polish

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[edit] Etymology

From Middle English < Old French < Latin polire (“‘to polish, make smooth’”).

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(UK) enPR: pŏ'lĭsh, IPA: /ˈpɒlɪʃ/, SAMPA: /"pQlIS/
(US) enPR: pä'lĭsh, IPA: /ˈpɑlɪʃ/, SAMPA: /"pAlIS/
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[edit] Noun

Singular
polish

Plural
countable and uncountable; plural polishes

polish (countable and uncountable; plural polishes)

A substance used to polish.

A good silver polish will remove tarnish easily.
Cleanliness; smoothness, shininess.

The floor was waxed to a high polish.
Refinement; cleanliness in performance or presentation.

The lecturer showed a lot of polish at his last talk.

[edit] Synonyms

(substance): wax
(smoothness, shininess): finish, sheen, shine, shininess, smoothness
(cleanliness in performance or presentation): class, elegance, panache, refinement, style

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polissoir

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substance used to polish

Czech: leštidlo cs(cs) n.
Danish: pudsecreme c., politur c.
Dutch: poets, poetsmiddel
Esperanto: polurilo
Finnish: kiillote fi(fi), kiillotusaine fi(fi)
French: vernis fr(fr) m.
German: Politur de(de) f.

Italian: lucido it(it) m., cera it(it) f.
Japanese: 研磨剤 ja(ja) (kenma-zai)
Polish: pasta do polerowania f.
Portuguese: cera (de polimento) f., graxa (footwear) f.
Spanish: betún (footwear)
Swedish: polityr, polermedel, putsmedel

cleanliness; smoothness; shininess

Danish: glans c., glathed c.
Dutch: glans nl(nl) m.
Finnish: kiilto (shininess), tasaisuus (smoothness)
German: Glanz de(de) m.
Italian: lucidità it(it) f.
Japanese: (cleanliness) 綺麗 ja(ja) (kirei), 清らか ja(ja) (kiyoraka), 清潔 ja(ja) (seiketsu); (smoothness) 平ら ja(ja) (taira), 平坦 ja(ja) (heitan); (shininess) 輝き ja(ja) (kagayaki), つや ja(ja) (tsuya), 艶 ja(ja) (tsuya), 光沢 ja(ja) (kōtaku)

Polish: Połysk m.
Portuguese: polimento pt(pt) m.
Swedish: polish sv(sv), glans sv(sv)

cleanliness in performance or presentation

Danish: elegance c., forfinelse c.
Finnish: viimeistely fi(fi), selkeys fi(fi), tyyli fi(fi)
Italian: raffinatezza it(it) f.

Japanese: 洗練 ja(ja) (senren)
Portuguese: polimento m.
Swedish: finess, polityr

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Bulgarian: политура f. (1), блясък m. (2), изтънченост f. (3)
Persian: جلا (jala)
German: Schliff m. (3)
Interlingua: cera (de polimento)
Romanian: pastă de lustruit f.
Spanish: abrillantador

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[edit] Verb

Infinitive
to polish

Third person singular
polishes

Simple past
polished

Past participle
polished

Present participle
polishing

to polish (third-person singular simple present polishes, present participle polishing, simple past and past participle polished)

(transitive) To shine; to make a surface very smooth or shiny by rubbing, cleaning, or grinding.

He polished up the chrome until it gleamed.
(transitive) To refine; remove imperfections from.

The band has polished its performance since the last concert.

[edit] Synonyms

(make smooth or shiny): shine, smooth, bone
(refine): hone, perfect, refine

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polite

[edit] Translations

make a surface smooth or shiny

Arabic: لمع (láʕama)
Chinese: 擦亮 (cāliàng)
Czech: leštit cs(cs)
Danish: polere, blanke, pudse (make shiny), glatte (make smooth)
Dutch: polijsten nl(nl), poetsen nl(nl), oppoetsen nl(nl)
Esperanto: poluri
Finnish: kiillottaa (make shiny), hioa (make smooth), puunata (colloquial)
French: polir fr(fr)
German: polieren de(de)
Hungarian: kifényesít hu(hu), políroz hu(hu)
Interlingua: polir; furbir (metal); lustrar (shoes); lisiar (= to smooth)

Italian: lucidare it(it)
Japanese: 磨く ja(ja) (migaku); (for rice) 研ぐ ja(ja) (togu)
Jèrriais: bliatchinner (of footwear)
Korean: 닥다 (dakda)
Polish: polerować, wygładzać
Portuguese: polir pt(pt)
Russian: полировать (polirovát’) (reflective surface), шлифовать (šlifovát’) (matte surface)
Spanish: pulir es(es), acicalar es(es)
Swedish: polera sv(sv), putsa sv(sv)

refine; improve imperfections from

Danish: forfine, pudse af
Dutch: oppoetsen nl(nl)
Finnish: hioa fi(fi), parannella fi(fi), kehittää fi(fi)
Italian: perfezionare it(it)

Japanese: 洗練する ja(ja) (senren suru)
Portuguese: polir pt(pt)
Swedish: polera sv(sv), putsa sv(sv)

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Breton: lufrañ, levnañ
Bulgarian: излъсквам (1), шлифовам (2)
Catalan: polir
German: fegen
Persian: صیقل زدن (sayqal zadan)
Romanian: a lustrui
Spanish: pulir

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polish in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
polish in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
polish at OneLook® Dictionary Search

polish

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