adornar
Meanings
Verb
1. to adorn, to ornament, to decorate, to garnish, to embellish, to dress, to bedeck, to deck
2. to trim (e.g. a Christmas tree)
3. to cheat on someone (transitive, Nicaragua, Cuba, Ecuador, Rioplatense, colloquial, euphemistic, rare)
4. to buy off; to bribe (Argentina, slang)
Examples6
Ayudé a Tom a adornar su árbol de navidad.
I helped Tom decorate his Christmas tree.
Me gusta adornar mi pieza con flores.
I like to adorn my room with flowers.
El salón está muy bien adornado para la fiesta.
The room's nicely fixed up for the party.
Ella se adornaba con joyas.
She adorned herself with jewels.
Adórnate con la sencillez.
Adorn thyself with simplicity.
El traje estaba adornado con puntillas.
The dress was trimmed with lace.