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1 polish off
(to finish: She polished off the last of the ice-cream.) terminar -
2 polish off
(to finish: She polished off the last of the ice-cream.) terminar -
3 to polish off
to polish offsl 1 terminar ou resolver rapidamente. 2 eliminar sumariamente. -
4 polish
['poliʃ] 1. verb1) (to make smooth and shiny by rubbing: She polished her shoes.) polir2) ((especially with up) to improve: Polish up your English!) aperfeiçoar2. noun1) (smoothness and shininess: There's a wonderful polish on this old wood.) polimento2) (a kind of liquid, or other substance used to make something shiny: furniture polish; silver polish.) óleo de polir•- polished- polish off* * *pol.ish1[p'ɔliʃ] n 1 polimento. 2 lustro, brilho. 3 fig refinamento. 4 acabamento, retoque, remate. 5 graxa para sapatos. • vt+vi 1 polir, lustrar. 2 engraxar (sapatos). 3 refinar, rematar. 4 tornar-se polido. to polish apples lisonjear, adular servilmente. to polish off sl 1 terminar ou resolver rapidamente. 2 eliminar sumariamente. wax polish lustra-móveis. -
5 Polish
['poliʃ] 1. verb1) (to make smooth and shiny by rubbing: She polished her shoes.) polir2) ((especially with up) to improve: Polish up your English!) aperfeiçoar2. noun1) (smoothness and shininess: There's a wonderful polish on this old wood.) polimento2) (a kind of liquid, or other substance used to make something shiny: furniture polish; silver polish.) óleo de polir•- polished- polish off* * *Po.lish2[p'ouliʃ] n polonês. • adj polonês. -
6 polish
['poliʃ] 1. verb1) (to make smooth and shiny by rubbing: She polished her shoes.) polir2) ((especially with up) to improve: Polish up your English!) aperfeiçoar2. noun1) (smoothness and shininess: There's a wonderful polish on this old wood.) polimento, lustre2) (a kind of liquid, or other substance used to make something shiny: furniture polish; silver polish.) polidor•- polished- polish off -
7 finish
['finiʃ] 1. verb1) (to bring or come to an end: She's finished her work; The music finished.) terminar2) (to use, eat, drink etc the last of: Have you finished your tea?) terminar2. noun1) (the last touch (of paint, polish etc) that makes the work perfect: The wood has a beautiful finish.) acabamento2) (the last part (of a race etc): It was a close finish.) fim•- finished- finish off
- finish up* * *fin.ish[f'iniʃ] n 1 fim, termo, remate, acabamento, conclusão. they fought to the finish / eles lutaram até o fim, até o último alento. 2 aperfeiçoamento, retoque, polimento, última demão. • vt+vi 1 acabar, terminar, completar. I finished reading / acabei de ler. I have finished with you / não quero mais saber de você. 2 aperfeiçoar, retocar. 3 rematar, concluir. he finished with a cheer / ele terminou com um aplauso. 4 liquidar, dar fim a. it is finished with him / ele está perdido, arruinado. 5 fenecer, chegar ao fim, cessar, expirar, morrer. to finish off 1 terminar de destruir, acabar, matar. 2 terminar, completar (tarefa). 3 concluir (uma série de ações). 4 limpar (o prato). -
8 brown
1. adjective1) (of a dark colour between red and yellow: brown paint; Her eyes are brown.) castanho2) (suntanned: She was very brown after her holiday in Greece.) bronzeado2. noun1) ((any shade of) a colour similar to toasted bread, tanned skin, coffee etc.) castanho2) (something (eg paint, polish etc) brown in colour: I prefer the brown to the green.) castanho3. verb(to make or become brown.) acastanhar* * *[braun] n 1 cor castanha. 2 cor parda. 3 pigmento ou tinta castanha. • vt+vi 1 pintar de castanho, tornar castanho, bronzear. 2 ficar marrom ou castanho. 3 assar até ficar dourado. • adj 1 castanho, marrom. 2 bronzeado, de pele escura. 3 trigueiro, moreno. he fired into the brown ele atirou a esmo contra a multidão. in a brown study pensativo, absorto em devaneios. -
9 brown
1. adjective1) (of a dark colour between red and yellow: brown paint; Her eyes are brown.) marrom, castanho2) (suntanned: She was very brown after her holiday in Greece.) bronzeado2. noun1) ((any shade of) a colour similar to toasted bread, tanned skin, coffee etc.) marrom2) (something (eg paint, polish etc) brown in colour: I prefer the brown to the green.) marrom3. verb(to make or become brown.) acastanhar -
10 finish
['finiʃ] 1. verb1) (to bring or come to an end: She's finished her work; The music finished.) acabar2) (to use, eat, drink etc the last of: Have you finished your tea?) acabar2. noun1) (the last touch (of paint, polish etc) that makes the work perfect: The wood has a beautiful finish.) acabamento2) (the last part (of a race etc): It was a close finish.) chegada•- finished- finish off - finish up
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