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1 buff
1. noun(a dull yellow colour.) color de ante
2. adjectivea buff envelope.) de color de antetr[bʌf]1 (leather) piel nombre femenino de ante2 (colour) color nombre masculino de ante3 (enthusiast) aficionado,-a1 de color de ante1 (metal, floor etc) dar brillo a2 (leather) aterciopelar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLin the buff familiar en pelotasbuff ['bʌf] vtpolish: pulir, sacar brillo a, lustrarbuff adj: beige, amarillentobuff n1) : beige m, amarillento m2) enthusiast: aficionado m, -da f; entusiasta mfadj.• de color de ante adj.n.• piel de ante s.f.v.• dar brillo v.
I bʌf1) ua) buff (leather) gamuza fb) ( color) beige mc) ( bare skin)in the buff — (colloq & hum) en cueros (fam & hum)
2) c ( enthusiast) (colloq) aficionado, -da m,ffilm buff — cinéfilo, -la m,f
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a) ( made of buff) (before n) de gamuzab) ( buff-colored) beige adj inv, beis adj inv (Esp)
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transitive verb \<\<metal\>\> pulir; \<\<shoes\>\> sacar* brillo a
I [bʌf]1.ADJ [colour] de color de ante2.N piel f de antein the buff * — en cueros *
3.VT (also: buff up) lustrar, pulir
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* [bʌf]N aficionado(-a) m / f, entusiasta mffilm buff — cinéfilo(-a) m / f
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I [bʌf]1) ua) buff (leather) gamuza fb) ( color) beige mc) ( bare skin)in the buff — (colloq & hum) en cueros (fam & hum)
2) c ( enthusiast) (colloq) aficionado, -da m,ffilm buff — cinéfilo, -la m,f
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a) ( made of buff) (before n) de gamuzab) ( buff-colored) beige adj inv, beis adj inv (Esp)
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transitive verb \<\<metal\>\> pulir; \<\<shoes\>\> sacar* brillo a -
2 buff
adj.1 marrón claro.2 color cuero, amarillo crema, de color de ante, color ante.adv.in buff -> en cueros.s.1 marrón claro (color)film buff cinéfilo(a)opera buff entendido(a) en ópera3 cuero sin teñir, piel de ante, cuero de buey, cuero de búfalo.4 entusiasta, aficionado, seguidor fiel, forofo.5 amarillo crema, color amarillo pálido, color de ante.6 bofetada, tortazo.7 uniforme militar de cuero.vt.1 sacar brillo a (polish)2 dar brillo a, lustrar, pulir, pulimentar. (pt & pp buffed) -
3 brillo
Del verbo brillar: ( conjugate brillar) \ \
brillo es: \ \1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
brilló es: \ \3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativoMultiple Entries: brillar brillo
brillar ( conjugate brillar) verbo intransitivo [ estrella] to shine, sparkle; [zapatos/suelo/metal] to shine, gleam; [diamante/ojos] to sparkle verbo transitivo (Col) to polish
brillo sustantivo masculino ( de estrella) brightness, brilliance; (de diamante, ojos) sparkle; ( de tela) sheen; fotos con brillo gloss finish photos; dale un poco de brillo (TV) turn the brightness up a bit ( para uñas) clear nail polish
brillar verbo intransitivo
1 (emitir luz) to shine (emitir destellos) to sparkle (centellear) to glitter
2 (destacar) to be conspicuous: Juan brilló por su ausencia, Juan was conspicuous by his absence
brillo m (resplandor) shine (del Sol, de la Luna, de un foco de luz, etc) brightness (centelleo) glittering (del cabello, tela) sheen (de un color) brilliance (de zapatos) shine
sacar brillo a, to shine, polish ' brillo' also found in these entries: Spanish: brillar - mate - opaca - opaco - palidecer - lustre - metálico - sacar English: brilliant - buff - gleam - glitter - gloss - glow - luster - lustre - polish - polish up - resplendence - sheen - shine - sparkle - twinkle - dull - glint - lip -
4 pulir
pulir ( conjugate pulir) verbo transitivo 1 2 ( refinar) ‹ estiloabajo› to polish up; ‹ persona› to make … more refined; ‹ idioma› to brush up
pulir verbo transitivo
1 (metal, madera, etc) to polish
2 (perfeccionar) to polish up: fueron a España a pulir su español, they went to Spain to brush up their Spanish ' pulir' also found in these entries: Spanish: trabajar English: burnish - polish - rub up - smooth - buff - finish - refine - sand -
5 metal
'metlnoun, adjective1) ((of) any of a group of substances, usually shiny, that can conduct heat and electricity and can be hammered into shape, or drawn out in sheets, bars etc: Gold, silver and iron are all metals.) metal2) ((of) a combination of more than one of such substances: Brass is a metal made from copper and zinc.) metal•- metallicmetal1 adj metálico / de metalmetal2 n metal
metal sustantivo masculino metal noble or precioso precious metalb) tb◊ metales (Mús) brass (section)
metal sustantivo masculino
1 metal
2 (dinero) el vil metal, filthy lucre
3 Mús brass ' metal' also found in these entries: Spanish: batir - chatarra - cierre - cromo - detector - detectora - doblar - dócil - esculpir - fatiga - férrea - férreo - forjar - fraguar - fusión - hierro - hoja - horno - inscripción - labrar - labrada - labrado - licuación - oro - placa - plata - platino - plomo - pulir - resplandecer - resplandor - somier - talla - tallar - templar - trabajar - viruta - acero - alpaca - baño - brillante - brillar - bronceado - chapa - chapado - cincelar - cobre - comal - contraer - corroer English: badge - base - bend - brass - brassy - carve - cast - chisel - chrome - chromium - conduct - dent - erode - erosion - expand - expansion - forge - gate - girder - grommet - laminated - lead - melt - melt down - metal - metal detector - metalwork - mold - molten - mould - plate - polish - rattle - rolled - shaving - sheet - shine - shrinkage - silver - spike - splinter - stamp - strip - tin - warp - wire wool - beat - buckle - buff - captr['metəl]1 metal nombre masculino1 metálico,-a, de metal\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLmetal detector detector nombre masculino de metalesmetal worker metalario,-ametal ['mɛt̬əl] n: metal madj.• metálico, -a adj.n.• grava s.f.• metal (Química) s.m.• metálico s.m.v.• engravar v.'metḷmass & count noun (Chem, Metall) metal m; (before n) < box> metálico, de metalmetal detector — detector m de metales
['metl]metal fatigue — fatiga f del metal
1. N1) (Chem, Phys) metal m3) (Brit)(Rail) metals rieles mpl4) (fig) = mettle2.ADJ metálico, de metal3.VT (Brit) [+ road] engravar4.CPDmetal detector N — detector m de metales
metal fatigue N — fatiga f del metal
metal polish N — abrillantador m de metales
* * *['metḷ]mass & count noun (Chem, Metall) metal m; (before n) < box> metálico, de metalmetal detector — detector m de metales
metal fatigue — fatiga f del metal
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buff — [16] Buff originally meant ‘buffalo’; it was presumably an alteration of the French word buffe ‘buffalo’. That sense had died out by the early 18th century, but since then the word has undergone a bizarre series of semantic changes. First, it… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
buff — [16] Buff originally meant ‘buffalo’; it was presumably an alteration of the French word buffe ‘buffalo’. That sense had died out by the early 18th century, but since then the word has undergone a bizarre series of semantic changes. First, it… … Word origins
buff — 1570s, buffe leather, from M.Fr. buffle buffalo (15c., via It. from L. bufalus; see see BUFFALO (Cf. buffalo)). The color term comes from the hue of buffalo hides (later ox hides); association of hide and skin led c.1600 to in the buff, and use… … Etymology dictionary
buff — buff1 [buf] n. [earlier buffe, buffalo < Fr buffle < It bufalo,BUFFALO] 1. a heavy, soft, brownish yellow leather made from the skin of the buffalo or from other animal hides 2. a military coat made of this leather 3. a) a stick or small… … English World dictionary
buff — Ⅰ. buff [1] ► NOUN 1) a yellowish beige colour. 2) a dull yellow leather with a velvety surface. ► VERB 1) polish. 2) give (leather) a velvety finish. ● i … English terms dictionary
Buff — Buff, v. t. to polish with a soft cloth, especially one similar to a {buff[5]}. See {Buff}, n., 5. [1913 Webster +PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
buff — [adj] sandy color bare, blonde, canary, ecru, lemon, light brown, nude, ochre, straw, tan, tawny, yellow brown, yellowish; concept 618 buff [n] enthusiast addict, admirer, aficionado, connoisseur, devotee, expert, fan, fiend*, freak*, habitué,… … New thesaurus
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 — [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
buff — buff1 buffability, n. buffable, adj. /buf/, n. 1. a soft, thick, light yellow leather with a napped surface, originally made from buffalo skin but later also from other skins, used for making belts, pouches, etc. 2. a brownish yellow color; tan.… … Universalium
buff — I. /bʌf / (say buf) noun 1. a kind of thick leather, originally and properly made of buffalo skin but later also of other skins, light yellow with napped surface, used for making belts, pouches, etc. 2. a thick coat of buff leather, worn… …