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WordReference English-Swedish Dictionary © 2026:
| furbish sth vtr | (freshen the appearance of) (göra bättre) | rusta upp ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | (göra finare) | piffa upp ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | (göra snyggare) | snygga upp ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | Our new office looks great now that the company has furbished it. |
| jazz sth up vtr phrasal sep | informal (make more exciting) (bildlig) | jazza till vtr partikel oskj |
| | (vardagligt) | piffa till vtr partikel oskj |
| | Mary decided to jazz up the room with some pictures. |
juice sth up,
juice up sth vtr phrasal sep | informal, figurative (make more exciting) (bildlig) | spetsa ngt med ngt vbal uttr |
| | | piffa till ngt med ngt vbal uttr |
| | | liva upp ngt med ngt vbal uttr |
| | Roger has juiced up the website with more content. |
prink,
prink yourself vtr | (fuss over appearance) | piffa upp sig vbal uttr |
| | | göra sig fin, göra sig snygg, göra sig vacker vbal uttr |
| refurbish sth vtr | (change interior) | renovera⇒ vtr |
| | (vardagligt) | piffa upp ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | | snygga upp ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | When Ben and Daisy bought their house, the decor hadn't been changed since the 1960s, so they refurbished it completely. |
| refurbish sth vtr | (equipment) | polera upp ngt, piffa upp ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | | reparera⇒ vtr |
| | Karen owns a company that refurbishes old computers so that they can be used again. |
spiff sth/sb up,
spiff up sb/sth vtr + prep | US, informal (make attractive) | piffa upp ngt/ngn vtr + prep |
| | | snygga till ngt/ngn vtr + prep |
| spruce yourself up v expr | (make yourself neat) | piffa upp sig själv, piffa till sig själv vbal uttr |
| | Josh spruced himself up before going to dinner with his girlfriend. |
| spruce sth vtr | (make neat) | piffa upp⇒, snygga till⇒ vtr |
| | Jemima spruced her hair, before she went out. |
| spruce up vi + adv | (make oneself neat) | göra sig fin v uttr |
| | | piffa upp sig själv, piffa till sig själv v uttr |
| | Glenn was sprucing up in front of the mirror. |
| spruce sth up vtr phrasal sep | informal (smarten) | snygga till ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | | piffa upp ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | A new, trendy pair of shoes can really spruce up last year's fashion. |
titivate sth/sb,
tittivate sth/sb vtr | (prettify) | snygga till vtr partikel oskj |
| | | försköna⇒ vtr |
| | | piffa upp vtr partikel oskj |
| zhuzh sth vtr | informal (make more exciting) | göra ngt mer intressant vbal uttr |
| | | piffa upp ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | | modernisera⇒ vtr |
| zhuzh up vtr phrasal sep | informal (make sth more exciting) | göra ngt mer intressant vbal uttr |
| | | göra ngt mer relevant vbal uttr |
| | | piffa upp ngt vtr partikel oskj |