spice up
To enhance the flavor of something by adding spice to itTo enhance the flavor of something by adding spice to it.
» Sami was looking to spice up his life.
Meaning
2 sensesTo enhance the flavor of something by adding spice to it.
January 2008, The Eagle-Tribune - Fresh or dried? Spice up your cooking with the right seasonings
aufpeppen
приправля́тьpripravljátʹ, припра́витьpriprávitʹ
(informal, transitive)To make more exotic, fun or extravagant.
aufpeppen
разнообра́зитьraznoobrázitʹ
make more interesting or flavorful
Examples
6 sentencesSami was looking to spice up his life.
The fiddler added a gentle trill to spice up the melody.
She tried to spice up the conversation with gossip about the neighbors.
To spice up the design, he added some decorative shapes with a dingbat font.
Tom bought a new kind of pasta from the store to spice things up a bit.
ruТом купил в магазине новый вид макарон, чтобы как-то разнообразить жизнь. — Ooneykcall
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 1
Forms
spices up, spicing up, spiced up, spiced up| Base form | spice up · to spice up |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | spices up |
| Present participle | spicing up |
| Past simple | spiced up |
| Past participle | spiced up |
irregular
Synonyms
2 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb