touch-up

ˈtʌtʃˌʌp

Definition

Definition of touch-up - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

repairminor repair to restore original condition

The car needed a touch-up after the scratch.

repair

retouch

improvementsmall enhancement to improve quality

He did a touch-up on the photo before printing.

adjustment

refinement

retouch

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Origin of touch-up

Middle English, touchen (to touch) + up (upward)

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freshen

appearance

give a quick wash or touch-up

Examples of touch-up in a sentence

She gave her makeup a quick touch-up before the meeting.
She applied a touch-up to her makeup.
The painting required a touch-up after the move.

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French:retouche, ...
German:Ausbesserung, Retusche, ...
Italian:ritocco, ...
Spanish:retoque, mejora, ...
Portuguese:retoque, ajuste, ...
Chinese:小修, 修饰, ...
Japanese:補修, ...
Arabic:تَعْدِيلٌ بَسِيطٌ, رُتُوش, ...
Hebrew:רִיטּוּשׁ, לִיטּוּשׁ, ...
Russian:подкраска, корректировка, ...
Ukrainian:підфарбування, ретуш, ...
Hindi:मामूली मरम्मत, टच-अप, ...
Bengali:সামান্য মেরামতি, ...
Catalan:retoc, millora, ...
Czech:retuš, vylepšení, ...
Danish:udbedring, opfriskning, ...
Dutch:retouche, bijwerking, ...
Greek:μικροεπισκευή, ρετούς, ...
Hungarian:javítás, retus, ...
Khmer:ការជួសជុលបន្តិចបន្តួច, ការកែតម្រូវបន្តិចបន្តួច, ...
Korean:수정, 수정 작업, ...
Persian:تعمیر جزئی, اصلاح, ...
Polish:retusz, ...
Portuguese (BR):retoque, ...
Romanian:retuș, ajustare, ...
Swedish:liten reparation, retuschering, ...
Thai:การซ่อมแซมเล็กน้อย, การปรับปรุงเล็กน้อย, ...
Turkish:rötuş, ...
Vietnamese:sửa chữa nhỏ, cải thiện, ...

touch up

tʌtʃ ʌp

Definition of touch up - Reverso English Dictionary

Phrasal verb

tr.

small improvementmake small changes or repairs to improve appearance or quality

She will touch up the paint before the guests arrive.
I'll touch up the photograph's colors before printing.
They asked the contractor to touch up the tile grout after installation.

retouch

spruce up

tweak

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French:retoucher, ...
German:ausbessern, ...
Italian:ritoccare, ...
Spanish:retocar, ...
Portuguese:retocar, ...
Chinese:修补, ...
Japanese:手直しする, ...
Arabic:رَمَّمَ, ...
Hebrew:לְתַקֵּן מְעַט, ...
Russian:подправить, ...
Ukrainian:підправляти, ...
Hindi:संवारना, ...
Bengali:সাজানো, ...
Catalan:retocar, ...
Czech:upravit, ...
Danish:rette op på, ...
Dutch:bijwerken, ...
Greek:διορθώνω, ...
Hungarian:kijavítani, ...
Khmer:កែសម្រួលបន្តិចបន្តួច, ...
Korean:손질하다, ...
Persian:ترمیم جزئی کردن, ...
Polish:poprawić, ...
Portuguese (BR):retocar, ...
Romanian:a retușa, ...
Swedish:bättra på, ...
Thai:เก็บรายละเอียด, ...
Turkish:rötuş yapmak, ...
Vietnamese:chỉnh sửa, ...

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Definition of touch-up - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

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