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German term or phrase:	bespoilern
English translation:	enhance
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23:16 Aug 12, 2009

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Art/Literary - Music / music

German term or phrase: bespoilern

R bespoilert Lennons/McCartneys "Norwegian Wood" mit indischen Fragmenten.
It would appear to be a positive statement.

stephkg KudoZ activity Questions: 644 (9 open) (5 without valid answers) (32 closed without grading) Answers: 3 United Kingdom
Local time: 04:19

enhances

Explanation:
Just another choice...

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Kphred
United States
Local time: 21:19

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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

3 +2

blings up

Textklick

3 +1

enhances

Kphred

fancify

Bernhard Sulzer

pimps up

Tom Tyson

Answers

26 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

blings up

Explanation:
Yuk!

'Bespoilern' is obviously slang.

But if 'R' means Ravi Shankar (who apparently provided inspiration for the sitar part on the original recording [URL]) then I would possible say decorates/contributes/adds to or - if we must - 'tarts up'.

Readership?

Reference: http://www.sitars.net/

Textklick
United Kingdom
Local time: 04:19
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English
PRO pts in category: 4

28 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

enhances

Explanation:
Just another choice...

Kphred
United States
Local time: 21:19
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English
PRO pts in category: 12

Notes to answerer

Asker: Actually, I went for 'embellishes' at the end of the day, but thanks to Kphred and Dr Lofthouse

6 hrs confidence:

pimps up

Explanation:
If you want to keep the car customising theme, this is what you do to your 'ride', eg:

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20070730224708AA...

Bernhard has already mentioned 'embellish', which wouldn't be bad if you didn't want to keep the slang element.

Tom Tyson
United Kingdom
Local time: 04:19
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English
PRO pts in category: 4

1 hr confidence:

fancify

Explanation:
like the spoiler fancifies my car

or:
embellish
prettify

http://www.wordwebonline.com/en/FANCIFY
Verb: fancify

1. Make more beautiful
- beautify, embellish, prettify

Derived forms: fancifying, fancifies, fancified

Type of: ameliorate, amend, better, improve, meliorate

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you went for embellish? mmh

Bernhard Sulzer
United States
Local time: 23:19
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