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primp

/pɹɪmp/

Meanings
verb

Arreglarse, acicalarse

To spend time improving one's appearance, often in front of a mirror.

Examples :

"Before her soccer practice, Sarah primped in front of the mirror, fixing her hair and applying lipstick. "
Antes de su práctica de fútbol, Sarah se arregló frente al espejo, arreglándose el pelo y aplicándose lápiz labial.
appearance body action

Related Words

Illustration arranging

arranging verb

/əˈɹeɪndʒɪŋ/

Organizar, arreglar, disponer

"She is arranging the books on the shelf by color. "

Ella está organizando los libros en el estante por color.

Illustration mirror

mirror noun

/ˈmɘ.ɹɘ/ /ˈmɪ.ɹə/ /ˈmiɹ.ɚ/

Espejo

"I had a look in the mirror to see if the blood had come off my face."

Me miré en el espejo para ver si la sangre se había ido de mi cara.

Illustration appearance

appearance noun

/əˈpɪəɹəns/ /əˈpɪɹəns/

Aparición

"His sudden appearance surprised me."

Su repentina aparición me sorprendió.

Illustration practice

practice noun

/ˈpɹæktɪs/

Práctica, ejercicio

"He will need lots of practice with the lines before he performs them."

Necesitará mucha práctica con las líneas antes de interpretarlas.

Illustration improving

improving verb

/ɪmˈpɹuːvɪŋ/

Mejorar, perfeccionar

"Buying more servers would improve performance."

Comprar más servidores mejoraría el rendimiento.

Illustration carefully

carefully adverb

/ˈkɛːfli/ /ˈkɛɹfli/

Tristemente, con tristeza

"He listened carefully to his mother's concerns, feeling sorrowful about her disappointment. "

Escuchó tristemente las preocupaciones de su madre, sintiéndose apenado por su decepción.

Illustration lipstick

lipstick noun

/ˈlɪpˌstɪk/

Lápiz labial, barra de labios

"Are you wearing any lipstick today?"

¿Llevas lápiz labial hoy?

Illustration primped

primped verb

/prɪmpt/

Arreglarse, acicalarse

"Before the school dance, Sarah primped in front of her mirror, carefully adjusting her hair and makeup. "

Antes del baile escolar, Sarah se arregló frente a su espejo, ajustando cuidadosamente su cabello y maquillaje.

Illustration affected

affected verb

/əˈfɛktɪd/

Afectar, influir

"The experience affected me deeply."

La experiencia me afectó profundamente.

Illustration applying

applying verb

/əˈplaɪ.ɪŋ/

Aplicar, poner

"to apply cream to a rash"

Aplicar crema a una erupción.

Illustration before

before adverb

/bɪˈfɔː/ /biˈfɔɹ/

Antes

"Before dinner, I finished my homework. "

Antes de la cena, terminé mi tarea.

Illustration escolar

escolar noun

/ɪˈskoʊlər/

Escolar

"The menu at the seafood restaurant listed "escolar" as a type of oily fish, cautioning customers to eat only a small portion. "

El menú del restaurante de mariscos enumeraba "escolar" como un tipo de pescado aceitoso, advirtiendo a los clientes que comieran solo una pequeña porción.