smarten up

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smarten up

verb:transitive:plus_adverb

arreglar

to smarten o.s. up arreglarse; adecentarse; I must go and smarten myself up tengo que ir a arreglarme or adecentarme un poco; she has smartened herself up a lot in the last year durante el año pasado ha mejorado mucho de aspecto or se ha arreglado mucho; to smarten up one's ideas espabilarse

we'll smarten the house up for the summer

verb:intransitive:plus_adverb

[+person] arreglarse; adecentarse; [+town] mejorar de aspecto

you'd better smarten up for dinner Barcelona has smartened up a lot over the past few years

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