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приукра́сить — meaning in English

priukrasit

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English meaning

  • embroider verb To decorate fabric with a needle and coloured thread in a pattern or design.
  • ornament noun A decorative object or detail added to make something more attractive.

Senses

приукра́сить is used for these senses in English:

  • embroider (figuratively) To add imaginary detail to a narrative to make it more interesting or acceptable.
  • ornament To add to.

embroider — full definition

  1. verb To decorate fabric with a needle and coloured thread in a pattern or design.
  2. verb To add extra, often exaggerated or invented, details to a story to make it more interesting.

ornament — full definition

  1. noun A decorative object or detail added to make something more attractive.
  2. verb To decorate something.

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