redecorate
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re·dec·o·rate
(rē-dĕk′ə-rāt′)v. re·dec·o·rat·ed, re·dec·o·rat·ing, re·dec·o·rates
v.tr.
To change the appearance or furnishings of; refurbish.
v.intr.
To change a decorative scheme.
re·dec′o·ra′tion n.
re·dec′o·ra′tor n.
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redecorate
(riːˈdɛkəˌreɪt)vb
to paint or wallpaper (a room, house, etc) again
reˌdecoˈration n
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re•dec•o•rate
(riˈdɛk əˌreɪt)v. -rat•ed, -rat•ing. v.t.
1. to decorate (a room, house, etc.) anew, as by repainting or refurnishing.
v.i. 2. to change the décor.
re•dec`o•ra′tion, n.
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redecorate
Past participle: redecorated
Gerund: redecorating
| Imperative |
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| redecorate |
| redecorate |
| Present |
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| I redecorate |
| you redecorate |
| he/she/it redecorates |
| we redecorate |
| you redecorate |
| they redecorate |
| Preterite |
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| I redecorated |
| you redecorated |
| he/she/it redecorated |
| we redecorated |
| you redecorated |
| they redecorated |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am redecorating |
| you are redecorating |
| he/she/it is redecorating |
| we are redecorating |
| you are redecorating |
| they are redecorating |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have redecorated |
| you have redecorated |
| he/she/it has redecorated |
| we have redecorated |
| you have redecorated |
| they have redecorated |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was redecorating |
| you were redecorating |
| he/she/it was redecorating |
| we were redecorating |
| you were redecorating |
| they were redecorating |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had redecorated |
| you had redecorated |
| he/she/it had redecorated |
| we had redecorated |
| you had redecorated |
| they had redecorated |
| Future |
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| I will redecorate |
| you will redecorate |
| he/she/it will redecorate |
| we will redecorate |
| you will redecorate |
| they will redecorate |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have redecorated |
| you will have redecorated |
| he/she/it will have redecorated |
| we will have redecorated |
| you will have redecorated |
| they will have redecorated |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be redecorating |
| you will be redecorating |
| he/she/it will be redecorating |
| we will be redecorating |
| you will be redecorating |
| they will be redecorating |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been redecorating |
| you have been redecorating |
| he/she/it has been redecorating |
| we have been redecorating |
| you have been redecorating |
| they have been redecorating |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been redecorating |
| you will have been redecorating |
| he/she/it will have been redecorating |
| we will have been redecorating |
| you will have been redecorating |
| they will have been redecorating |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been redecorating |
| you had been redecorating |
| he/she/it had been redecorating |
| we had been redecorating |
| you had been redecorating |
| they had been redecorating |
| Conditional |
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| I would redecorate |
| you would redecorate |
| he/she/it would redecorate |
| we would redecorate |
| you would redecorate |
| they would redecorate |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have redecorated |
| you would have redecorated |
| he/she/it would have redecorated |
| we would have redecorated |
| you would have redecorated |
| they would have redecorated |
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Verb 1. redecorate - redo the decoration of an apartment or house
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redecorate
verb refurbish, paint, renovate, do up (informal), furbish Americans redecorate their houses and offices every few years.
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Translations
malovat
nyistandsætte
tapetoida tai maalata seinät uudelleen
preurediti
改装する
개장하다
måla/tapetsera om
ตกแต่งใหม่
trang trí lại
redecorate
[ˈriːˈdekəreɪt] VT [+ room, house] → redecorar, renovar el decorado de; (with paint) → pintar de nuevo ; (with wallpaper) → volver a empapelarCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
redecorate
[ˌriːˈdɛkəreɪt] vt → refaire à neuf, remettre à neuf
vi (re-do the paintwork and walls) → refaire les murs à neuf; (renew the wallpaper) → refaire le papier peint, refaire les tapisseries
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
redecorate
vi (= paper) → neu tapezieren ; (= paint) → neu streichen ; we’ll have to redecorate → wir müssen das Haus/die Wohnung etc neu machen (inf)
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redecorate
→ يُعْيدُ تَزْيِيـن malovat nyistandsætte renovieren ανακαινίζω pintar de nuevo tapetoida tai maalata seinät uudelleen redécorer preurediti ridecorare 改装する 개장하다 opknappen pusse opp odnowić redecorar произвести косметический ремонт помещения måla/tapetsera om ตกแต่งใหม่ yeniden dekore etmek trang trí lại 再装修Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009