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spruce

UK
/spruːs/
US
/sprus/
spruce up

Translations

sprucenoun
spruces
pl
UK
/spruːs/
US
/sprus/
épicéaArbre conifère.
The forest was dense with spruce, their tall forms reaching up to the sky.
La forêt était dense en épicéas, dont les grandes silhouettes se dressaient vers le ciel.
épicéaBois d’épicéa.
The guitar was crafted from high-quality spruce, giving it a rich, resonant sound.
La guitare était fabriquée en épicéa de haute qualité, ce qui lui donnait un son riche et résonant.
Synonyms
fir
pine
cedar
hemlock
larch
spruceverb
spruced
Past Simple
spruced
Past Participle
sprucing
Gerund
UK
/spruːs/
US
/sprus/
embellirSouvent avec l’idée de rendre plus soigné ou plus attrayant.
They spruced the cabin up before the holidays.
Ils ont embelli la cabane avant les fêtes.
se faire beauPour une personne qui soigne son apparence.
He went to the washroom to spruce up before the presentation.
Il est allé aux toilettes pour se faire beau avant la présentation.
Synonyms
tidy up
neaten
clean up
groom
refine
spruceadjective
sprucer
Comp.
sprucest
Super.
élégantSurtout pour l’apparence d’une personne.
He looked very spruce in his new suit for the interview.
Il avait l’air très élégant dans son nouveau costume pour l’entretien.
soignéSurtout pour un lieu ou un objet bien tenu.
The front yard looked spruce after he mowed the lawn and trimmed the hedges.
Le jardin devant la maison semblait soigné après qu’il eut tondu la pelouse et taillé les haies.
Additional translations
épicéaEn parlant du bois.
Synonyms
smart
dapper
neat
trim
natty
sharp
chic
well-groomed
spruce-looking
smartly dressed

Definitions

sprucenoun
A type of evergreen tree belonging to the genus Picea, characterized by its conical shape and needle-like leaves.
The forest was dense with spruce, their tall forms reaching up to the sky.
The wood of a spruce tree, often used in construction and for making musical instruments.
The guitar was crafted from high-quality spruce, giving it a rich, resonant sound.
spruceverb
To make (someone or something) neat, tidy, or stylish, often with the particle “up”.
They spruced the cabin up before the holidays.
To make oneself neat or smart in appearance; to smarten up (usually with “up”).
He went to the washroom to spruce up before the presentation.
To make oneself neater or tidier; to smarten up.
He took a moment to spruce up before heading out for dinner.
spruceadjective
Neat in dress and appearance.
He looked very spruce in his new suit for the interview.
Made of, or consisting of, spruce wood.
The craftsman selected a spruce panel for the cabinet door.
Tidy and well-kept in appearance (especially of places or objects).
The front yard looked spruce after he mowed the lawn and trimmed the hedges.
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