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Sprucing
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sprucing up
Translation of "sprucing" into Russian
sprucing
Noun
UK
/ˈspruːsɪŋ/
US
/ˈspruːsɪŋ/
sprucing
The sprucing of the house took all day.
Украшение дома заняло весь день.
spruce
Verbsprucing
Gerund
UK
/spruːs/
US
/sprus/
spruce
spruces
spruced Past Simple / Past Participle
sprucing Gerund
He decided to spruce up before the meeting.
Он решил прихорашиваться перед встречей.
She likes to spruce up for special occasions.
Она любит наряжаться для особых случаев.
Definitions
sprucing
Noun
UK
/ˈspruːsɪŋ/
US
/ˈsprusɪŋ/
The act of making something neat, smart, or stylish in appearance.
The sprucing of the garden took all afternoon, but it looked beautiful for the party.
spruce
Verb
UK
/spruːs/
US
/sprus/
To make (someone or something) neat, tidy, or stylish, often with the particle “up”.
They spruced the cabin up before the holidays.
To make oneself neat or smart in appearance; to smarten up (usually with “up”).
He went to the washroom to spruce up before the presentation.
To make oneself neater or tidier; to smarten up.
He took a moment to spruce up before heading out for dinner.
sprucing
Pres. Participle
UK
/ˈspruːsɪŋ/
US
/ˈsprusɪŋ/
Engaged in or characterized by the action of making something neat, tidy, or stylish in appearance.
A sprucing team arrived early to prepare the ballroom.
Idioms and phrases
spruce appearance
He always has a spruce appearance.
опрятный внешний вид
У него всегда опрятный внешний вид.
spruce outfit
He chose a spruce outfit for the occasion.
опрятный наряд
Он выбрал опрятный наряд для случая.