| Traduções principais |
| primp vi | (groom yourself) | enfeitar, embelezar, arrumar v int |
| | | cuidar v int |
| | You have been primping for an hour already; other people need to use the bathroom too! |
| beautify sth/sb vtr | (adorn, make beautiful) | embelezar vt |
| | | aformosear vt |
| | The council wants to beautify the town's ugliest spots by planting flowers. |
| prettify sth/sb vtr | (adorn, make pretty) | embelezar vt |
| pretty sb up vtr phrasal sep | informal (improve appearance of) | embelezar vt |
| | "We need to pretty you up," said her sister, "before Tom takes you to the dance!" |
| | "Precisamos embelezar você", disse a irmã dela, "antes que o Tom a leve ao baile". |
| pretty sth up vtr phrasal sep | informal (adorn, embellish) | embelezar vt |
| | Your first draft isn't bad, but I think we can pretty it up a bit more. |
| beautify vtr | (adorn, decorate) | embelezar vt |
| | | decorar, adornar vt |
| embellish sth with sth vtr + prep | (adorn with) | embelezar, adornar vt |
| | | enfeitar, ornamentar vt |
| | The seamstress embellished the gown with intricate beadwork. |
| embellish sth vtr | figurative (add fanciful detail to) | embelezar, ornamentar vt |
| | If her day was boring, Blanche embellishes the details when she tells her friends what happened. |
| flatter sb/sth vtr | (make attractive) | cair bem em, ficar bem em expres v |
| | | embelezar vt |
| | Black clothes flatter all body types. |
| | Roupas pretas caem bem em qualquer tipo de corpo. |
dress sth up,
dress up sth vtr phrasal sep | figurative (embellish, enhance) | embelezar vt |
| | | enfeitar vt |
| | The film director dressed up the story to make the characters more appealing to the audience. |
| | O diretor de cinema embelezou a história para fazer os personagens mais apelativos para o público. |