skjønnmale
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Norwegian Bokmål[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From skjønn + male (“to paint”).
Verb[edit]
skjønnmale (imperative skjønnmal, present tense skjønnmaler, passive skjønnmales, simple past skjønnmalte, past participle skjønnmalt, present participle skjønnmalende)
- to depict something or someone as being better than in reality, to embellish, to furbish, to refurbish
- to beautify, to prettify
- to spruce up, to smarten up, to fix up, to deck out
Related terms[edit]
References[edit]
- “skjønnmale” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “skjønnmale” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).