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| Principal Translations |
| spruce n | (tree) | pícea nf |
| | The hillside was covered in spruce. |
| | La ladera de la colina estaba cubierta de pícea. |
| spruce n | (wood) | pícea nf |
| | This chair is made from spruce. |
| | Esta silla está hecha de pícea. |
| spruce yourself up v expr | (make yourself neat) | arreglarse⇒ v prnl |
| | | asearse⇒ v prnl |
| | | acicalarse⇒ v prnl |
| | Josh spruced himself up before going to dinner with his girlfriend. |
| Additional Translations |
| spruce adj | (neat, trim) | peripuesto/a adj |
| | | pulcro/a adj |
| | | apuesto/a adj |
| | | aseado/a adj |
| | Charles is looking spruce today. |
| | Charles va peripuesto hoy. |
| spruce up vi + adv | (make oneself neat) | asearse⇒ v prnl |
| | | arreglarse⇒ v prnl |
| | | acicalarse⇒ v prnl |
| | Glenn was sprucing up in front of the mirror. |
| | Glenn se estaba aseando frente al espejo. |
| spruce [sth]⇒ vtr | (make neat) | arreglar⇒ vtr |
| | | asear⇒ vtr |
| | | acicalar⇒ vtr |
| | Jemima spruced her hair, before she went out. |
| | Jemima se arregló el pelo antes de salir. |
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Locuciones verbales
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| spruce [sth] up vtr phrasal sep | informal (smarten) | poner algo al día loc verb |
| | | mejorar⇒ vtr |
| | | engalanar⇒ vtr |
| | A new, trendy pair of shoes can really spruce up last year's fashion. |
| | Unos zapatos nuevos, de moda, pueden poner al día la ropa del año pasado. |
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