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decorating

/ˈdɛkəreɪtɪŋ/

decoratingnoun

Translations

décoration

The decorating of the hall took several hours, but the result was stunning.

La décoration du hall a pris plusieurs heures, mais le résultat était magnifique.

Definitions

The act or process of making something look more attractive by adding items or colors.

The decorating of the hall took several hours, but the result was stunning.

Synonyms

decoratinggerund / present participle

/ˈdekəreɪtɪŋ/

/ˈdɛkəˌreɪtɪŋ/

Used attributively before nouns to denote items or activities involved in decoration.

Translations

décoratifEmploi adjectival ; s’emploie souvent au sens de « destiné à la décoration » ou « ornemental ».

She bought decorating supplies for the new apartment.

Elle a acheté du matériel décoratif pour le nouvel appartement.

Definitions

Relating to or used for adding ornamentation or decoration.

She bought decorating supplies for the new apartment.

decorateverb

decorating

ing-form

decorated

Past Simple

decorated

Past Participle

decorating

ing-form

/ˈdɛkəreɪt/

Translations

décorer

They decided to decorate the room with balloons and streamers for the party.

Ils ont décidé de décorer la chambre avec des ballons et des guirlandes pour la fête.

Additional translations

décorerDans un registre officiel, au sens de « décerner une décoration ou une distinction ».

décorerInformatique.

Definitions

To make something look more attractive by adding items or images to it.

They decided to decorate the room with balloons and streamers for the party.

To award a medal or honor to someone, typically for bravery or service.

The soldier was decorated for his bravery in the battle.

In computing, to enhance the behavior of a function, method, or object by wrapping it with additional functionality.

In Python you can decorate a function with @staticmethod to change how it is called.

Synonyms

dress up

Antonyms