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Inflections of 'spruce v ⇒ conjugate )spruces v 3rd person singular sprucing v pres p spruced v past spruced v past p
Principal Translations WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
spruce n (tree) pícea nf The hillside was covered in spruce. La ladera de la colina estaba cubierta de pícea. spruce n (wood) pícea nf This chair is made from spruce. Esta silla está hecha de pícea. spruce yourself up v expr (make yourself neat) arreglarse⇒ v prnl asearse⇒ v prnl acicalarse⇒ v prnl Josh spruced himself up before going to dinner with his girlfriend.
Additional Translations WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
spruce adj (neat, trim) peripuesto/a adj pulcro/a adj apuesto/a adj aseado/a adj Charles is looking spruce today. Charles va peripuesto hoy. spruce up vi + adv (make oneself neat) asearse⇒ v prnl arreglarse⇒ v prnl acicalarse⇒ v prnl Glenn was sprucing up in front of the mirror. Glenn se estaba aseando frente al espejo. spruce [sth] ⇒ vtr (make neat) arreglar⇒ vtr asear⇒ vtr acicalar⇒ vtr Jemima spruced her hair, before she went out. Jemima se arregló el pelo antes de salir.
Locuciones verbales WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
spruce [sth] up vtr phrasal sep informal (smarten)poner algo al día loc verb mejorar⇒ vtr engalanar⇒ vtr A new, trendy pair of shoes can really spruce up last year's fashion. Unos zapatos nuevos, de moda, pueden poner al día la ropa del año pasado.
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