polish

polish
1. I
this wood won't polish это дерево не поддается полировке; his speech needs polishing его речь надо отшлифовать
2. II
polish in some manner marble polishes well (easily, beautifully, etc.) мрамор хорошо и т.д. шлифуется /поддается шлифовке/; mahogany polishes well (easily, etc.) красное дерево хорошо и т.д. полируется; the flooring that polishes easily пол, который легко натирается
3. III
polish smth.
1) polish silver (a brass doorknob, glass, etc.) частить серебре и т.д. до блеска; polish floors натирать полы; polish a story (a play, etc.) редактировать рассказ и т.д.
2) polish verses отделывать стихи; polish one's French совершенствовать свои знания французского языка; polish one's manners оттачивать свои манеры; polish smb.'s manners учить кого-л. хорошим манерам; polish smb.'s appearance придавать кому-л. внешний лоск
4. IV
polish smth. in some manner polish smth. splendidly (highly, etc.) начистить что-л. до блеска и т.д.; polish smth. at some time I did not have time to polish my shoes this morning я не успел [сегодня] утром почистить ботинки
5. XI
be polished into smth. the brook pebbles are polished into roundness камешки в ручейке так обточились, что стали круглыми
6. XXI1
polish smth. with smth. polish a cylinder with emery (the brass with tripoli, etc.) зачистить цилиндр наждаком и т.д., отшкурить цилиндр и т.д.; polish smth. at some time we polished the furniture on the day the guests arrived мы до блеска отполировали мебель в день приезда гостей

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  • 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.


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