furbish up

• Verbe à particule signifiant polir, mettre à jour ou restaurer quelque chose pour le remettre en bon état, souvent utilisé pour des meubles ou des compétences.

A phrasal verb meaning to polish, renovate, or restore something to a good condition, often used for furniture or skills.

indénombrable · transitif · phrasal, séparable

1. Polish or renovateinformal

   To clean, polish, or restore something to a good condition.

   Rafraîchir, restaurer

   • He furbished up the old furniture to make it look new.
   • She furbished up her resume before applying for the job.
   • They furbished up the house with a fresh coat of paint.

   Synonymesbrightenpolishrefurbishrenewrenovaterestorespruce up

   Antonymesdirtyneglectsoilstaintarnish

2. Refresh or improveinformal

   To improve or update something, especially skills or knowledge.

   Rafraîchir ou améliorer

   • I need to furbish up my French before the trip.
   • He furbished up his presentation skills for the conference.
   • She furbished up her cooking techniques by taking a class.

   Synonymesbrush uppolish uprefreshrenewrevivesharpenupdate

Verbe de basefurbish