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3 [fraai gekleed, verzorgd] smart4 [esthetisch aangenaam] beautiful♦voorbeelden:5 mooie cijfers halen • get good Bmarks/ Agradeshet weer bleef mooi • the good weather kept up/helddat is niet zo mooi • 〈 met betrekking tot gedrag〉 that's not very nice; 〈 met betrekking tot situatie〉 that's a bit of a mess, that's a fine/pretty kettle of fishhet kon niet mooier • it couldn't have been betterte mooi om waar te zijn • too good to be truehet is mooi (geweest) zo! • that's enough now!, all right, that'll do!het mooiste is, dat … • (and) to crown (it) all …het was niet mooi meer • it wasn't funny anymore8 een mooie manier (van doen) is dat! • that's a fine way of carrying on!mooie vrienden heb jij • fine friends you havedaar ben je wel even/zes weken mooi mee • it can take quite a while/six weekswel nu nog mooier! • well, I never!〈 ironisch〉 jij bent me ook een mooie! • you're a (nice) one!II 〈 bijwoord〉2 [behoorlijk] well♦voorbeelden:mooie dikke plakken ham • nice thick slices of hamjij hebt mooi praten • it's all very well for you to talkdat is mooi meegenomen • that is so much to the goodwe zijn er mooi van afgekomen • we're well out of thatmooi zo! • good!, well done!3 ze heeft het mooi verknald • she's made a right/proper mess of ithij is er toch maar mooi in geslaagd • he jolly well managed (to do it) anywayik zit er maar mooi mee! • I'm saddled with it!mooi niet, mooi van niet! • you bet he/she/it didn't/won't!
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Smarten — Smart en, v. t. To make smart or spruce; usually with up. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] She had to go and smarten herself up somewhat. W. Black. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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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 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
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