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redecorate

 
Dictionary: re·dec·o·rate   (rē-dĕk'ə-rāt') pronunciation

v., -rat·ed, -rat·ing, -rates.

v.tr.
To change the appearance or furnishings of; refurbish.

v.intr.
To change a decorative scheme.

redecoration re·dec'o·ra'tion n.
redecorator re·dec'o·ra'tor n.

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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: To change the colors and furnishings of a room or house.

pronunciation The designer helped them remodel and redecorate their home.

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The verb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: redo the decoration of an apartment or house


Translations: Redecorate
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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - sætte i stand, male og tapetsere om
v. intr. - ændre en dekoration

Nederlands (Dutch)
opknappen

Français (French)
v. tr. - repeindre et retapisser, refaire, repeindre
v. intr. - refaire

Deutsch (German)
v. - renovieren, neu streichen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - ξαναδιακοσμώ, ανακαινίζω

Italiano (Italian)
ridecorare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - redecorar

Русский (Russian)
изменить интерьер, отремонтировать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - renovar la decoración, pintar y empapelar, redecorar
v. intr. - renovar la decoración, pintar y empapelar, redecorar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - måla och tapetsera om, nyinreda

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
重新装饰, 再装饰, 改换装饰

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 重新裝飾, 再裝飾
v. intr. - 重新裝飾, 改換裝飾

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 개장하다
v. intr. - 재장식하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 改装する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يعيد ترتيب شي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮חידש דקורציית-פנים‬
v. intr. - ‮חידש דקורציית-פנים‬


 
 
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