Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
makeover
English answer:
renovation.. remodeling..recap..retread..reformation
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airmailrpl
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English term
makeover
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Medical: Health Care
looking for another word for makeover maybe other languages for use in English text.
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airmailrpl
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renovation.. remodeling..recap..retread..reformation
word for makeover
Portuguese:
a pessoa é apresentada à família e aos amigos. Elegante, 'repaginada- e pronta para encarar o mundo com mais confiança.
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reconstruction
Portuguese:
a pessoa é apresentada à família e aos amigos. Elegante, 'repaginada- e pronta para encarar o mundo com mais confiança.
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transformation
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reconstruction
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redo
a total redo
I assume you are talking about those more or less new shows on TV where people or houses get complete makeovers.
I assume you are talking about those more or less new shows on TV where people or houses get complete makeovers.
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chica nueva
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http://youtube/iraVWQu3Zf8
Native in: English (Variants: British, New Zealand)
Works in: Chinese to English
a 1 tidy oneself up (ie have a haircut, a shave etc) 2 face-lifting b transform; reform; remould; re
Interesting you should ask for input from other languages ->
from Chinese (Googling on 'makeover'=> zhengrong; gaizao):
zhengrong = 1 tidy oneself up (ie have a haircut, a shave etc) 2 face-lifting
gaizao = transform; reform; remould; remake
(Did you want Extreme Makeover?)
zhengrong = xiushi rongmao
xiushi = 1 decorate,adorn,embellish 2 make up and dress up 3 polish (a piece of writing) 4 linguis. qualify; modify
rongmao = facial features, appearance, looks
In colloquial English, maybe: 'smarten yourself up', 'get a new look', 'make the most of your appearance', 'experiment with a new style''have a major session/thorough overhaul(!) at the beauty salon'
from Chinese (Googling on 'makeover'=> zhengrong; gaizao):
zhengrong = 1 tidy oneself up (ie have a haircut, a shave etc) 2 face-lifting
gaizao = transform; reform; remould; remake
(Did you want Extreme Makeover?)
zhengrong = xiushi rongmao
xiushi = 1 decorate,adorn,embellish 2 make up and dress up 3 polish (a piece of writing) 4 linguis. qualify; modify
rongmao = facial features, appearance, looks
In colloquial English, maybe: 'smarten yourself up', 'get a new look', 'make the most of your appearance', 'experiment with a new style''have a major session/thorough overhaul(!) at the beauty salon'
Reference:
Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press, A Chinese-English Dictionary, Beijing, 2002
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Works in: English to Russian, Ukrainian to Russian, Russian, and 3 more.
a change of/in appearance
a drastic change in appearance
a complete metamorphosis
a change in one's looks, a remodeling of one's house, a redecorating of one's dwelling
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http://www.thefreedictionary.com/makeover
Noun 1. makeover - an overall beauty treatment (involving a person\'s hair style and cosmetics and clothing) intended to change or improve a person\'s appearance
beauty treatment - enhancement of someone\'s personal beauty
2. makeover - a complete reconstruction and renovation of something; \"the blighted neighborhood underwent a total makeover\"
reconstruction - the activity of constructing something again
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http://www.thefreedictionary.com/makeover
Noun 1. makeover - an overall beauty treatment (involving a person\'s hair style and cosmetics and clothing) intended to change or improve a person\'s appearance
beauty treatment - enhancement of someone\'s personal beauty
2. makeover - a complete reconstruction and renovation of something; \"the blighted neighborhood underwent a total makeover\"
reconstruction - the activity of constructing something again
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Sorry about the repetition - must be a glitch in the system:)
a complete metamorphosis
a change in one's looks, a remodeling of one's house, a redecorating of one's dwelling
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Note added at 6 hrs 19 mins (2004-09-20 04:37:40 GMT)
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http://www.thefreedictionary.com/makeover
Noun 1. makeover - an overall beauty treatment (involving a person\'s hair style and cosmetics and clothing) intended to change or improve a person\'s appearance
beauty treatment - enhancement of someone\'s personal beauty
2. makeover - a complete reconstruction and renovation of something; \"the blighted neighborhood underwent a total makeover\"
reconstruction - the activity of constructing something again
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Note added at 6 hrs 19 mins (2004-09-20 04:37:44 GMT)
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http://www.thefreedictionary.com/makeover
Noun 1. makeover - an overall beauty treatment (involving a person\'s hair style and cosmetics and clothing) intended to change or improve a person\'s appearance
beauty treatment - enhancement of someone\'s personal beauty
2. makeover - a complete reconstruction and renovation of something; \"the blighted neighborhood underwent a total makeover\"
reconstruction - the activity of constructing something again
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Note added at 6 hrs 19 mins (2004-09-20 04:38:22 GMT)
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Sorry about the repetition - must be a glitch in the system:)
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