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A n1 ( substance) (for wood, floor, furniture) cire f ; ( for shoes) cirage m ; (for brass, silver) pâte f à polir ; ( for car) lustre m ;2 ( action) to give sth a polish ( dust) faire reluire or briller qch ; ( put polish on) cirer qch ;3 ( shiny surface) éclat m ; to lose its polish perdre son éclat ; table with a high polish table f vernie ;B vtr1 lit cirer [shoes, wood, floor, furniture] ; astiquer [leather, car, glass, glasses, silver, brass] ; polir [stone, jet, marble] ;C vi cirer.■ polish off ○:▶ polish off [sth], polish [sth] off1 (eat, finish) expédier ○ [food, meal, job, task] ;2 (see off, beat or kill) liquider ○ [opponent, team, rival].■ polish up:▶ polish up [sth], polish [sth] up2 ○ ( perfect) parfaire [Spanish, piano playing] ; perfectionner [sporting skill] ; to polish up one's act fignoler ○ son numéro. -
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polish ['pɒlɪʃ](a) (furniture, floor, tiles) cirer, encaustiquer; (brass, car, mirror) astiquer; (shoes) cirer, brosser; (gemstone, wood, metal) polir; (gold, silver) brunir∎ to polish one's prose/style polir sa prose/son style∎ his manners could do with polishing ses manières laissent à désirer2 noun(a) (product → for wood, furniture) encaustique f, cire f; (→ for shoes) cirage m; (→ for brass, car, silverware) produit m d'entretien; (→ for fingernails) vernis m∎ to give sth a polish (furniture, floor, tiles) cirer qch, encaustiquer qch; (brass, car, mirror) astiquer qch; (shoes) cirer qch, brosser qch;∎ give your shoes a quick polish donne un petit coup de brosse à tes chaussures;∎ the brass could do with a polish les cuivres auraient besoin d'être astiqués(c) (shine, lustre) brillant m, éclat m;∎ the silver has a lovely polish l'argent a un bel éclat;∎ his shoes have lost their polish ses chaussures ont perdu leur lustre;∎ to put a polish on sth faire briller qch∎ her writing lacks polish sa prose manque de brio∎ she has a lot of polish elle est très raffinée(a) (finish → meal) finir□, avaler□ ;∎ they polished off half a loaf between them ils ont avalé la moitié d'un pain à eux seuls;∎ they soon polished off the rest of the beer ils ont eu vite fait de finir ce qui restait de bière∎ brass polishes up well le cuivre est facile à faire briller(b) figurative (perfect → maths, language) perfectionner, travailler; (→ technique) parfaire, améliorer -
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polish [ˈpɒlɪ∫]1. noun[+ stones, glass] polir ; [+ shoes, floor, furniture] cirer ; [+ metal] astiquer ; [+ style, language] peaufiner[+ food, drink] finir ; [+ work, correspondence] expédier* * *['pɒlɪʃ] 1.1) ( substance) (for wood, floor) cire f; ( for shoes) cirage m; (for brass, silver) pâte f à polir; ( for car) lustre m2) ( shiny surface) éclat m2.transitive verb1) lit cirer [shoes, furniture]; astiquer [leather, car, glass, brass]; polir [stone]3.intransitive verb cirerPhrasal Verbs: -
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polish up [something], polish [something] up1) lit astiquer [glass, car, silver]; cirer [wood, floor]2) (colloq) ( perfect) parfaire [Spanish, piano playing]; perfectionner [sporting skill]to polish up one's act — fignoler (colloq) son numéro
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['poliʃ] 1. verb1) (to make smooth and shiny by rubbing: She polished her shoes.) cirer2) ((especially with up) to improve: Polish up your English!) perfectionner2. noun1) (smoothness and shininess: There's a wonderful polish on this old wood.) poli2) (a kind of liquid, or other substance used to make something shiny: furniture polish; silver polish.) cire•- polished- polish off -
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English-French codes for the representation of names of languages ISO 639-1-2 > Polish
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(colloq)polish off [something], polish [something] off (eat, finish) expédier (colloq) [food, job] -
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См. также в других словарях:
Polish — (pronounced IPA| [ˈpoʊlɪʃ] ) may refer to:* Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe * Polish language * Poles, people from Poland * Polish (chicken) * Kielbasa, Polish sausage **Maxwell Street Polish, Polish sausage sandwich… … Wikipedia
polish — ⇒POLISH, subst. masc. ,,Produit d entretien consistant en une émission dans de l eau soit de savons et d huiles, soit d un mélange de cires ou de silicones (GDEL). Betty m attendait. Elle était assise sur le capot comme dans les années cinquante… … Encyclopédie Universelle
polish — [päl′ish] vt. [ME polischen < inflected stem of OFr polir < L polire, to polish, prob. < IE base * pel , to drive, impel > FELT1] 1. a) to smooth and brighten, as by rubbing b) to coat with polish, wax, etc. and make bright or glossy… … English World dictionary
Polish — Pol ish, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Polished}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Polishing}.] [F. polir, L. polire. Cf. {Polite}, { ish}] 1. To make smooth and glossy, usually by friction; to burnish; to overspread with luster; as, to polish glass, marble, metals, etc … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
polish — [n1] shine, brightness brilliance, burnish, finish, glaze, glint, gloss, luster, sheen, smoothness, sparkle, varnish, veneer, wax; concepts 492,611,620 Ant. dullness polish [n2] cultivated look, performance breeding, class, cultivation, culture,… … New thesaurus
Polish — Pol ish, n. 1. A smooth, glossy surface, usually produced by friction; a gloss or luster. [1913 Webster] Another prism of clearer glass and better polish. Sir I. Newton. [1913 Webster] 2. Anything used to produce a gloss. [1913 Webster] 3. Fig.:… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
polish up on — polish up or polish up on To work at or study in order to improve • • • Main Entry: ↑polish … Useful english dictionary
polish — ► VERB 1) make smooth and shiny by rubbing. 2) improve or refine. 3) (polish off) finish or consume quickly. ► NOUN 1) a substance used to make something smooth and shiny when rubbed in. 2) an act of polishing … English terms dictionary
Polish — Pol ish, v. i. To become smooth, as from friction; to receive a gloss; to take a smooth and glossy surface; as, steel polishes well. Bacon. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Polish — Pol ish, a. [From {Pole} a Polander.] Of or pertaining to Poland or its inhabitants. n. The language of the Poles. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
polish — polish. См. шлифовка. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) … Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.