Translations for „spruce up“ in the English » German Dictionary

spruce up VB trans

1. spruce up (tidy):

to spruce up ⇆ sth

etw auf Vordermann bringen inf

to spruce up ⇆ oneself

sich acc zurechtmachen inf

2. spruce up (improve):

to spruce up ⇆ sth

etw aufpolieren fig inf

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English

The merchants took advantage of the opportunity to spruce up the streetscape.

www.theglobeandmail.com

In the summer, this store is the home of beautiful patio furniture, spring cleaning tools, and gadgets to spruce up your backyard.

torontoobserver.ca

You would imagine them daily obliged to spruce up their telepathic understanding doing card tricks or trying to second guess each other's text messages.

www.telegraph.co.uk

He now wants to spruce up more buildings.

www.thecourier.co.uk

Recently, an effort has been undertaken to spruce up the neighborhood.

en.wikipedia.org

The breakwaters required ongoing maintenance and this latest spruce up would take about three years, he said.

www.stuff.co.nz

Add extra lighting to spruce up your home.

thenewdaily.com.au

Hopefully someone will spruce up the page to include a photo so that fans can put a face to the bone-wearing character!

www.cinemablend.com

Spruce up your favourite dishes by turning veggies into spirals, pasta or wholesome noodles in minutes.

www.her.ie

The negative reputation of the resort has meant that action needed to be taken to spruce up the resort for a new type of tourist.

en.wikipedia.org