fig embellir -
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embellish [ɪm'belɪʃ](garment, building) embellir, décorer, orner; (account, story etc) enjoliver, embellir -
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[im'beliʃ]1) (to increase the interest of (a story etc) by adding (untrue) details: The soldier embellished the story of his escape.) enjoliver2) (to make beautiful with ornaments etc: uniform embellished with gold braid.) orner (de)• -
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lard [lα:d]saindoux m* * *[lɑːd] 1.noun saindoux m2.transitive verb1) Culinary larder [meat]to lard something with — truffer quelque chose de [quotations, allusions]
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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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embroider [ɪm'brɔɪdə(r)](story, truth) enjoliver
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Embellish — Em*bel lish, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Embellished}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Embellishing}.] [OE. embelisen, embelisshen, F. embellir; pref. em (L. in) + bel, beau, beautiful. See {Beauty}.] To make beautiful or elegant by ornaments; to decorate; to adorn;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
embellish — I verb add details, adorn, array, beautify, bedeck, bedizen, bejewel, beribbon, bespangle, better, blazon, chase, dandify, deck, decorare, decorate, dizen, dress up, elaborate, emblazon, emboss, embroider, encrust, enhance, enrich, exornare, fix… … Law dictionary
embellish — mid 14c., to render beautiful, from O.Fr. embelliss , stem of embellir make beautiful, ornament, from em (see EN (Cf. en ) (1)) + bel beautiful, from L. bellus (see BENE (Cf. bene )). Meaning dress up (a narration) with fictitious matter is from… … Etymology dictionary
embellish — beautify, deck, bedeck, garnish, *adorn, decorate, ornament Analogous words: enhance, heighten, intensify: apparel, array (see CLOTHE) Contrasted words: denude, *strip, bare, divest … New Dictionary of Synonyms
embellish — [v] make beautiful; decorate add bells and whistles*, adorn, amplify, array, beautify, bedeck, color, deck, dress up*, elaborate, emblaze, embroider, enhance, enrich, exaggerate, festoon, fix up*, fudge*, garnish, gild, give details, grace, gussy … New thesaurus
embellish — ► VERB 1) make more attractive; decorate. 2) add extra details to (a story or account) for interest. DERIVATIVES embellisher noun embellishment noun. ORIGIN Old French embellir, from bel handsome … English terms dictionary
embellish — [em bel′ish, imbel′ish] vt. [ME embelishen < extended stem of OFr embellir < em (L in) + bel < L bellus, beautiful] 1. to decorate or improve by adding detail; ornament; adorn 2. to add grace notes, syncopated accents, trills, etc. to (a … English World dictionary
embellish — [[t]ɪmbe̱lɪʃ[/t]] embellishes, embellishing, embellished 1) VERB If something is embellished with decorative features or patterns, it has those features or patterns on it and they make it look more attractive. [be V ed with n] The stern was… … English dictionary
embellish — UK [ɪmˈbelɪʃ] / US verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms embellish : present tense I/you/we/they embellish he/she/it embellishes present participle embellishing past tense embellished past participle embellished 1) to make a story more… … English dictionary
embellish — verb /ɪmˈbɛlɪʃ/ a) To make more beautiful and attractive; to decorate. The old book cover was embellished with golden letters b) To make something sound or look better or more acceptable than it is in reality, to dist … Wiktionary
embellish — verb Embellish is used with these nouns as the object: ↑story … Collocations dictionary