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WordReference English-Romanian Dictionary © 2026:
| groom yourself vtr + refl | (person: make yourself neat) | a se aranja, a se dichisi vb.reflex. |
| | My brother spends hours grooming himself before a date. |
| | Fratele meu petrece ore întregi aranjându-se înainte de o întâlnire. |
| plume vtr | figurative (groom, prepare) (figurat) | a se dichisi vb.reflex. |
| preen vi | (take care over appearance) | a se dichisi, a se aranja vb.pron. |
| | There was a cat preening on the window sill. |
| | Preparing for their night out, the young men preened in front of the mirror. |
| prim sth vtr | rare (make look prim) | a dichisi, a aranja vb.tranz. |
| | (figurat) | a găti vb.tranz. |
| | Victor primmed his lips. |
| prim vi | rare (look prim) | a se dichisi, a se aranja vb.pron. |
| | (figurat) | a se găti vb.pron. |
| | Helen lowered her eyes and her face primmed. |
| primp vi | (groom yourself) | a se ferchezui vb.reflex. |
| | | a se găti vb.reflex. |
| | | a se dichisi vb.reflex. |
| | You have been primping for an hour already; other people need to use the bathroom too! |
| scrub up vi phrasal | figurative, humorous, slang (make yourself look presentable) | a se pune la patru ace expr. |
| | | a se dichisi, a se găti vb.reflex. |
| Notă: Commonly followed by an adverb |
| | Janet was surprised by how nice Tom looked once he had dressed for the ball; he scrubbed up nicely. |
| smarten up vi phrasal | (improve appearance) | a se aranja, a se dichisi vb.reflex. |
| | You'll need to smarten up before you go for the interview. |
spiff sth/sb up,
spiff up sb/sth vtr + prep | US, informal (make attractive) | a înfrumuseța vb.tranz. |
| | | a găti, a dichisi vb.tranz. |
| spruce vtr | (make neat) | a aranja vb.tranz. |
| | | a dichisi vb.tranz. |
| spruce yourself up v expr | (make yourself neat) | a se aranja vb.pron. |
| | | a se dichisi vb.pron. |
| | Josh spruced himself up before going to dinner with his girlfriend. |
| spruce up vi + adv | (make oneself neat) | a se aranja vb.reflex. |
| | | a se dichisi vb.reflex. |
| | Glenn was sprucing up in front of the mirror. |