engalanar

v.

1 to decorate.

2 to adorn, to deck out, to attire, to doll up.

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engalanar

► verbo transitivo

1 (cosa) to festoon, deck out

► verbo pronominal engalanarse

1 (persona) to dress up, get dressed up

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1.

VT to adorn, deck (de with)

2.

See:

engalanarse

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1.

verbo transitivo to decorate, deck

engalanar algo/a alguien con algo — to deck something/somebody (out) with something

2.

engalanarse v pron (refl) to get all dressed up, dress up in one's Sunday best

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= deck out, festoon, garland.

Ex. He was described as 'a self-important, self-righteous blowhard, puffing his filthy pipe, patches on the elbows of his well-worn tweed jacket, decked out in the cliche costume of the shabby liberal icon'.

Ex. In front of the Buddha images is a table that serves as the altar, festooned with fruit, flowers, incense, and candles.

Ex. Classrooms were draped with cloth and garlanded with lattices and vines.

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* engalanar con guirnaldas = festoon, garland.

* engalanarse = tog out, tog up.

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1.

verbo transitivo to decorate, deck

engalanar algo/a alguien con algo — to deck something/somebody (out) with something

2.

engalanarse v pron (refl) to get all dressed up, dress up in one's Sunday best

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= deck out, festoon, garland.

Ex: He was described as 'a self-important, self-righteous blowhard, puffing his filthy pipe, patches on the elbows of his well-worn tweed jacket, decked out in the cliche costume of the shabby liberal icon'.

Ex: In front of the Buddha images is a table that serves as the altar, festooned with fruit, flowers, incense, and candles.

Ex: Classrooms were draped with cloth and garlanded with lattices and vines.

* engalanar con guirnaldas = festoon, garland.

* engalanarse = tog out, tog up.

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engalanar [A1 ]

vt

to decorate, deck

balcones engalanados de flores balconies decorated o decked o festooned with flowers

la ciudad estaba engalanada para recibir al Rey the city was decked out for the King's visit

■ engalanarse

v pron

(refl) to get all dressed up, dress up in one's Sunday best

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engalanar

♦ vt

to decorate

♦ See also the pronominal verb engalanarse

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engalanar

v/t decorate, deck

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engalanar vt

: to decorate, to deck out

♦ See also the reflexive verb engalanarse