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1 polish
adj. polsk, från Polen* * *['poliʃ] 1. verb1) (to make smooth and shiny by rubbing: She polished her shoes.) putsa, polera2) ((especially with up) to improve: Polish up your English!) bättra på, hyfsa till2. noun1) (smoothness and shininess: There's a wonderful polish on this old wood.) glans, polityr, polerad yta2) (a kind of liquid, or other substance used to make something shiny: furniture polish; silver polish.) polish, putsmedel•- polished- polish off -
2 polish up
putsa upp, förbättra -
3 polish off
avsluta; döda* * *(to finish: She polished off the last of the ice-cream.) svepa, sätta i sig -
4 Polish citizen
polsk medborgare -
5 nail-polish
nouns (a substance used to colour and/or varnish one's nails.) nagellack -
6 shoe polish
skokräm (kräm för att putsa och borsta skor) -
7 spit and polish
ren och snygg, tipp-topp, välvårdad, ren, prydlig, noggrann med att göra ett gott intryck -
8 blacken
v. svärta ned, förtala* * *1) (to make or become black: The sky blackened before the storm.) svartna, svärta2) (to make to seem bad: She blackened his character.) svärta ner3) (to clean with black polish: He blackened his boots.) putsa, blanka -
9 brown
adj. brun; solbränd; mörkhyad; tankfull--------n. brunt, brun färg; solbränna; kopparslant--------v. bryna, gyllenbryna* * *1. adjective1) (of a dark colour between red and yellow: brown paint; Her eyes are brown.) brun2) (suntanned: She was very brown after her holiday in Greece.) brun, solbränd2. noun1) ((any shade of) a colour similar to toasted bread, tanned skin, coffee etc.) brun färg, brunt2) (something (eg paint, polish etc) brown in colour: I prefer the brown to the green.) brun []3. verb(to make or become brown.) bli brun, brunsteka, bryna -
10 finish
n. slut, avslutning; slutskede; slutförande; slutbehandling, polering--------v. sluta, avsluta; göra färdig, slutföra; fullborda; upphöra; polera; efterbehandla* * *['finiʃ] 1. verb1) (to bring or come to an end: She's finished her work; The music finished.) sluta, slutföra, upphöra2) (to use, eat, drink etc the last of: Have you finished your tea?) äta (dricka) upp2. noun1) (the last touch (of paint, polish etc) that makes the work perfect: The wood has a beautiful finish.) finish2) (the last part (of a race etc): It was a close finish.) slutspurt, slutkamp, finish•- finished- finish off
- finish up -
11 inhabit
v. bebo, uppehålla sig; bo i; befolka* * *((of people, animals etc) to live in (a region etc): Polar bears inhabit the Arctic region; That house is now inhabited by a Polish family.) bebo, befolka- inhabitant -
12 lustre
n. lyster, skimmer; polish; bordslyster; skinande tyg--------v. polera, putsa, göra skinande* * *(shininess or brightness: Her hair had a brilliant lustre.) lyster- lustrous -
13 nail
n. spik; nagel; klo; gammalt längdmått--------v. spika; spika fast; haffa; avslöja (lögn, brott); fokusera (blick)* * *[neil] 1. noun1) (a piece of horn-like substance which grows over the ends of the fingers and toes to protect them: I've broken my nail; toe-nails; Don't bite your finger-nails.) nagel2) (a thin pointed piece of metal used to fasten pieces of wood etc together: He hammered a nail into the wall and hung a picture on it.) spik2. verb(to fasten with nails: He nailed the picture to the wall.) spika fast- nail-file
- nail-polish
- nail-varnish
- nail-scissors
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14 quarter
n. fjärdedel; kvarter, grannskap; kvart; kvartal; område; stadsdel; nåd; förskoning--------v. dela i fyra lika delar; kvadrera, fyrdela; stycka i fyra delar; hysa, inkvartera; bli inkvarterad* * *['kwo:tə] 1. noun1) (one of four equal parts of something which together form the whole (amount) of the thing: There are four of us, so we'll cut the cake into quarters; It's (a) quarter past / (American) after four; In the first quarter of the year his firm made a profit; The shop is about a quarter of a mile away; an hour and a quarter; two and a quarter hours.) fjärdedel, kvart, kvartal2) (in the United States and Canada, (a coin worth) twenty-five cents, the fourth part of a dollar.) 25 cent, 25-centsmynt3) (a district or part of a town especially where a particular group of people live: He lives in the Polish quarter of the town.) kvarter4) (a direction: People were coming at me from all quarters.) håll5) (mercy shown to an enemy.) pardon, nåd6) (the leg of a usually large animal, or a joint of meat which includes a leg: a quarter of beef; a bull's hindquarters.) bakfjärding, bakdel7) (the shape of the moon at the end of the first and third weeks of its cycle; the first or fourth week of the cycle itself.) månkvarter8) (one of four equal periods of play in some games.) period9) (a period of study at a college etc usually 10 to 12 weeks in length.) kvartalstermin, halv termin2. verb1) (to cut into four equal parts: We'll quarter the cake and then we'll all have an equal share.) dela i fyra delar2) (to divide by four: If we each do the work at the same time, we could quarter the time it would take to finish the job.) dela med fyra3) (to give (especially a soldier) somewhere to stay: The soldiers were quartered all over the town.) inkvartera•3. adverb(once every three months: We pay our electricity bill quarterly.) en gång i kvartalet4. noun(a magazine etc which is published once every three months.) kvartalstidskrift- quarters- quarter-deck
- quarter-final
- quarter-finalist
- quartermaster
- at close quarters -
15 rag
n. trasa; karneval--------v. reta; väsnas* * *[ræɡ](a piece of old, torn or worn cloth: I'll polish my bike with this old rag.) trasa- ragged- raggedly
- raggedness
- rags -
16 rub up
(to polish: She rubbed up the silver.) polera -
17 shine
n. sken, glans; solsken; fint väder; skoputsning--------v. skina, lysa, stråla; blänka; överglänsa; putsa (skor)* * *1. past tense, past participle - shone; verb1) (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.) lysa, skina2) (to be bright: She polished the silver till it shone.) glänsa, skina3) ((past tense, past participle shined) to polish: He tries to make a living by shining shoes.) putsa4) ((often with at) to be very good (at something): He shines at games; You really shone in yesterday's match.) glänsa, vara lysande2. noun1) (brightness; the state of being well polished: He likes a good shine on his shoes; a ray of sunshine.) glans, sken2) (an act of polishing: I'll just give my shoes a shine.) putsning•- shining- shiny
- shininess -
18 wax
adj. av vax, vax---------n. vax; bivax; valla; raserianfall--------v. vaxa; polera; bona; valla; växla, skifta; växa, tillta* * *I 1. [wæks] noun1) (the sticky, fatty substance of which bees make their cells; beeswax.) bivax2) (the sticky, yellowish substance formed in the ears.) öronvax3) (a manufactured, fatty substance used in polishing, to give a good shine: furniture wax.) möbel-, bonvax4) (( also adjective) (also candle-wax) (of) a substance made from paraffin, used in making candles, models etc, that melts when heated: a wax model.) vax5) (sealing-wax.) sigillack2. verb(to smear, polish or rub with wax.) vaxa, bona, polera- waxed- waxen
- waxy
- waxwork
- waxworks II [wæks] verb1) ((of the moon) to appear to grow in size as more of it becomes visible.) tillta, växa2) (an old word for to grow or increase.) tillta, växa -
19 luster
n. lyster, skimmer; polish; bordslyster; skinande tyg--------v. skänka ny glans åt; ge lyster; glänsa
См. также в других словарях:
Polish — (pronounced IPA| [ˈpoʊlɪʃ] ) may refer to:* Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe * Polish language * Poles, people from Poland * Polish (chicken) * Kielbasa, Polish sausage **Maxwell Street Polish, Polish sausage sandwich… … Wikipedia
polish — ⇒POLISH, subst. masc. ,,Produit d entretien consistant en une émission dans de l eau soit de savons et d huiles, soit d un mélange de cires ou de silicones (GDEL). Betty m attendait. Elle était assise sur le capot comme dans les années cinquante… … Encyclopédie Universelle
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 — Pol ish, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Polished}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Polishing}.] [F. polir, L. polire. Cf. {Polite}, { ish}] 1. To make smooth and glossy, usually by friction; to burnish; to overspread with luster; as, to polish glass, marble, metals, etc … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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
Polish — Pol ish, n. 1. A smooth, glossy surface, usually produced by friction; a gloss or luster. [1913 Webster] Another prism of clearer glass and better polish. Sir I. Newton. [1913 Webster] 2. Anything used to produce a gloss. [1913 Webster] 3. Fig.:… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
polish up on — polish up or polish up on To work at or study in order to improve • • • Main Entry: ↑polish … Useful english dictionary
polish — ► VERB 1) make smooth and shiny by rubbing. 2) improve or refine. 3) (polish off) finish or consume quickly. ► NOUN 1) a substance used to make something smooth and shiny when rubbed in. 2) an act of polishing … English terms dictionary
Polish — Pol ish, v. i. To become smooth, as from friction; to receive a gloss; to take a smooth and glossy surface; as, steel polishes well. Bacon. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Polish — Pol ish, a. [From {Pole} a Polander.] Of or pertaining to Poland or its inhabitants. n. The language of the Poles. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
polish — polish. См. шлифовка. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) … Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.
