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1 polish off
(to finish: She polished off the last of the ice-cream.) spořádat* * *• zbaštit -
2 Polish
['poliʃ] 1. verb1) (to make smooth and shiny by rubbing: She polished her shoes.) vyleštit2) ((especially with up) to improve: Polish up your English!) zdokonalit2. noun1) (smoothness and shininess: There's a wonderful polish on this old wood.) lesk2) (a kind of liquid, or other substance used to make something shiny: furniture polish; silver polish.) leštidlo•- polished- polish off* * *• polsky• polština• polský -
3 polish
['poliʃ] 1. verb1) (to make smooth and shiny by rubbing: She polished her shoes.) vyleštit2) ((especially with up) to improve: Polish up your English!) zdokonalit2. noun1) (smoothness and shininess: There's a wonderful polish on this old wood.) lesk2) (a kind of liquid, or other substance used to make something shiny: furniture polish; silver polish.) leštidlo•- polished- polish off* * *• uhladit• zjemnit• leštit• cídit -
4 brown
1. adjective1) (of a dark colour between red and yellow: brown paint; Her eyes are brown.) hnědý2) (suntanned: She was very brown after her holiday in Greece.) opálený2. noun1) ((any shade of) a colour similar to toasted bread, tanned skin, coffee etc.) hněď2) (something (eg paint, polish etc) brown in colour: I prefer the brown to the green.) hněď, hnedá barva3. verb(to make or become brown.) zhnědnout, zbarvit hnědě* * *• hněď• hnědý -
5 finish
['finiʃ] 1. verb1) (to bring or come to an end: She's finished her work; The music finished.) skončit2) (to use, eat, drink etc the last of: Have you finished your tea?) dojíst, dopít2. noun1) (the last touch (of paint, polish etc) that makes the work perfect: The wood has a beautiful finish.) úprava2) (the last part (of a race etc): It was a close finish.) finiš•- finished- finish off
- finish up* * *• ukončit• zakončit• skončit• končit• dokončit• dodělat• dopsat• dohotovit• dohrát• dočíst
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