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English-German dictionary of Architecture and Construction > spruce
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1. adjective 2. noun(Bot.) Fichte, die3. transitive verbspruce the house up — das [ganze] Haus aufräumen und putzen
get spruced up — sich feinmachen (ugs.)
* * *I [spru:s] adjective(neat and smart: You're looking very spruce today.)II [spru:s] noun(a tree with leaves like needles that grows in northern regions.)- academic.ru/91985/spruce_up">spruce up* * *spruce1[spru:s]n Fichte fspruce2[spru:s]* * *I [spruːs]nFichte f IIadj (+er)person proper, gepflegt; men's clothes flott, schmuck (dated); women, children, women's clothes, appearance adrett; building schmuck; lawn, flower beds gepflegthe was looking very spruce — er sah geschniegelt und gebügelt aus
* * *spruce1 [spruːs] s2. Fichte(nholz) f(n)spruce2 [spruːs]A adj (adv sprucely)1. schmuck, sauber, adrett2. pej geschniegelt, affigspruce o.s. up → C* * *1. adjective 2. noun(Bot.) Fichte, die3. transitive verbspruce the house up — das [ganze] Haus aufräumen und putzen
get spruced up — sich feinmachen (ugs.)
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(to make oneself or somebody else smarter: I'll go and spruce up before going out.) sich fein machen* * *vt▪ to \spruce up up ⇆ sth* * *vt sepchild herausputzen; house, garden auf Vordermann bringen (inf); image aufpolierenhe looks much better now that he has spruced himself up — so gepflegt sieht er wesentlich besser aus
all spruced up (children, men) — geschniegelt und gestriegelt; (women) schön zurechtgemacht; (house) auf Hochglanz
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8 spruce shingle
English-German dictionary of Architecture and Construction > spruce shingle
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9 spruce wood
spruce wood Fichtenholz nEnglish-German dictionary of Architecture and Construction > spruce wood
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13 Douglas spruce
Douglas fir [ˈdʌɡləs], Douglas hemlock, Douglas pine, Douglas spruce s BOT Douglastanne f, -fichte f -
14 Norway spruce
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15 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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16 Douglas fir
["dʌgləs'fɜː(r)] [-'paɪn]nDouglastanne f* * *Douglas fir [ˈdʌɡləs], Douglas hemlock, Douglas pine, Douglas spruce s BOT Douglastanne f, -fichte f -
17 Douglas hemlock
Douglas fir [ˈdʌɡləs], Douglas hemlock, Douglas pine, Douglas spruce s BOT Douglastanne f, -fichte f -
18 Douglas pine
["dʌgləs'fɜː(r)] [-'paɪn]nDouglastanne f* * *Douglas fir [ˈdʌɡləs], Douglas hemlock, Douglas pine, Douglas spruce s BOT Douglastanne f, -fichte f -
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hem·lock[ˈhemlɒk, AM -lɑ:k]ncup of \hemlock Schierlingsbecher m* * *['hemlɒk]n(BOT: poisonous plant) Schierling m; (= tree) Schierlings- or Hemlocktanne f; (= poison) Schierling(saft) mSocrates drank the hemlock — Sokrates trank den Schierlingsbecher
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* * *(US) ['əʊkə(r)]1. nOcker m or nt2. adjockerfarben* * *A s1. MINER Ocker m/n:antimonial ocher, antimony ocher Spießglanz-, Antimonocker;brown ocher, spruce ocher brauner Eisenocker2. Ockerfarbe f, besonders Ockergelb nC v/t mit Ocker färben* * *(US) adj.ocker adj. n.Ocker nur sing. n.
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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