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['pəʊlɪʃ] 1.aggettivo polacco2.1) (people)the Polish — + verbo pl. i polacchi
2) (language) polacco m.* * *['poliʃ] 1. verb1) (to make smooth and shiny by rubbing: She polished her shoes.) lucidare2) ((especially with up) to improve: Polish up your English!) perfezionare, migliorare2. noun1) (smoothness and shininess: There's a wonderful polish on this old wood.) lucentezza2) (a kind of liquid, or other substance used to make something shiny: furniture polish; silver polish.) lucido•- polished- polish off* * *polish /ˈpɒlɪʃ/n.1 lustro; lucentezza; levigatezza2 lucidatura; lucidata; lustrata: My shoes need a good polish, le mie scarpe hanno bisogno di una bella lucidatina4 [u] (fig.) finezza; raffinatezza; squisitezza; eleganza6 [u] smalto per le unghie● a tin of metal polish, un barattolo di preparato per lucidare metalli □ a writer of remarkable polish, uno scrittore assai raffinato □ His manners lack polish, le sue maniere sono un po' rozze.(to) polish /ˈpɒlɪʃ/A v. t.1 levigare; lisciare; lucidare; pulimentare: to polish silver [furniture], lucidare l'argenteria [i mobili]2 (fig.) ingentilire; affinare; rifinire: to polish one's style, ingentilire il proprio stile; to polish a speech, rifinire un discorsoB v. i.1 levigarsi; lucidarsi; diventar lucido (o liscio): This wood polishes well, questo legno si lucida bene2 (fig.) ingentilirsi; raffinarsi● (fam.) to polish off, finire, sbrigare ( un lavoro); finire, spazzare via, sbafarsi ( una pietanza); ( anche sport) stracciare, sbaragliare, sbarazzarsi di ( un avversario); far fuori (q.) □ to polish up, lucidare; pulire ( l'argenteria, ecc.); (fig. fam.) rifinire, migliorare, perfezionare.* * *['pəʊlɪʃ] 1.aggettivo polacco2.1) (people)the Polish — + verbo pl. i polacchi
2) (language) polacco m.
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