Слово англійською: polish
Дієслово
Переклад polish українською: відполірува́ти, полірува́ти що, наполірува́ти, начи́стити (взуття́ і т. д.)
Детальний опис
- [transitive, intransitive] to make something smooth and shiny by rubbing it
- polish (something) Polish shoes regularly to protect the leather.
- The gemstones are cut and polished by master craftsmen.
- She polished the apple on her sleeve.
- I spent the morning cleaning and polishing.
- polish something with something He polished his glasses with a handkerchief.
- polish something up She decided to polish the ring up and find out who it belonged to.
- be polished + adj. The floor had been polished smooth.
see also French polish
- [transitive] to make changes to something in order to improve it
- polish something The statement was carefully polished and checked before release.
- polish something up The hotel has polished up its act (= improved its service) since last year.
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French poliss-, lengthened stem of polir ‘to polish’, from Latin polire.
Phrasal Verbs