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1 shiny
1 [metal, coin, photographic finish, surface, hair] brillant ;2 [shoes, parquet, wood] bien ciré ; -
2 shiny
shiny [ˈ∫aɪnɪ]* * *['ʃaɪnɪ]1) [metal, surface, hair] brillant2) [shoes, wood] bien ciré3) [seat of trousers] lustré -
3 polish
polish [ˈpɒlɪ∫]1. noun[+ stones, glass] polir ; [+ shoes, floor, furniture] cirer ; [+ metal] astiquer ; [+ style, language] peaufiner[+ food, drink] finir ; [+ work, correspondence] expédier* * *['pɒlɪʃ] 1.1) ( substance) (for wood, floor) cire f; ( for shoes) cirage m; (for brass, silver) pâte f à polir; ( for car) lustre m2) ( shiny surface) éclat m2.transitive verb1) lit cirer [shoes, furniture]; astiquer [leather, car, glass, brass]; polir [stone]3.intransitive verb cirerPhrasal Verbs: -
4 satin
['sætin](a closely woven type of silk with a shiny surface: The baby's skin was as smooth as satin; ( also adjective) a satin dress.) (de) satin -
5 polish
A n1 ( substance) (for wood, floor, furniture) cire f ; ( for shoes) cirage m ; (for brass, silver) pâte f à polir ; ( for car) lustre m ;2 ( action) to give sth a polish ( dust) faire reluire or briller qch ; ( put polish on) cirer qch ;3 ( shiny surface) éclat m ; to lose its polish perdre son éclat ; table with a high polish table f vernie ;B vtr1 lit cirer [shoes, wood, floor, furniture] ; astiquer [leather, car, glass, glasses, silver, brass] ; polir [stone, jet, marble] ;C vi cirer.■ polish off ○:▶ polish off [sth], polish [sth] off1 (eat, finish) expédier ○ [food, meal, job, task] ;2 (see off, beat or kill) liquider ○ [opponent, team, rival].■ polish up:▶ polish up [sth], polish [sth] up2 ○ ( perfect) parfaire [Spanish, piano playing] ; perfectionner [sporting skill] ; to polish up one's act fignoler ○ son numéro. -
6 glossy
(a) (shiny → fur) lustré, luisant; (→ hair) brillant; (→ leather, satin) lustré, luisant, glacé; (→ leaves) luisant; (surface → polished) brillant, poli; (→ painted) brillant, laqué2 nounfamiliar Journalism magazine□ m (sur papier glacé); (women's magazine) magazine m féminin de luxe□ ;∎ the glossies la presse féminine de luxe►► Ornithology glossy ibis ibis m falcinelle;glossy magazine magazine m (sur papier glacé)
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