spruce
01
elegant, vårdad
smart, stylish, and well-groomed in appearance
grammatisk information
morfologisk sammansättning
enkelt
kvalitativt
superlativ
sprucest
komparativ
sprucer
graderbart
Exempel
He looked spruce in his tailored suit.
Han såg stilig ut i sin skräddarsydda kostym.
Spruce
01
gran, ädelgran
a type of evergreen conifer tree with needle‑like leaves and cones, belonging to the genus Picea
grammatisk information
animacitetsstatus
icke-animat
morfologisk sammansättning
enkelt
räknebart
pluralform
spruces
Exempel
A tall spruce shaded the cabin from the summer sun.
En hög gran skuggade stugan från sommarsonen.
1.1
granträ, granvirke
the pale, lightweight, and moderately strong timber obtained from spruce trees, often used in construction and carpentry
Exempel
The carpenter chose spruce for the window frames.
Snickaren valde gran för fönsterramarna.
to spruce
01
piffa till sig, snygga till sig
to dress and groom oneself with special care, often for an event or occasion
Intransitive: to spruce
Transitive: to spruce oneself
grammatisk information
morfologisk sammansättning
enkelt
handlingsverb
regelbundet
presens
spruce
3:e person singular
spruces
presens particip
sprucing
enkelt preteritum
spruced
perfekt particip
spruced
Exempel
He spruced himself before the wedding reception.
Han piffade upp sig före bröllopsfesten.
02
piffa upp, städa
to make something neat, tidy, and visually appealing
Transitive: to spruce sth
Exempel
They spruced the garden before guests arrived.
De piffade upp trädgården innan gästerna anlände.
Lexikalt Träd
sprucely
spruceness
spruce
