Definition
To decorate or adorn with ribbons; to tie ribbons onto or through something.
Etymology
From 'be-' (prefix meaning 'to cause or make') plus 'ribbon,' following the Old English pattern where 'be-' verbs describe covering something with or adorning something with a material. This became productive in English for creating verbs like 'bedeck,' 'befriend,' etc.
Kelly Says
The verb 'beribbon' perfectly captures Victorian aesthetic excess—everything had to be adorned with ribbons, so they needed a single word to describe this passion for ribbon-based decoration.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
እንደ ቅርስ
en-de qir-s
ARالعربية
بالتاج
bi-al-taaj
CACatalà
amb cinta
amb cin-ta
CSČeština
s páskem
s pas-kem
DADansk
med bånd
med band
DEDeutsch
mit Schleife
mit shlay-feh
ELΕλληνικά
με λουρί
me lou-ree
ESEspañol
con cinta
kon-seen-tah
FISuomi
lankoilla
lan-ko-il-lah
FRFrançais
avec ruban
ave-k ruh-bahn
HIहिन्दी
रीबन से सजाना
ree-ban se sa-ja-na
HUMagyar
szalaggal
shah-lag-gal
IDBahasa Indonesia
dengan pita
den-gan pee-tah
ITItaliano
con nastrini
kon nas-tree-nee
JA日本語
リボンで飾る
ribon de-ka-su-ru
KMKM
ប្រព័ន្ធ
bra-proh-th
KO한국어
리본으로 장식하다
ribon-euro jang-sik-ha-da
MSBahasa Melayu
dengan pita
den-gan pee-tah
NLNederlands
met lint
met lint
NONorsk
med bånd
med band
PLPolski
z wstążką
z vsh-tash-kah
PTPortuguês
com fita
kom fee-tah
RORomână
cu panglică
ku pan-glick-ah
RUРусский
с лентой
s len-toy
SVSvenska
med band
med band
SWKiswahili
na na kamba
na na kam-ba
TEతెలుగు
బంగారు
ban-ga-ru
THไทย
ตกแต่งด้วยริบบิ้น
dtok-deng duay ribb-bin
TLTL
may pita
may pee-tah
TRTürkçe
kurdele ile
kur-deh-leh ee-leh
UKУкраїнська
з стрічкою
z striy-cho-yu
VITiếng Việt
với ruy băng
voi roo-bang
ZH中文
用丝带装饰
yong si dai zhi-shi
ZUZU
isigaba
ee-see-gah-bah