Translations for „smarten“ in the English » Russian Dictionary

I . smarten [ˈsmɑ:tn, Am ˈsmɑ:r-] VB trans

to smarten oneself up

принаряжа́ться

to smarten sth up

ремонти́ровать

to smarten sth up

приводи́ть в поря́док

II . smarten [ˈsmɑ:tn, Am ˈsmɑ:r-] VB intr

to smarten up

приоде́ться

Usage examples with smarten

to smarten oneself up

принаряжа́ться

to smarten sth up

ремонти́ровать

to smarten up

приоде́ться

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The city says it is just trying to smarten up the streets and enforce planning rules.

au.finance.yahoo.com

All that international schmoozing hasn't smartened him up any.

www.stuff.co.nz

Farming on this large estate was profitable, and made it possible to create and permanently smarten an ornamental garden on 28 hectares here.

en.wikipedia.org

There is a world of difference between the two scenarios, so smarten up the subediting, please.

www.canberratimes.com.au

So, why are we continuously telling pedestrians to smarten up?

www.metronews.ca

Read: if you can't eliminate the great unwashed, better get them to smarten up, eh old chap?

www.huffingtonpost.co.uk

So ya had 10 people trying to smarten you up instead of 2.

www.thewesternstar.com

Agencies have had to smarten their offering to compete with general-market agencies, working with them and against them simultaneously, as competitors and collaborators.

adage.com

Upon re-launch in 1999, the newsroom feel was retained but smartened up with beige and red walls.

en.wikipedia.org

He stabilized the city budget, fought corruption and bureaucracy, smartened up the city.

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