makeover

el cambio de imagen

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makeover(

mey

vuhr

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A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

noun

1. (cosmetics)

a. el cambio de imagen

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

After her recent makeover, it seems that the boys can't stop ogling her.Después de su cambio de imagen reciente, parece que los chicos no dejan de comérsela con los ojos.

This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.

no direct translation

I treated my sister to a beauty makeover for her birthday.La invité a mi hermana a que la maquillaran para su cumpleaños.

Let's go to the beauty salon this afternoon and get makeovers.Vamos al salón de belleza esta tarde para maquillarnos.

2. (architecture)

a. la reforma

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

We hired special contractors to give the stained-glass windows a makeover.Contratamos a unos contratistas especiales para que hicieran una reforma de los vitrales.

b. la remodelación

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

We gave the rotunda a makeover and a fresh coat of paint.Hicimos una remodelación de la rotonda y le dimos una mano de pintura.

3. (revamping)

a. la renovación

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

Your company's website is poorly designed and in need of a makeover.La página web de tu empresa tiene un mal diseño y necesita una renovación.

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makeover

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

Noun

1. (general)

a. el renovación or cambio de imagen

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

makeover [ˈmeɪkəʊvəʳ]

noun

1 (by beautician) sesión (f) de maquillaje y peluquería

She received a cosmetic makeover at a beauty salon as a birthday gift

2 lavado (m) de cara

Dressed up in white stucco and glass brickwork, the art deco building has had a stylish makeover Columbia will spend the rest of the summer and fall undergoing a complete makeover, leaving Atlantis and Discovery to carry out the three remaining missions of 1991 A team of real estate developers and planners has been working since the summer, drafting plans for the makeover of the 55-year-old housing project

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