tune-up

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1. An adjustment, as of a motor or engine, made to improve working order or efficiency.

2. A preparation; a warm-up: The scrimmage was a tune-up for the big game.

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Noun	1.	tune-up - exercising in preparation for strenuous activity warm-up, prolusion preparation, readying - the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose; "preparations for the ceremony had begun"
	2.	tune-up - adjustments made to an engine to improve its performance readjustment, adjustment, registration - the act of adjusting something to match a standard

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tune-up [ˈtjuːnʌp] N

1. (Mus) → afinación f

2. (Aut) → puesta f a punto, afinado m

tune-up

n (Aut) the car needs/has had a tune-up → das Auto muss getunt werden/ist getunt worden

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