polish
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(English)
Etimologie
Din engleza medie polishen, care provine din franceza medie poliss, polir < latină polīre.
Pronunție
Substantiv
polish, (nenumărabil și numărabil; pl. polishes)
- lac
- A good silver polish will remove tarnish easily.
- luciu, lustru, lustruire
- The floor was waxed to a high polish.
- (fig.) rafinament, eleganță
- The lecturer showed a lot of polish at his last talk.
Sinonime
- 1: wax
- 2: finish, sheen, shine, shininess, smoothness
- 3: class, elegance, panache, refinement, style
Cuvinte derivate
Cuvinte compuse
- apple-polish
- French polish
- furniture polish
- glacial polish
- nail polish
- polish remover
- shoe polish
- spit and polish
- stove polish
- varnish polish
Cuvinte apropiate
Verb
| Conjugarea verbului to polish | |
| Infinitiv | to polish |
| Prezent simplu pers. 3 sg. |
polishes |
| Trecut simplu | polished |
| Participiu trecut | polished |
| Participiu prezent | polishing |
- a lustrui, a lăcui; a poliza, a șlefui
- He polished up the chrome until it gleamed.
- (fig.) a se rafina, a se cizela
- The band has polished its performance since the last concert.
- a aplica cremă de ghete