tart up

• Verbo compuesto que significa embellecer o mejorar el aspecto de algo o alguien, a menudo de manera llamativa o superficial.

A phrasal verb meaning to decorate or improve the appearance of something, often in a showy or superficial way.

incontable · transitivo · phrasal, separable

1. Decorate or improve appearanceinformalbritish

   To make something look more attractive, often in a flashy or superficial way.

   adornar de forma llamativa

   • They tarted up the old house with a fresh coat of paint.
   • She tarted up her outfit with some cheap jewelry.
   • The restaurant was tarted up for the holiday season.

   Sinónimosadornbeautifybedeckdeck outdress upembellishgussy upprettifysmarten upspruce up

2. Make something more appealinginformalbritish

   To improve the appearance of something, often to make it seem more valuable or interesting.

   Adornar de forma llamativa

   • The company tarted up its website to attract more customers.
   • He tarted up his resume with exaggerated claims.
   • They tarted up the product packaging to boost sales.

   Sinónimosbeautifydecoratedress upembellishglamorizegussy upornamentprettifyspruce up

   Antónimosdefacedisfigurespoil