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polishing+(verb)

  • 1 wax

    I 1. [wæks] noun
    1) (the sticky, fatty substance of which bees make their cells; beeswax.) cera
    2) (the sticky, yellowish substance formed in the ears.) cera
    3) (a manufactured, fatty substance used in polishing, to give a good shine: furniture wax.) cera
    4) (( also adjective) (also candle-wax) (of) a substance made from paraffin, used in making candles, models etc, that melts when heated: a wax model.) cera
    5) (sealing-wax.) lacre
    2. verb
    (to smear, polish or rub with wax.) encerar
    - waxen
    - waxy
    - waxwork
    - waxworks     II [wæks] verb
    1) ((of the moon) to appear to grow in size as more of it becomes visible.) crescer
    2) (an old word for to grow or increase.) crescer
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    wax1
    [wæks] n 1 cera. 2 ceral. 3 cerume. 4 sl disco, gravação fonográfica. • vt 1 encerar, untar de cera. 2 gravar em disco. • adj de ou como cera. as tight as wax fig mudo como um peixe. a wax in one’s hands uma pessoa subserviente. bee’s wax cera de abelha. ear-wax cerume. she sticks to him like wax ela se prende a ele como um carrapato. shoemaker’s/cobbler’s wax cerol. to put on wax gravar em disco. vegetable wax cera vegetal.
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    wax2
    [wæks] vi Poet 1 crescer, desenvolver-se, aumentar ( into para), ficar cheia (lua). 2 tornar(-se). the party waxed merry a reunião ou festa tornou-se alegre. to wax and wane aumentar e diminuir. to wax old envelhecer.

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  • 2 wax

    I 1. [wæks] noun
    1) (the sticky, fatty substance of which bees make their cells; beeswax.) cera
    2) (the sticky, yellowish substance formed in the ears.) cera
    3) (a manufactured, fatty substance used in polishing, to give a good shine: furniture wax.) cera
    4) (( also adjective) (also candle-wax) (of) a substance made from paraffin, used in making candles, models etc, that melts when heated: a wax model.) cera
    5) (sealing-wax.) lacre
    2. verb
    (to smear, polish or rub with wax.) encerar
    - waxen - waxy - waxwork - waxworks II [wæks] verb
    1) ((of the moon) to appear to grow in size as more of it becomes visible.) crescer
    2) (an old word for to grow or increase.) crescer

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  • 3 burnish

    ['bə:niʃ]
    (to make (metal) bright by polishing: They burnished the silver.) polir
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    bur.nish
    [b'ə:niʃ] n brilho, lustro, polimento. • vt polir, lustrar.

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  • 4 rub

    1. past tense, past participle - rubbed; verb
    (to move against the surface of something else, pressing at the same time: He rubbed his eyes; The horse rubbed its head against my shoulder; The back of the shoe is rubbing against my heel.) esfregar
    2. noun
    (an act of rubbing: He gave the teapot a rub with a polishing cloth.) esfregadela
    - rub it in
    - rub out
    - rub shoulders with
    - rub up
    - rub up the wrong way
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    [r∧b] n 1 esfrega, esfregadura, esfregação, fricção, atrito. 2 obstáculo, impedimento, embaraço, tropeço, obstrução, dificuldade. 3 o que fere os sentimentos, como sarcasmo, crítica, zombaria, censura, reprovação. 4 escabrosidade de superfície, irregularidade de caráter. 5 aspereza. 6 erro, falha, falta. • vt+vi 1 esfregar, friccionar. we rubbed our hands / esfregamos as mãos. 2 raspar, rasurar, escoriar. 3 roçar, coçar. the boat rubbed the ground / a canoa roçou o chão. 4 polir, lustrar, limpar (esfregando). 5 passar, deslizar. 6 irritar, vexar, exasperar. You rubbed him the wrong war / você irritou-o. 7 viver em ou prosseguir (curso, carreira, etc.) com dificuldades. don’t rub it in! não precisa ficar repetindo isso. it rubs out é apagável ou removível. there’s the rub aí é que está o problema. to rub along, through passar apertado. to rub away tirar, fazer sair (esfregando). to rub down a) enxugar (pessoa ou animal) esfregando. b) polir, alisar ou desgastar esfregando. to rub in a) fazer penetrar pelos poros, untar, esfregar (pomada), besuntar, engordurar. b) (também into) ensinar ou enfiar na cabeça pela repetição insistente. to rub off a) esfregar até sair, tirar esfregando. b) fig desgastar, perder o brilho. to rub out a) apagar, raspar, rasurar. b) fig eliminar, matar. to rub up a) polir, lustrar. b) refrescar (memória). c) recordar, repassar (lição, estudo). to rub up against topar com. we rubbed our elbows/ shoulders with éramos muito íntimos de, convivíamos com.

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  • 5 shine

    1. past tense, past participle - shone; verb
    1) (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.) brilhar
    2) (to be bright: She polished the silver till it shone.) brilhar
    3) ((past tense, past participle shined) to polish: He tries to make a living by shining shoes.) polir
    4) ((often with at) to be very good (at something): He shines at games; You really shone in yesterday's match.) salientar-se
    2. noun
    1) (brightness; the state of being well polished: He likes a good shine on his shoes; a ray of sunshine.) brilho
    2) (an act of polishing: I'll just give my shoes a shine.) lustro
    •
    - shiny
    - shininess
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    [ʃain] n 1 luz, claridade, brilho, resplendor. 2 lustre, polimento. 3 tempo bom, luz solar. • vt+vi (ps, pp shone) 1 brilhar, luzir, resplandecer, emitir, refletir luz. 2 ser brilhante, ressaltar, ser excelente, salientar-se. 3 polir, lustrar. 4 fazer brilhar. to get a shine Amer coll mandar engraxar os sapatos. to shine up to somebody Amer sl procurar agradar. he shines up to her / Amer coll ele procura agradá-la. to take a shine to someone apaixonar-se. she has taken a shine to him / ela se apaixonou por ele, ela se encantou com ele desde o primeiro encontro. to take the shine out of somebody superar, ofuscar alguém. she takes the shine out of him / ela o supera, ela o ofusca.

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  • 6 burnish

    ['bə:niʃ]
    (to make (metal) bright by polishing: They burnished the silver.) polir

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  • 7 rub

    1. past tense, past participle - rubbed; verb
    (to move against the surface of something else, pressing at the same time: He rubbed his eyes; The horse rubbed its head against my shoulder; The back of the shoe is rubbing against my heel.) esfregar, friccionar
    2. noun
    (an act of rubbing: He gave the teapot a rub with a polishing cloth.) esfregadura
    - rub it in - rub out - rub shoulders with - rub up - rub up the wrong way

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  • 8 shine

    1. past tense, past participle - shone; verb
    1) (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.) brilhar
    2) (to be bright: She polished the silver till it shone.) brilhar
    3) ((past tense, past participle shined) to polish: He tries to make a living by shining shoes.) polir
    4) ((often with at) to be very good (at something): He shines at games; You really shone in yesterday's match.) brilhar
    2. noun
    1) (brightness; the state of being well polished: He likes a good shine on his shoes; a ray of sunshine.) brilho
    2) (an act of polishing: I'll just give my shoes a shine.) polimento, lustre
    •
    - shiny - shininess

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См. также в других словарях:

  • polishing — 1. noun The action of the verb to polish. 2. adjective a) That makes shiny or smooth. b) That refines …   Wiktionary

  • glaze — [c]/gleɪz / (say glayz) verb (glazed, glazing) –verb (t) 1. to furnish or fit with glass; cover with glass. 2. to produce a vitreous or glossy surface on (pottery, pastry, etc.). 3. to cover with glaze. 4. Painting to cover (a painted surface or… …  

  • buff — buff1 noun 1》 a yellowish beige colour. 2》 a dull yellow leather with a velvety surface. 3》 a cloth or pad used for polishing. verb polish (something). ↘give (leather) a velvety finish by removing the surface of the grain. adjective (also buffed) …   English new terms dictionary

  • sandpaper — /ˈsændpeɪpə / (say sandpaypuh) noun 1. strong paper coated with a layer of sand or the like, used for smoothing or polishing. –verb (t) 2. to smooth or polish with or as with sandpaper …  

  • polish up — verb bring to a highly developed, finished, or refined state polish your social manners • Syn: ↑polish, ↑round, ↑round off, ↑brush up • Derivationally related forms: ↑polish (for: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • fine-tune — verb 1. make fine adjustments or divide into marked intervals for optimal measuring calibrate an instrument graduate a cylinder • Syn: ↑calibrate, ↑graduate • Derivationally related forms: ↑graduation (for: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • smoothen — verb 1. make smooth or smoother, as if by rubbing smooth the surface of the wood • Syn: ↑smooth • Ant: ↑roughen (for: ↑smooth) • See Also: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • refine — verb (refined; refining) Date: 1582 transitive verb 1. to free (as metal, sugar, or oil) from impurities or unwanted material 2. to free from moral imperfection ; elevate 3. to improve or perfect by pruning or polishing < refine a poetic style >… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • polish off — verb a) To finish completely, especially a food (polish the plate with ones tongue) or liquor. They polished off the last of the cake. b) To remove by polishing (rubbing with a fine abrasive). White rice is rice that has had the brownish hull… …   Wiktionary

  • shine — verb (past and past participle shone or shined) 1》 give out a bright light; glow with reflected light.     ↘direct (a torch or other light) somewhere.     ↘(of a person s eyes) be bright with the expression of emotion. 2》 [often as adjective… …   English new terms dictionary

  • polish — 1 verb (T) to make something smooth, bright, and shiny by rubbing it: The floor had been polished to a satiny sheen. | It was my duty to polish the silver on Saturdays. polisher noun (C): an electric floor polisher polishing noun (U) polish sth… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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