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Синонимический ряд:1. more dapper (adj.) more bandbox; more dapper; more doggish; more doggy; more sparkish; more spiffy; more sprucy; more well-groomed; nattier; sassier2. neater (adj.) more orderly; more shipshape; more spick-and-span; neater; snugger; tauter; tidier; trimmer -
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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.)tr[sprʊːs]————————tr[sprʊːs]1 SMALLBOTANY/SMALL picea: arreglarspruce n: picea f (árbol)adj.• agarbado, -a adj.• almidonado, -a adj.• bravo, -a adj.• galano, -a adj.• garrido, -a adj.• jarifo, -a adj.n.• abeto s.m.• pícea s.f.
I spruːsa) c ( tree) picea f, abeto m falsob) u ( wood) picea fPhrasal Verbs:
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adjective sprucer, sprucest < appearance> cuidado, acicalado; < garden> cuidado, arreglado
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[spruːs]N (Bot) pícea f
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[spruːs]ADJ (=neat) pulcro* * *
I [spruːs]a) c ( tree) picea f, abeto m falsob) u ( wood) picea fPhrasal Verbs:
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adjective sprucer, sprucest < appearance> cuidado, acicalado; < garden> cuidado, arreglado -
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adj. net gekleed, knap, zwierig, opgedirkt--------n. sparreboom--------v. opdoffen, opdirken, netjes opknappenspruce1[ sproe:s] 〈 zelfstandig naamwoord〉————————spruce2〈bijvoeglijk naamwoord; sprucer; spruceness〉————————spruce3♦voorbeelden:¶ get spruced up, spruce (oneself) up • zich opdoffen/opdirken -
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Синонимический ряд:1. more comfortable (adj.) comfier; cosier; cozier; easier; more comfortable; more cushy; more easeful; softer2. neater (adj.) more chipper; more orderly; more shipshape; more spick-and-span; more trig; more uncluttered; more well-groomed; neater; primmer; sprucer; tidier; trimmer3. tighter (adj.) tauter; tenser; tighter -
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1. n приспособленец, оппортунист2. n кочегар3. n мор. укладчик груза4. n тех. обрезной станок5. n ав. триммер6. n стр. подбалочник; накатинаСинонимический ряд:1. neater (adj.) more chipper; more orderly; more shipshape; more spick-and-span; more trig; more uncluttered; more well-groomed; neater; primmer; snugger; sprucer; tauter; tidier2. shapelier (adj.) more clean-limbed; more shapeful; more statuesque; more well-proportioned; more well-turned; shapelier3. sleeker (adj.) more streamlined; sleeker
См. также в других словарях:
Sprucer — Spruce 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sprucer — 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
sprucer — comparative of spruce … Useful english dictionary
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
Sprucely — Spruce 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Spruceness — Spruce 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sprucest — Spruce 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
spruce — I. verb (spruced; sprucing) Date: 1594 transitive verb to make spruce often used with up intransitive verb to make oneself spruce < spruce up a bit > II. adjective (sprucer; spruces … New Collegiate Dictionary
spruce — spruce1 /sproohs/, n. 1. any evergreen, coniferous tree of the genus Picea, of the pine family, having short, angular, needle shaped leaves attached singly around twigs and bearing hanging cones with persistent scales. 2. any of various allied… … Universalium
spruce — spruce1 adjective neat and smart. verb (spruce someone/thing up) make a person or place smarter. Derivatives sprucely adverb spruceness noun Origin C16: perh. from spruce2 in the obs. sense Prussian , in the phr. spruce (leather) jerkin. spruce2… … English new terms dictionary
spruce — I UK [spruːs] / US [sprus] noun [countable] Word forms spruce : singular spruce plural spruce spruce or spruce tree a) a tall tree that has thin sharp leaves that do not fall off in winter and produces hard brown fruits called cones b)… … English dictionary