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1 lit [surface, wood] poli ; [floor, shoes] ciré ; [silver, brass] astiqué ; highly polished reluisant ;3 ( accomplished) [performance, production, speech] (bien) rodé. -
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polished [ˈpɒlɪ∫t]b. ( = refined) [person, manners] raffiné ; [style] poli ; [performer] accompli ; [performance] impeccable* * *['pɒlɪʃt]1) lit [surface, wood] poli; [floor, shoes] ciré; [silver, brass] astiqué3) ( accomplished) (bien) rodé -
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6 polished concrete
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7 polished finish
poli mDictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > polished finish
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8 polished plate glass
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9 polished work
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12 gleam
gleam [gli:m]1. noun[of light] lueur f ; [of sunshine] rayon m de lumière ; [of metal] reflet m ; [of water] miroitement m• a gleam of hope/interest une lueur d'espoir/d'intérêt* * *[gliːm] 1.noun ( of light) lueur f also fig; ( of sunshine) rayon m; (of gold, polished surface) reflet m; ( of water) miroitement m2.intransitive verb [light] luire; [knife, leather, surface] reluire; [jewel] rutiler; [water] miroiter; [eyes, teeth] briller -
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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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1. past tense, past participle - shone; verb1) (to (cause to) give out light; to direct such light towards someone or something: The light shone from the window; The policeman shone his torch; He shone a torch on the body.) briller; éclairer2) (to be bright: She polished the silver till it shone.) briller3) ((past tense, past participle shined) to polish: He tries to make a living by shining shoes.) polir4) ((often with at) to be very good (at something): He shines at games; You really shone in yesterday's match.) briller2. noun1) (brightness; the state of being well polished: He likes a good shine on his shoes; a ray of sunshine.) brillant2) (an act of polishing: I'll just give my shoes a shine.) polissage•- shining- shiny - shininess -
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A n (of candle, lamp, moonlight) lueur f ; ( of sunshine) rayon m ; (of gold, polished surface) reflet m ; ( of water) miroitement m ; fig (of hope, intelligence) lueur f ; there was a malicious gleam in his eye il y avait une lueur de malveillance dans ses yeux.B vi [candle, lamp, moon] luire ; [gold, knife, leather, polished surface] reluire ; [jewel] rutiler ; [water] miroiter ; [eyes, teeth] briller ; her eyes gleamed with mischief ses yeux pétillaient de malice. -
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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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gleaming [ˈgli:mɪŋ][star, metal, shoes] brillant ; [kitchen] étincelant* * *['gliːmɪŋ]adjective [eyes, teeth, light] brillant; [leather, polished surface] reluisant; [water] miroitant; [jewel] rutilant; [kitchen etc] étincelant (de propreté) -
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highly [ˈhaɪlɪ]1. adverba. ( = very) très ; [skilled, qualified, unlikely, professional] hautement• highly polished [wood] bien astiquéb. ( = at or to a high level) highly-paid [person, job] très bien payéc. (with vb) to speak/think highly of sb/sth dire/penser beaucoup de bien de qn/qch2. compounds* * *['haɪlɪ]adverb [dangerous, developed, intelligent] extrêmementto speak/think highly of somebody — dire/penser beaucoup de bien de quelqu'un
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need [ni:d]1. nounbesoin m► in need• no need to rush! il n'y a pas le feu ! (inf)• no need to worry! inutile de s'inquiéter !a. ( = require) [person, thing] avoir besoin de• have you got all you need? vous avez tout ce qu'il vous faut ?• a much needed holiday des vacances dont on a (or dont j'ai etc) grand besoinb. ( = demand) demander3. modal verba. (indicating obligation) need he go? est-il obligé d'y aller ?• need we go into all this now? faut-il discuter de tout cela maintenant ?• I need hardly say that... inutile de dire que...• need I say more? ai-je besoin d'en dire plus ?b. (indicating logical necessity) need that be true? est-ce nécessairement vrai ?• it need not follow that... il ne s'ensuit pas nécessairement que...4. compounds* * *Note: When need is used as a verb meaning to require or to want it is generally translated by avoir besoin de in French: I need help = j'ai besoin d'aideWhen need is used as a verb to mean must or have to it can generally be translated by devoir + infinitive or by il faut que + subjunctive: I need to leave = je dois partir, il faut que je parteWhen need is used as a modal auxiliary in the negative to say that there is no obligation it is generally translated by ne pas être obligé de + infinitive: you needn't finish it today = tu n'es pas obligé de le finir aujourd'huiWhen needn't is used as a modal auxiliary to say that something is not worthwhile or necessary it is generally translated by ce n'est pas la peine de + infinitive or ce n'est pas la peine que + subjunctive: I needn't have hurried = ce n'était pas la peine de me dépêcher or ce n'était pas la peine que je me dépêcheFor examples of the above and further uses of need, see the entry below[niːd] 1.modal auxiliary1) (must, have to)‘I waited’ - ‘you needn't have’ — ‘j'ai attendu’ - ‘ce n'était pas la peine’
need he reply? — est-ce qu'il faut qu'il réponde?, est-ce qu'il doit répondre?
I hardly need say that... — inutile de dire que...
did you need to be so unpleasant to him? — est-ce que tu avais besoin d'être si désagréable avec lui?
‘previous applicants need not apply’ — ‘les candidats ayant déjà répondu à l'annonce sont priés de ne pas se représenter’
2) ( be logically inevitable)2.transitive verb1) ( require)my shoes need to be polished —
I gave it a much-needed clean — je l'ai nettoyé, il en avait grand besoin
you don't need me to tell you that... — vous n'êtes pas sans savoir que...
2) ( have to)3.there's no need, I've done it — inutile, c'est fait
2) (want, requirement) besoin m ( for de)energy needs — besoins mpl en énergie
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