truccare

to make up (with cosmetics); to fix (a match)

verb trook-KAH-reh Rare

Usage Note

Truccare has two main senses: (1) to apply cosmetics (truccarsi — 'to put on makeup'; truccatore/truccatrice — 'makeup artist'); (2) to rig or fix (truccare una partita — 'to fix a match', truccare i conti — 'to cook the books'). The reflexive truccarsi is the everyday form for applying one's own makeup. The noun trucco means both 'makeup' and 'trick/cheat'.

Examples

"Si trucca ogni mattina prima del lavoro."

Natural Translation

She puts on makeup every morning before work.

Literal Translation

Herself she-makes-up every morning before of-the work.

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