No. 9,756 in Catalan

maquillat

"Maquillat" means "made up" or "wearing makeup" in English.

In a sentence

Ell està maquillat per a la seva actuació al teatre.
He is made up for his performance at the theater.
The word 'maquillat' refers to someone wearing makeup for a specific purpose.
El retrat està una mica maquillat per destacar els colors.
The portrait is slightly enhanced to highlight the colors.
Here, 'maquillat' metaphorically means 'enhanced' or 'edited'.
He maquillat el meu relat per fer-lo més interessant.
I have embellished my story to make it more interesting.
In this context, 'maquillat' metaphorically signifies 'embellished' or 'exaggerated' to make something more appealing.

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