touch up

• Verbe signifiant apporter de petites améliorations ou corrections à quelque chose, notamment à son apparence.

A phrasal verb meaning to make small improvements or corrections to something, especially to its appearance.

indénombrable · transitif · phrasal, séparable

1. Improve appearanceinformal

   To make small improvements or corrections to the appearance of something.

   Retoucher (apparence)

   • She touched up her makeup before the party.
   • The painter touched up the scratches on the wall.
   • He touched up the photo to remove the red-eye effect.

   Synonymesfreshen uppolishrefineretouchsmarten upspruce up

2. Refine or polishinformal

   To make minor changes to improve or perfect something, such as a piece of writing or a skill.

   raffiner, peaufiner

   • I need to touch up my resume before sending it.
   • The author touched up the final chapter of the book.
   • He touched up his guitar playing before the concert.

   Synonymesdoctorembellishfinishimproveperfectpolishrefineretouchsmooth

   Antonymesbotchbunglemarruinspoil

Verbe de basetouch