prink

Significado (Inglês)

Noun

The act of adjusting one's dress or appearance; the act of sprucing oneself up.

Verb

to give a wink; to wink.

Verb

1. To look, gaze.
2. To dress finely, primp, preen, spruce up.
3. To strut, put on pompous airs, be pretentious.

Verb

To pre-drink.

Conceitos

vestir

roupa formal

Sinônimos

trick up

tog up

attire

deck out

deck up

get up

fancy up

fig out

fig up

gussy up

beautify

rig out

spruce up

overdress

doll

dress up

prim

primp

tog

titivate

tog out

trick out

preen

array

bespangle

caparison

deck

decorate

embellish

garnish

ornament

perk

prank

adorn

trim

doll up

preen oneself

Traduções

vestir-se

empolainar-se

endiumenjar-se

arreglar-se

mudar-se

καλλωπίζομαι

στολίζομαι

στολίζω

ντύνομαι στην πένα

ντύνομαι στην τρίχα

abbigliare

👗

addobbarsi

bardare

agghindarsi

bardarsi

Etimologia (Inglês)

Herdado de inglês médio: pranken

Cognato com holandês médio: pronken

Cognato com alemão: Prunk

Cognato com dinamarquês: -

Cognato com sueco: prunk

In summary

Perhaps alteration (due to primp) of prank (“to deck, adorn”), from Middle English pranken (“to trim”), or from Middle Dutch prinken (“to deck for show, parade in fine apparel”) (from pronk (“show, display”) or from Middle Low German prunken (from prank (“display”)).
Cognate with Middle Dutch pronken (“to flaunt”), German Prunk (“a show, parade, splendour”), Danish and Swedish prunk.