polish

polish
'poliʃ
1. verb
1) (to make smooth and shiny by rubbing: She polished her shoes.) lustrar, abrillantar, sacar brillo/lustre, limpiar
2) ((especially with up) to improve: Polish up your English!) perfeccionar, mejorar

2. noun
1) (smoothness and shininess: There's a wonderful polish on this old wood.) brillo, lustre
2) (a kind of liquid, or other substance used to make something shiny: furniture polish; silver polish.) cera, betún; (suelos) abrillantador
•
- polish off
Polish adj n polaco
Polish
tr['pəʊlɪʃ]
adjective
1 polaco,-a
noun
1 (person) polaco,-a
2 (language) polaco
plural noun the Polish
1 los polacos nombre masculino plural
Polish ['po:lɪʃ] adj
: polaco
Polish n
: polaco m (idioma)
Polish
adj.
• polaco, -a adj.
• polonés, -esa adj.
n.
• polaco s.m.

I 'pəʊlɪʃ
adjective polaco

II
mass noun polaco m
['pɒlɪʃ]
1. N
1) (=shoe polish) betún m , bola f (Mex); (=furniture polish, floor polish) cera f ; (=metal polish) líquido m para limpiar metales; (=nail polish) esmalte m or laca f (para las uñas)
2) (=act)

my shoes need a polish — mis zapatos necesitan una limpieza

to give sth a polish — dar brillo a algo

3) (=shine) lustre m , brillo m

high polish — lustre m brillante

the buttons have lost their polish — los botones han perdido su brillo or se han deslustrado

to put a polish on sth — sacar brillo a algo

the water takes the polish off — el agua quita el brillo

4) (fig) (=refinement) refinamiento m ; [of artistry etc] elegancia f

he lacks polish — le falta refinamiento

2. VT
1) (gen) pulir; [+ shoes] limpiar, lustrar (esp LAm), bolear (Mex), embolar (Chile); [+ floor, furniture] encerar; [+ pans, metal, silver] pulir; (mechanically, industrially) pulimentar
2) (fig) (also: polish up) (=improve) perfeccionar; [+ manners] refinar; [+ style etc] pulir, limar; [+ one's Spanish etc] pulir, perfeccionar
- polish off
* * *

I ['pəʊlɪʃ]
adjective polaco

II
mass noun polaco m

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