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1 machte fein
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2 geleckt
I P.P. lecken1, lecken2II Adj. umg., hum.: wie geleckt aussehen Wohnung etc.: be spick and span, be squeaky clean umg.; Person: be all spruced up* * *ge|lẹckt [gə'lɛkt]adjslickSee:→ auch lecken* * *ge·leckt▶ wie \geleckt aussehen Mensch to be spruced up [or BRIT look spruce]; Zimmer, Boden to be [or look] spick and span* * *Adjektiv inwie geleckt aussehen — (ugs.) look all spruced up
* * *A. pperf → lecken2B. adj umg, hum:wie geleckt aussehen Wohnung etc: be spick and span, be squeaky clean umg; Person: be all spruced up* * *Adjektiv inwie geleckt aussehen — (ugs.) look all spruced up
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3 geschniegelt
* * *dressy* * *ge|schnie|gelt [gə'ʃniːglt]adj (pej)flashygeschníégelt und gebügelt or gestriegelt — spruced up
* * *ge·schnie·gelt[gəˈʃni:gl̩t]\geschniegelt und gebügelt (pej fam) [all] dressed-up, dressed to kill pred, dressed to the nines pred* * *Adjektiv (ugs. abwertend) nattily dressedgeschniegelt und gebügelt od. gestriegelt — all spruced up
* * *geschniegelt adj umg, hum:gestriegelt) (präd all) spruced up* * *Adjektiv (ugs. abwertend) nattily dressedgeschniegelt und gebügelt od. gestriegelt — all spruced up
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4 landfein
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5 gestriegelt
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6 herrichten
(trennb., hat -ge-)* * *to tidy; to furbish* * *her|rich|ten sep1. vt2) (= instand setzen, ausbessern) to do up (inf)2. vr (dial)to get dressed up* * *1) (to prepare; to get ready: I'll fix dinner tonight.) fix2) (to put in order or arrange: She's doing her hair.) do3) (to arrange (hair) in waves or curls.) set4) lay* * *her|rich·tenI. vt1. (vorbereiten) to arrange, to prepare▪ [jdm/für jdn] etw \herrichten to get sth ready [for sb]den Tisch \herrichten to set the table2. (in Stand setzen, ausbessern)▪ etw \herrichten to repair [or fix] sth* * *1.transitives Verb2) (in Ordnung bringen) renovate; do up (coll.)2.reflexives Verb get ready* * *herrichten (trennb, hat -ge-)* * *1.transitives Verb2) (in Ordnung bringen) renovate; do up (coll.)2.reflexives Verb get ready -
7 striegeln
v/t (Pferd) groom; (bürsten) brush; gestriegelt* * *to curry* * *strie|geln ['ʃtriːgln]1. vt1) Tier to curry(comb); (fig inf = kämmen) to combSee:→ auch gestriegelt2) (inf = hart behandeln)jdn stríégeln — to put sb through the hoop (inf)
2. vr (inf)to spruce oneself up* * *1) (to rub down or comb and clean (a horse).) curry2) (to clean, brush etc a horse's coat: The horses were groomed for the horse show.) groom3) (to dry (a horse) after exercise by rubbing.) rub down* * *strie·geln[ˈʃtri:gl̩n]vt (fam)* * *transitives Verb groom < horse>gestriegelt und gebügelt — (fig.) all spruced up
* * ** * *transitives Verb groom < horse>gestriegelt und gebügelt — (fig.) all spruced up
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8 schniegeln
II v/refl spruce o.s. up (with exaggerated care); geschniegelt* * *sich schniegelntitivate* * *schnie|geln ['ʃniːgln] (inf)1. vtKleidung, Kinder, Auto to spruce up2. vrto get spruced up, to spruce oneself upSee:→ auch geschniegelt* * *reflexives Verb spruce oneself up* * ** * *reflexives Verb spruce oneself up* * *v.to titivate v. -
9 geleckt
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10 geschniegelt und gebügelt
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11 sich fein machen
1. to dress up (formally)2. to get spruced up3. to spruce oneself up coll. -
12 zurechtgemacht
all spruced up coll.
См. также в других словарях:
Spruced — 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
spruced up — See all spruced up … English idioms
spruced — spruËs n. variety of coniferous evergreen tree v. dress up, improve one s outward appearance; make neat and tidy adj. dressed up, having a smart appearance; clean and orderly … English contemporary dictionary
spruced up — adjective dressed in fancy or formal clothing • Syn: ↑dressed, ↑dressed up, ↑dressed to the nines, ↑dressed to kill, ↑dolled up, ↑spiffed up, ↑togged up • Similar to: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
dressed-up dressed to the ninespredicate dressed to killpredicate dolled up spruced up spiffed up — clothed clothed adj. 1. wearing clothing. [Narrower terms: {adorned(predicate), bedecked(predicate), decked(predicate), decked out(predicate)}; {appareled, attired, clad, dressed, garbed, garmented, habilimented, robed}; {arrayed, panoplied};… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
all spruced up — clean and dressed in your best clothes, dressed up The young farmers got all spruced up for the dance … English idioms
spruce up — verb 1. make neat, smart, or trim Spruce up your house for Spring titivate the child • Syn: ↑spruce, ↑titivate, ↑tittivate, ↑smarten up, ↑slick up, ↑spiff up … Useful english dictionary
spruce up — PHRASAL VERB If something is spruced up, its appearance is improved. If someone is spruced up, they have made themselves look very smart. [be V ed P] Many buildings have been spruced up... [V n P] In the evening we spruced ourselves up a bit and… … English dictionary
spruce up — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms spruce up : present tense I/you/we/they spruce up he/she/it spruces up present participle sprucing up past tense spruced up past participle spruced up to improve the appearance of someone or something The town … English dictionary
spruce´ness — spruce1 «sproos», noun. 1. any one of a group of evergreen trees with cones and with needle shaped leaves arranged spirally around the branches. The spruce belongs to the pine family. It is often used as a Christmas tree in America. 2. any one of … Useful english dictionary
spruce´ly — spruce1 «sproos», noun. 1. any one of a group of evergreen trees with cones and with needle shaped leaves arranged spirally around the branches. The spruce belongs to the pine family. It is often used as a Christmas tree in America. 2. any one of … Useful english dictionary
