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1 mejorar el aspecto de
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2 embellecer
v.1 to adorn, to embellish.María embelleció su casa Mary embellished her home.2 to color, to belie, to camouflage, to colour.María embelleció la contabilidad Mary camouflaged the accounting records.* * *1 to make beautiful, beautify1 to make oneself beautiful, beautify oneself* * *VT to embellish, beautify* * *1.verbo transitivo < persona> to make... beautiful; <campiña/ciudad> to beautify, improve the appearance of2.embellecer vi (liter) to become o grow more beautiful3.embellecerse v pron (refl) to make oneself beautiful, beautify oneself* * *= embellish, grace.Ex. In industrial societies even the poorest people acquire artefacts to embellish their surroundings; such 'bric-a-brac' may in some cases be the detritus of a previous age or a more affluent environment, and in some cases is destined to become 'collectable' in time to come.Ex. The greatest living theoretician of descriptive cataloging, Professor Seymour Lubetzky, graced our library with his brilliance, insight, and fierce dedication to the integrity of the catalog.* * *1.verbo transitivo < persona> to make... beautiful; <campiña/ciudad> to beautify, improve the appearance of2.embellecer vi (liter) to become o grow more beautiful3.embellecerse v pron (refl) to make oneself beautiful, beautify oneself* * *= embellish, grace.Ex: In industrial societies even the poorest people acquire artefacts to embellish their surroundings; such 'bric-a-brac' may in some cases be the detritus of a previous age or a more affluent environment, and in some cases is destined to become 'collectable' in time to come.
Ex: The greatest living theoretician of descriptive cataloging, Professor Seymour Lubetzky, graced our library with his brilliance, insight, and fierce dedication to the integrity of the catalog.* * *embellecer [E3 ]vt1 ‹persona› to make … beautiful2 ‹campiña/ciudad› to beautify, improve the appearance of, make … more attractive o beautiful■ embellecervi( liter); to become o grow more beautiful( refl) to make oneself beautiful, beautify oneself* * *
embellecer ( conjugate embellecer) verbo transitivo ‹ persona› to make … beautiful;
‹campiña/ciudad› to beautify, improve the appearance of
embellecer verbo transitivo to embellish
' embellecer' also found in these entries:
English:
embellish
- embroider
* * *♦ vt1. [persona] to make beautiful2. [pueblo, edificio] to make more attractive, to smarten up* * *v/t make more beautiful, beautify* * *embellecer {53} vt: to embellish, to beautify -
3 hermosear
v.1 to beautify, to embellish, to adorn.2 to glamorize, to add glamor or luster.* * *1 to beautify, make beautiful* * *VT frm to beautify, embellish* * *1.verbo transitivo to beautify, make... look beautiful2.hermosearse v pron (hum) to make oneself (look) beautiful (hum)* * *1.verbo transitivo to beautify, make... look beautiful2.hermosearse v pron (hum) to make oneself (look) beautiful (hum)* * *hermosear [A1 ]vtto beautify, make … look beautiful* * *hermosear vtto beautify, to make beautiful* * *v/t beautify -
4 embellecerse
1 to make oneself beautiful, beautify oneself* * *vpr[persona] to beautify oneself, to make oneself beautiful;se embellece con los años she grows more beautiful with the years* * *v/r grow more beautiful -
5 agraciar
v.1 to make more attractive.2 to pardon (conceder una gracia).3 to reward (Formal) (premiar).4 to adorn, to grace.* * *1 (embellecer) to make more attractive, beautify2 formal (conceder) to bestow, reward with a favour (US favor)* * *VT1) (=adornar) to adorn; (=ceder) to grace; (=hacer más atractivo) to make more attractive2) [+ preso] to pardon3)* * *= bless (with), grace.Ex. This conference has been blessed with the presence of the brilliant mind of Seymour Lubetzky.Ex. The greatest living theoretician of descriptive cataloging, Professor Seymour Lubetzky, graced our library with his brilliance, insight, and fierce dedication to the integrity of the catalog.* * *= bless (with), grace.Ex: This conference has been blessed with the presence of the brilliant mind of Seymour Lubetzky.
Ex: The greatest living theoretician of descriptive cataloging, Professor Seymour Lubetzky, graced our library with his brilliance, insight, and fierce dedication to the integrity of the catalog.* * *agraciar vt1. [embellecer] to make more attractive2. [conceder una gracia a] to pardon* * *v/t suit -
6 embellecer
• adorn• beautify• bedeck• embellish• pink out• prettify -
7 hermosear
• adorn• beautify• embellish• smarten
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