tart up

• Verbe à particule signifiant embellir ou améliorer l'apparence de quelque chose, souvent de manière voyante ou superficielle.

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

indénombrable · transitif · phrasal, séparable

1. Decorate or improve appearanceinformalbritish

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

   Embellir de façon voyante

   • 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.

   Synonymesadornbeautifybedeckdeck 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.

   Embellir (souvent de façon voyante)

   • 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.

   Synonymesbeautifydecoratedress upembellishglamorizegussy upornamentprettifyspruce up

   Antonymesdefacedisfigurespoil