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1 spruce
A n2 ( wood) bois m d'épicéa.B adj [person] bien soigné, pimpant ; [clothes] impeccable, soigné ; [house, garden] coquet/-ette, bien tenu.■ spruce up:▶ spruce up [sth/sb], spruce [sth/sb] up faire beau/belle [person] ; astiquer [house] ; nettoyer [garden] ; to spruce oneself up se mettre sur son trente et un ○, se faire beau/belle ; you need to spruce yourself up a bit! tu as besoin de t'arranger un peu! ; all spruced up [person] tiré à quatre épingles ; [house, garden] impeccable. -
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spruce [spru:s] (pl inv)1 noun∎ spruce white curtains des rideaux blancs impeccables;∎ she looked very spruce in her uniform elle était toute pimpante dans son uniforme∎ a coat of paint will spruce the room up une couche de peinture rafraîchira la pièce;∎ his image needs sprucing up son image de marque a besoin d'être rafraîchie;∎ to spruce oneself up, to get spruced up se faire beau;∎ he was all spruced up il était tiré à quatre épingles, il était sur son trente et un -
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spruce [spru:s]1. nounépicéa m2. adjective[person] pimpant ; [house] coquet[+ child] faire beau ; [+ house] refaire à neuf* * *[spruːs] 1.1) (also spruce tree) épicéa m2) ( wood) bois m d'épicéa2.adjective [person] soigné; [house, garden] bien tenuPhrasal Verbs: -
4 spruce up
spruce up [something/somebody], spruce [something/somebody] up faire beau/belle [person]; astiquer [house] -
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6 spruce up
(to make oneself or somebody else smarter: I'll go and spruce up before going out.) se faire (tout) beau -
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8 spruce beer
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9 spruce pine
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10 spruce forest
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11 norway spruce
(wood) épicéa (bois) mDictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > norway spruce
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13 Norway
Norway ['nɔ:weɪ]Norvège f;∎ in Norway en Norvège►► Norway lobster langoustine f;Norway rat surmulot m;Norway spruce épicéa m d'Europe -
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15 hemlock
hemlock ['hemlɒk]►► hemlock spruce sapin m du Canada, sapin-ciguë m;the Hemlock Society = association américaine de défense du droit à l'euthanasie
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Spruce — (spr[udd]s), n. [OE. Spruce or Pruse, Prussia, Prussian. So named because it was first known as a native of Prussia, or because its sprouts were used for making, spruce beer. Cf. Spruce beer, below, {Spruce}, a.] 1. (Bot.) Any coniferous tree of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Spruce — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Richard Spruce (1817–1893), englischer Botaniker und Naturforscher Spruce bezeichnet folgende Orte in den Vereinigten Staaten Spruce (Michigan) Spruce (Nevada) Spruce (Wisconsin) Spruce Island, Insel des… … Deutsch Wikipedia
spruce — ● spruce nom masculin (anglais spruce, sapin) Bois de certains épicéas d Amérique du Nord. ⇒SPRUCE, subst. masc. BOT. Épicéa d Amérique du Nord. Des pins rachitiques, de l espèce appelée spruce par les Anglais (CHATEAUBR., Mél. littér., 1826, p.… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Spruce — (spr[udd]s), a. [Compar. {Sprucer} (spr[udd] s[ e]r); superl. {Sprucest} (spr[udd] s[e^]st).] [Perhaps fr. spruce a sort of leather from Prussia, which was an article of finery. See {Spruce}, n.] 1. Neat, without elegance or dignity; smart; trim; … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
spruce — ‘neat’ [16] and spruce the tree [17] are completely different words, of course, but they could have a common origin – in Spruce, the old English name for Prussia. Spruce the tree was originally the spruce fir, literally the ‘Prussian fir’. And it … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
spruce — ‘neat’ [16] and spruce the tree [17] are completely different words, of course, but they could have a common origin – in Spruce, the old English name for Prussia. Spruce the tree was originally the spruce fir, literally the ‘Prussian fir’. And it … Word origins
spruce — Ⅰ. spruce [1] ► ADJECTIVE ▪ neat and smart. ► VERB (spruce up) ▪ make smarter. ORIGIN perhaps from SPRUCE(Cf. ↑spruce) in the obsolete sense Prussian , in the phrase spruce leather jerkin. Ⅱ … English terms dictionary
spruce — spruce1 [spro͞os] n. [ME Spruce, for Pruce, Prussia < OFr < ML Prussia: prob. because the tree was first known as a native of Prussia] 1. any of a genus (Picea) of evergreen trees of the pine family, having slender needles that are rhombic… … English World dictionary
Spruce — Spruce, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spruced} (spr[udd]st); p. pr. & vb. n. {Sprucing} (spr[udd] s[i^]ng).] To dress with affected neatness; to trim; to make spruce; often used with up; as, to spruce up the house for Company. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Spruce — Spruce, v. i. To dress one s self with affected neatness; as, to spruce up. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
spruce up — (someone/something) to improve the appearance of someone or something. She needed to spruce up her image so she bought tons of new clothes and got a great new hairstyle. The city has to spruce itself up for the Olympics next year … New idioms dictionary