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1 distinction
distinction [distɛ̃ksjɔ̃]feminine noun• sans distinction de race/d'âge irrespective of race/age* * *distɛ̃ksjɔ̃1) ( différence) distinctionsans distinction — [agir, récompenser] without discrimination; [massacrer, nuire] indiscriminately
sans distinction d'origine ou de religion — irrespective of colour [BrE] or creed
2) ( récompense) honour [BrE]remettre/recevoir une distinction — to confer/to be awarded an honour [BrE]
3) ( élégance) distinctiond'une grande distinction — of great distinction (épith, après n)
* * *distɛ̃ksjɔ̃ nf* * *distinction nf1 ( différence) distinction; faire or établir une distinction entre X et Y to make ou draw a distinction between X and Y; sans distinction [agir, récompenser] without discrimination; [massacrer, nuire] indiscriminately; sans distinction d'origine ou de religion irrespective of colourGB or creed;2 ( récompense) honourGB; la plus haute distinction the highest honourGB; remettre/recevoir une distinction to confer/to be awarded an honourGB; distinction honorifique award;3 ( élégance) distinction ou refinement; il n'a aucune distinction he lacks refinement; avoir de la distinction to be distinguished ou refined; d'une grande distinction [personne, œuvre] of great distinction ( épith, après n).[distɛ̃ksjɔ̃] nom féminin1. [différence] distinctionfaire une distinction entre deux choses to make ou to draw a distinction between two things————————distinctions nom féminin pluriel[honneurs] honour————————sans distinction locution adverbiale————————sans distinction de locution prépositionnelle -
2 finish
'finiʃ
1. verb1) (to bring or come to an end: She's finished her work; The music finished.) acabar, terminar2) (to use, eat, drink etc the last of: Have you finished your tea?) acabar
2. noun1) (the last touch (of paint, polish etc) that makes the work perfect: The wood has a beautiful finish.) acabado2) (the last part (of a race etc): It was a close finish.) llegada•- finished- finish off
- finish up
finish1 n finalfinish2 vb acabar / terminarhave you finished painting the bedroom? ¿has acabado de pintar el dormitorio?tr['fɪnɪʃ]2 SMALLSPORT/SMALL llegada3 (for surface) acabado■ matt/gloss finish acabado mate/brillo1 (end) acabar, terminar■ what time do you finish work? ¿a qué hora sales del trabajo?2 (consume the remainder of) acabar (off/up, -), terminar (off/up, -)■ finish (up) your potatoes cómete todas las patatas, termínate las patatas■ who finished (off) the wine? ¿quién ha acabado el vino?■ when will this building be finished? ¿cuándo acabarán este edificio?1 (end) acabar, terminar■ when does term finish? ¿cuándo acaba el trimestre?■ the film finishes at 10.00pm la película termina a las 10.00■ I haven't finished reading that yet! ¡aún no he terminado de leerlo!■ she finished by saying that... terminó diciendo...2 SMALLSPORT/SMALL llegar■ he finished second llegó en segundo lugar, llegó el segundo\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto the finish hasta el finalfinish ['fɪnɪʃ] vt1) complete: acabar, terminar2) : aplicar un acabado a (muebles, etc.)finish n1) end: fin m, final m2) refinement: refinamiento m3) : acabado ma glossy finish: un acabado brillanten.• acabado s.m.• acabamiento s.m.• cabo s.m.• conclusión s.f.• fenecimiento s.m.• fin s.m.• final s.m.• remate s.m.• revestimiento s.m.• término s.m.v.• acabalar v.• acabar v.• concluir v.• consumar v.• coronar v.• finalizar v.• finiquitar v.• terminar v.• ultimar v.
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1. 'fɪnɪʃ1)a) ( complete) terminar, acabarwe finish school/work at four o'clock today — hoy salimos a las cuatro
to finish -ING — terminar or acabar de + inf
b) ( consume) \<\<drink/rations\>\> terminar, acabar2) ( create surface texture on) \<\<cloth/porcelain\>\> terminar; \<\<wood\>\> pulir3) ( destroy) (colloq) acabar con
2.
vi terminar, acabarif you've quite finished, may I get a word in? — (iro) si has acabado ya ¿me dejas meter baza? (iró)
to finish first/last — terminar en primer/último lugar
Phrasal Verbs:
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1) (no pl)a) ( end) fin m, final mb) ( of race) llegada f2) ( surface texture) acabado m['fɪnɪʃ]1. N1) (=end) final m2) (Sport) [of race] final m3) (=appearance) acabado mgloss(y) finish — acabado m brillo
matt finish — acabado m mate
a surface with a rough/smooth finish — una superficie sin pulir/pulida
4) (=refinement) refinamiento mshe's a beautiful model, but she lacks finish — es una modelo bella, pero le falta refinamiento
2. VT1) (=complete) terminar, acabarI've nearly finished the ironing — casi he terminado or acabado de planchar
what time do you finish work? — ¿a qué hora terminas el trabajo?
I'll be finishing my course next year — termino or acabo el curso el año que viene
to finish doing sth — terminar or acabar de hacer algo
as soon as he finished eating, he excused himself — en cuanto terminó or acabó de comer, se excusó
2) (=use up, consume) [+ food, resources] terminar, acabarfinish your soup — termínate la sopa, acábate la sopa
if you finish the milk, let me know — si terminas (toda) la leche, dímelo
3) (=round off) rematar4) * (=defeat, destroy) acabar con5) (=apply surface to)3. VI1) (=come to an end) terminar, acabarthe party was finishing — la fiesta se estaba terminando or acabando
have you quite finished? — ¿has acabado ya?; (=can I speak now?) ¿puedo hablar ya?
she finished by saying that... — terminó or acabó diciendo que...
I've finished with the paper — he acabado el periódico, he terminado con el periódico
come back, I haven't finished with you yet! — ¡vuelve, que todavía no he terminado or acabado contigo!
2) (Sport) (=end race) terminar, acabarshe finished first/last — terminó or acabó en primer lugar/en último lugar
3) (=end association) romper, terminar ( with con)she's finished with him — ha roto or terminado con él
4) (Econ)our shares finished at $70 — al cierre de la Bolsa, nuestras acciones se cotizaban a 70 dólares
4.CPDfinish line N (US) — = finishing line
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1. ['fɪnɪʃ]1)a) ( complete) terminar, acabarwe finish school/work at four o'clock today — hoy salimos a las cuatro
to finish -ING — terminar or acabar de + inf
b) ( consume) \<\<drink/rations\>\> terminar, acabar2) ( create surface texture on) \<\<cloth/porcelain\>\> terminar; \<\<wood\>\> pulir3) ( destroy) (colloq) acabar con
2.
vi terminar, acabarif you've quite finished, may I get a word in? — (iro) si has acabado ya ¿me dejas meter baza? (iró)
to finish first/last — terminar en primer/último lugar
Phrasal Verbs:
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1) (no pl)a) ( end) fin m, final mb) ( of race) llegada f2) ( surface texture) acabado m -
3 polish
ˈpɔlɪʃ
1. сущ.
1) а) глянец, блеск;
наведение глянца, чистка Syn: lustre, shine б) натирание, полировка, шлифовка Syn: buffing в) полированная, начищенная поверхность
2) а) изысканность, лоск Syn: lustre, gloss б) совершенство, украшенность, рафинированность Syn: refinement
3) лак (любой, от лака для музыкальных инструментов до лака для ногтей) ;
политура, мастика и другие подобные вещества The salesgirls never look at a customer. They're always staring at their nails to see if the polish is chipped. ≈ Продавщицы никогда не смотрят на покупателя. Они смотрят только на свои ногти - не потрескался ли лак. Syn: varnish
2. гл.
1) а) прям. перен. наводить лоск, глянец, блеск;
чистить, начищать (в частности, обувь) ;
вылизывать тарелки Polish up the silver ready for the important dinner. ≈ Начисть серебро к званому ужину. б) натирать, полировать, шлифовать в) становиться, быть гладким, отшлифованным
2) делать изысканным, отделывать, оттачивать (свое искусство в чем-л.) I must polish up my French. ≈ Мне надо подчистить мой французский. Syn: brush, refine, deck, adorn ∙ polish off полировка, шлифовка;
отделка - brilliant /mirror-like/ * полирование /доведение/ до зеркального блеска лоск, глянец полировка, полированная поверхность - a table with a high * хорошо отполированный стол - to lose its * потерять блеск, потускнеть - to take the * off smth. снять полировку /убрать блеск/ с чего-л.;
сделать что-л. тусклым /матовым/ политура, полировальный состав лак, крем;
мастика - boot /shoe/ * крем для обуви - floor * мастика /лак/ для полов - nail * лак для ногтей - furniture * мебельный лак лоск, изысканность (манер), внешний блеск - the * of a professional actor блеск и элегантность актера-профессионала - he lacks * он плохо воспитан - he has acquired /taken on/ * он приобрел манеры, он стал прекрасно держаться тонкость, изысканность;
совершенство (слога) - writer of great * писатель, обладающий безукоризненным /отточенным/ слогом (геология) гладкая поверхность сброса;
зеркало скольжения полировать, шлифовать;
наводить лоск, глянец - to * glass шлифовать стекло - to * the furniture полировать мебель - to * leather глянцевать /лощить/ кожу - to * steel воронить сталь шлифоваться, поддаваться шлифовке;
становиться гладким - mahogany *es beautifully красное дерево прекрасно полируется чистить (обувь) ;
натирать (паркет) (тж. * up) отшлифовать, придать внешний лоск, элегантность;
делать более изысканным - to * manners отшлифовать манеры - he *ed up the handle of the front door он до блеска начистил ручку входной двери (разговорное) совершенствовать, улучшать;
отделывать, шлифовать (слог и т. п.) - to * up one's English совершенствовать знания английйского языка - to * up one's style оттачивать слог polish глянец ~ лоск, изысканность ~ отделка, совершенство (слога и т. п.) ~ отесывать, делать изысканным;
отделывать, оттачивать (слог и т. п.) (тж. polish up) ~ полировать, шлифовать, наводить лоск, глянец ~ полировка, шлифовка;
чистка ~ политура;
лак;
мастика (для полов) Polish: Polish польский ~ польский язык polish: polish становиться гладким, шлифованным ~ чистить (обувь) ~ off разг. покончить, быстро справиться( с чем-л.) ;
to polish off a bottle of sherry распить бутылку хереса shoe ~ крем для (чистки) обуви -
4 polish
'poliʃ
1. verb1) (to make smooth and shiny by rubbing: She polished her shoes.) lustrar, abrillantar, sacar brillo/lustre, limpiar2) ((especially with up) to improve: Polish up your English!) perfeccionar, mejorar
2. noun1) (smoothness and shininess: There's a wonderful polish on this old wood.) brillo, lustre2) (a kind of liquid, or other substance used to make something shiny: furniture polish; silver polish.) cera, betún; (suelos) abrillantador•- polished- polish off
Polish adj n polacotr['pəʊlɪʃ]1 polaco,-a1 (person) polaco,-a2 (language) polaco1 los polacos nombre masculino pluralPolish ['po:lɪʃ] adj: polacoPolish n: polaco m (idioma)adj.• polaco, -a adj.• polonés, -esa adj.n.• polaco s.m.
I 'pəʊlɪʃadjective polaco
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mass noun polaco m['pɒlɪʃ]1. N1) (=shoe polish) betún m, bola f (Mex); (=furniture polish, floor polish) cera f ; (=metal polish) líquido m para limpiar metales; (=nail polish) esmalte m or laca f (para las uñas)2) (=act)3) (=shine) lustre m, brillo mhigh polish — lustre m brillante
the buttons have lost their polish — los botones han perdido su brillo or se han deslustrado
4) (fig) (=refinement) refinamiento m ; [of artistry etc] elegancia f2. VT1) (gen) pulir; [+ shoes] limpiar, lustrar (esp LAm), bolear (Mex), embolar (Chile); [+ floor, furniture] encerar; [+ pans, metal, silver] pulir; (mechanically, industrially) pulimentar2) (fig) (also: polish up) (=improve) perfeccionar; [+ manners] refinar; [+ style etc] pulir, limar; [+ one's Spanish etc] pulir, perfeccionar* * *
I ['pəʊlɪʃ]adjective polaco
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mass noun polaco m -
5 science
1. n наукаman of science — учёный; человек науки
2. n собир. естественные наукиphysics, chemistry and other sciences — физика, химия и другие естественные науки
science on the move — наука в своём развитии, прогресс науки
3. n спорт. тренированность4. n спорт. высокий класс, мастерство5. n спорт. техничность6. n спорт. арх. знание; познаниеСинонимический ряд:1. body of knowledge (noun) area of study; body of knowledge; body of laws or principles; branch of knowledge; chemistry; discipline; physics; system of knowledge; technology2. education (noun) education; erudition; instruction; learning; scholarship3. knowledge (noun) information; knowledge; lore; wisdom4. skill (noun) ability; adeptness; craftsmanship; expertise; finesse; mastery; proficiency; refinement; skill
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