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1. Ithis wood won't polish это дерево не поддается полировке; his speech needs polishing его речь надо отшлифовать2. IIpolish in some manner marble polishes well (easily, beautifully, etc.) мрамор хорошо и т.д. шлифуется /поддается шлифовке/; mahogany polishes well (easily, etc.) красное дерево хорошо и т.д. полируется; the flooring that polishes easily пол, который легко натирается3. IIIpolish smth.1) polish silver (a brass doorknob, glass, etc.) частить серебре и т.д. до блеска; polish floors натирать полы; polish a story (a play, etc.) редактировать рассказ и т.д.2) polish verses отделывать стихи; polish one's French совершенствовать свои знания французского языка; polish one's manners оттачивать свои манеры; polish smb.'s manners учить кого-л. хорошим манерам; polish smb.'s appearance придавать кому-л. внешний лоск4. IVpolish smth. in some manner polish smth. splendidly (highly, etc.) начистить что-л. до блеска и т.д.; polish smth. at some time I did not have time to polish my shoes this morning я не успел [сегодня] утром почистить ботинки5. XIbe polished into smth. the brook pebbles are polished into roundness камешки в ручейке так обточились, что стали круглыми6. XXI1polish smth. with smth. polish a cylinder with emery (the brass with tripoli, etc.) зачистить цилиндр наждаком и т.д., отшкурить цилиндр и т.д.; polish smth. at some time we polished the furniture on the day the guests arrived мы до блеска отполировали мебель в день приезда гостей
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