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прихора́шиваться — meaning in English

prikhorashivatsya

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English meaning

  • preen noun A forked tool used by clothiers for dressing 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

  1. noun A forked tool used by clothiers for dressing cloth.
  2. noun A bodkin; brooch.

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