прихора́шиваться — meaning in English
prikhorashivatsya
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English meaning
- preen noun A forked tool used by clothworkers to finish and smooth cloth.
Senses
прихора́шиваться is used for these senses in English:
- preen (of birds, ambitransitive) To groom; to trim or dress the feathers with the beak.
- preen (of people, intransitive, reflexive) To spend time making oneself attractive and admiring one's appearance, e.g. in front of a mirror.
- spruce up (idiomatic) To dress or arrange smartly, elegantly, and neatly; to smarten.
- titivate To make small improvements or alterations to (one's appearance etc.); to add some finishing touches to, to spruce up or touch up.
preen — full definition
- noun A forked tool used by clothworkers to finish and smooth cloth.
- noun A decorative pin, such as a large hairpin or brooch.
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