smarten

smarten
1. transitive verb
1) (make spruce) herrichten

he smartened his hair/clothes — er brachte sein Haar/seine Kleidung in Ordnung (ugs.)

smarten oneself — (tidy up) sich zurechtmachen; (dress up) sich herrichten; (improve appearance in general) auf sein Äußeres achten

smarten one's pace — seinen Schritt/seine Schritte beschleunigen

2. intransitive verb

the pace smartened — das Tempo beschleunigte sich

Phrasal Verbs:
- academic.ru/120799/smarten_up">smarten up
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(often with up) verb (to make or become smarter: He has smartened up a lot in appearance lately.) sich herausputzen
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smart·en
[ˈsmɑ:tən, AM ˈsmɑ:rt-]
I. vt
to \smarten sth ⇆ up etw herrichten; house, town etw verschönern
to \smarten sb/oneself ⇆ up jdn/sich herausputzen [o fam in Schale werfen]
to \smarten up one's act sich akk ins Zeug legen fam
II. vi
to \smarten up mehr Wert auf sein Äußeres legen
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['smAːtn]
1. vt
house, room herausputzen; appearance (her)richten, aufmöbeln (inf)

you'd better smarten up your ideas (inf)du solltest dich am Riemen reißen (inf)

2. vi
(= dress up) sich in Schale werfen (inf); (= improve appearance) sich herausmachen; (pace) schneller or flotter (inf) werden
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smarten [ˈsmɑː(r)tn]
A v/t
1. oft smarten up herausputzen, schön machen
2. fig jemanden aufwecken, auf Draht bringen
B v/i: meist smarten up
1. sich schön machen, sich in Schale werfen
2. fig aufwachen
3. sich verschärfen
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1. transitive verb
1) (make spruce) herrichten

he smartened his hair/clothes — er brachte sein Haar/seine Kleidung in Ordnung (ugs.)

smarten oneself — (tidy up) sich zurechtmachen; (dress up) sich herrichten; (improve appearance in general) auf sein Äußeres achten

2) (accelerate)

smarten one's pace — seinen Schritt/seine Schritte beschleunigen

2. intransitive verb

the pace smartened — das Tempo beschleunigte sich

Phrasal Verbs:

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