pomponner

pɔ̃pɔne

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Conjugation

Definition of pomponner - Reverso French Dictionary

Verb

tr.

toilettehabiller quelqu'un avec beaucoup de soin et d'élégance

La mère pomponne sa fille avant la fête.

bichonner

parer

style

Dated

embellir un discours avec des mots recherchés et artificiels

Dated

L'écrivain pomponne ses phrases avec trop d'ornements.

enjoliver

décoration

Rare

décorer quelque chose en ajoutant des petites boules de laine

Rare

Elle pomponne les rideaux avec des ornements colorés.

décorer

orner

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se pomponner

se parer avec soin et recherche pour son apparence

Elle se pomponne devant le miroir avant de sortir.

Origin of pomponner

français, pompon (petit ornement) + -er (suffixe verbal)

Examples of pomponner in a sentence

Les enfants se sont pomponnés pour la photo de classe.
Il aime pomponner ses discours lors des cérémonies officielles.
Certains politiciens pomponnent leurs interventions pour impressionner.
Les enfants pomponnent leur bonnet pour l'hiver.
On a pomponné le sapin avec des pompons rouges.

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English:dress up, embellish, ...
German:herausputzen, überladen, ...
Italian:agghindare, infiocchettare, ...
Spanish:arreglar, adornar, ...
Portuguese:embelezar, embelzar, ...
Chinese:精心打扮, 堆砌辞藻, ...
Japanese:着飾る, 文章を飾り立てる, ...
Arabic:ألبس بعناية, زخرف, ...
Hebrew:לְפַנֵּק, לְקַשֵּׁט אֶת הַנָּאוּם, ...
Russian:наряжать, украшать речь, ...
Ukrainian:причепурювати, прикрашати, ...
Catalan:pomponar, empolainar, ...
Danish:pynte, gøre sproget kunstlet og overpyntet, ...
Dutch:optutten, opsmukken, ...
Greek:στολίζω, στολίζω τον λόγο, ...
Khmer:តុបតែង, លម្អ, ...
Korean:곱게 차려입히다, 미사여구로 꾸미다, ...
Polish:stroić, przesadnie ozdabiać, ...
Portuguese (BR):arrumar, florear, ...
Romanian:a pompona pe cineva, a împopoțona, ...
Swedish:klä upp, brodera, ...
Thai:แต่งตัวให้สวยงาม, ตกแต่งคำพูด, ...
Turkish:özenle giydirmek, abartılı süslemek, ...
Vietnamese:chăm chút cho, trau chuốt, ...

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