spruced up

Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
spruced up, spruced-up adj	informal (made smarter in appearance)	renovado adj
		arreglado/a adj
Note: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun
	I like Simon's spruced-up look; those trousers are much smarter than the jeans he used to wear.
	The new curtains make this room look really spruced up.
	Me gusta el estilo renovado de Simon, esos pantalones son más elegantes que los vaqueros que solía usar.

Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
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.

Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
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
Inglés		Español
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.

Compound Forms: spruce \| ~~spruced up~~ \| ~~spruce up~~
Inglés		Español
black spruce n	(North American tree)	abeto negro loc nom m
black spruce n	(wood of North American tree)	abeto negro loc nom m
blue spruce n	(tree)	pícea azul loc nom f
hemlock, hemlock spruce n	(coniferous tree: North America) (tsuga canadensis)	tsuga del Canadá, tsuga oriental loc nom f
	Hemlocks are my favorite kind of Christmas tree.
sitka spruce n	(tree: North American conifer) (conífera)	pícea de Sitka nf
Note: Nombre científico: Picea sitchensis.
spruce grove n	(area of land where conifers grow)	bosquecillo de abetos nm + loc adj
white spruce n	(North American tree)	pícea blanca loc nom f

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