нарядить ёлку
Every December we decorate the Christmas tree together after dinner.
Каждый декабрь мы вместе наряжаем ёлку после ужина.
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verb · B1 · often · UK/US
decorate
decorate
Meaning of decorate
English
make a room or tree look nicer with ornaments
Русский
делать комнату, ёлку или стол красивее с помощью гирлянд, картин и цветов
Pronunciation
British English
/ˈdekəreɪt/
American English
/ˈdekəreɪt/
decorate with Russian translation
Сочетания и примеры со словом decorate
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9 сочетаний
Праздники
Holidaysукрасить дом к Рождеству
We decorate the house for Christmas a week before the holiday.
Мы украшаем дом к Рождеству за неделю до праздника.
- decorate with lightsукрасить гирляндами
Торты и выпечка
Cakes and bakingdecorate a cake
украсить торт
For my daughter's birthday, we decorated a cake with sprinkles.
На день рождения дочки мы украсили торт посыпкой.
decorate cookies
украсить печенье
The kids love to decorate cookies with colorful icing.
Дети любят украшать печенье разноцветной глазурью.
- decorate cupcakesукрасить капкейки
Комнаты и стены
Rooms and wallsdecorate the walls with photos
украсить стены фотографиями
We decorated the walls with photos from our trips.
Мы украсили стены фотографиями из наших поездок.
a beautifully decorated room
красиво украшенная комната
The guests walked into a beautifully decorated room full of flowers.
Гости вошли в красиво украшенную комнату, полную цветов.
- decorate a classroomукрасить класс
decorate usage examples
🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian
Let's decorate the living room with balloons.
Давай украсим гостиную воздушными шарами.
🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian
They decorate the shelf with small plants.
Они украшают полку маленькими растениями.
decorate synonyms
Related word breakdowns
What's the difference between decorate, spruce up, deck, beautify, festoon, garnish, and trim
S
🇬🇧English
spruce up
informal: make neater and more attractive
B2often
ENWe need to spruce up the office before visitors come.
Advanced: broader words
D
🇬🇧English
deck
usually deck out: decorate lavishly
B2rare word
ENThey decked the hall with streamers and balloons.
B
🇬🇧English
beautify
make more beautiful; formal
B2rare word
ENThey beautified the park with new flowerbeds.
F
🇬🇧English
festoon
hang garlands or ribbons all over
C1very rare word
ENThe town was festooned with lights for the festival.
ENThe chef garnished the soup with chopped parsley.
T
🇬🇧English
trim
American: decorate a Christmas tree
B1rare word
ENShe trimmed the dress with lace.
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decorate belongs to the topic "Interior and Decor →". Start with a short set of 2 words so the word is easier to remember in context.
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Questions about this word
What does decorate mean?
make a room or tree look nicer with ornaments
How do you pronounce decorate?
decorate is pronounced [ˈdekəreɪt].
How is decorate used in a sentence?
Давай украсим гостиную воздушными шарами. Translation: Let's decorate the living room with balloons.
Is decorate part of Interior and Decor vocabulary?
Yes, decorate can be learned in the Interior and Decor topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.
Is decorate part of Home and Household vocabulary?
Yes, decorate can be learned in the Home and Household topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.
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