What does embelezar in Portuguese mean?

What is the meaning of the word embelezar in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use embelezar in Portuguese.

The word embelezar in Portuguese means embellish, beautify, enfeitar, embelezar, arrumar, embelezar, embelezar, embelezar, embelezar, embelezar, embelezar, adornar, embelezar, ornamentar, cair bem em, ficar bem em, embelezar, adornar, enfeitar-se. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word embelezar

embellish, beautify

enfeitar, embelezar, arrumar

intransitive verb (groom yourself)

You have been primping for an hour already; other people need to use the bathroom too!

embelezar

transitive verb (adorn, make beautiful)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
The council wants to beautify the town's ugliest spots by planting flowers.

embelezar

transitive verb (adorn, make pretty)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)

embelezar

phrasal verb, transitive, separable (informal (improve appearance of)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
"Precisamos embelezar você", disse a irmã dela, "antes que o Tom a leve ao baile".
"We need to pretty you up," said her sister, "before Tom takes you to the dance!"

embelezar

phrasal verb, transitive, separable (informal (adorn, embellish)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
Your first draft isn't bad, but I think we can pretty it up a bit more.

embelezar

transitive verb (adorn, decorate)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)

embelezar, adornar

(adorn with)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
The seamstress embellished the gown with intricate beadwork.

embelezar, ornamentar

transitive verb (figurative (add fanciful detail to)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
If her day was boring, Blanche embellishes the details when she tells her friends what happened.

cair bem em, ficar bem em

transitive verb (make attractive)

(expressão verbal: Expressão usada como verbo. Ex. "se dar bem com"; "ter medo de". Também para elementos compostos mais longos, como expressões idiomáticas e ditados que começam com um verbo.)
Roupas pretas caem bem em qualquer tipo de corpo.
Black clothes flatter all body types.

embelezar

phrasal verb, transitive, separable (figurative (embellish, enhance)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
O diretor de cinema embelezou a história para fazer os personagens mais apelativos para o público.
The film director dressed up the story to make the characters more appealing to the audience.

adornar

(formal (adorn)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
A neve adornou as árvores com uma camada de neve.
The snow invested the trees with a covering of snow.

enfeitar-se

intransitive verb (prettify yourself)

(verbo pronominal/reflexivo: Verbos que precisam do pronome "se". Ex. "ferir-se", "queixar-se", etc.)

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