touch up

1. (idiomatic, transitive)To make slight corrections or adjustments to; to fill in or perfect.

   Use a small brush to touch up the paint anywhere it is uneven.

2. (UK, idiomatic, transitive)To fondle or to grope someone, usually in an inappropriate way.

   The creep was trying to touch up my girlfriend.

1. Mary used her smartphone as a mirror to touch-up her makeup.

   ruМэри воспользовалась своим смартфоном как зеркалом, чтобы поправить макияж.

   deMit dem Schlaufon als Spiegel schminkte sich Maria nach.

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2. My apartment needs touching up.

   ruМою квартиру надо слегка подремонтировать.

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3. Mary touched up her makeup.

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4. I desperately need to touch up my makeup.

   deIch muss mich unbedingt nachschminken.

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5. The landscape painter made some touch-ups to the painting.

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irregular

• touch upпестити, гладитиTo make slight corrections or adjustments to; to fill in or perfect.
• touch onдорівнювати, отямитисяTo mention briefly; to cursorily discuss.
• touch offTo start (something); to set off traps; especially used for unstable situations that may magnify if disturbed.
• touch outTo conclude an electronic ticketing process at the end of a public transport journey by holding a chipcard or a mobile device close to a terminal or reader
• touch inTo initiate an electronic ticketing process at the start of a public transport journey by holding a chipcard or a mobile device close to a terminal or reader
• touch downTo land an aircraft or spacecraft.