pynte
verbverbto decorate · to make something look nice
InflectionVis bøyning
Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk
sette pynt (II)decoration · finery på;
ordne, gjøre penere, utsmykke to put decorationpynt (II) on;
to arrange, to make prettier, to embellish
ordne, gjøre penere, utsmykke to put decorationpynt (II) on;
to arrange, to make prettier, to embellish
- pynte i stua to make the living room look nice
- pynte en kake to decorate a cake
Set phrasesFaste uttrykk
pynte opp
gjøre penere;
stase opp to make prettier;
to smarten up, to dress up Eng. phraseto spruce up
stase opp to make prettier;
to smarten up, to dress up Eng. phraseto spruce up
- pynte opp hjemmet med planter to decorate the home with plants
pynte på
glatte over (uheldig utsagn);
forbedre to gloss over (an unfortunate statement);
to improve
forbedre to gloss over (an unfortunate statement);
to improve
- pynte på rekorden to improve the record
pynte seg
ta på seg pene klær (og smykker, sminke)
to put on nice clothes (and jewellery, make-up)
Eng. phraseto dress up
pynte/sminke bruden
framstille noe bedre enn det er;
pynte/sminke grisento put lipstick on a pig, pynte/sminke liketto paper over the cracks to present something as better than it is;
to put lipstick on a pigpynte/sminke grisen, to paper over the crackspynte/sminke liket Eng. phraseto dress something up
pynte/sminke grisento put lipstick on a pig, pynte/sminke liketto paper over the cracks to present something as better than it is;
to put lipstick on a pigpynte/sminke grisen, to paper over the crackspynte/sminke liket Eng. phraseto dress something up
- eieren av skisenteret ser ingen grunn til å pynte bruden for potensielle kjøpere the owner of the ski resort sees no reason to dress things up for potential buyers
- ledelsen sminket bruden før salget av bedriften the management dressed things up before selling the company