refurbish

English

Etymology

1605, from re- +‎ furbish, from Middle English furbishen, from Old French furbir (stem furbiss-, “to clean, polish”), from Frankish *furbjan (“to clean, polish”), from Proto-Germanic *furbijaną (“to clean”), from Proto-Indo-European *prep- (“to appear”). Cognate with Old High German furben (“to clean, cleanse, purge, sweep”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɹiːˈfɜː(ɹ)bɪʃ/

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Verb

refurbish (third-person singular simple present refurbishes, present participle refurbishing, simple past and past participle refurbished)

1. To rebuild or replenish with all new material; to restore to original (or better) working order and appearance.

Translations

rebuild or replenish

• Arabic: يصقل أو يجدد
• Dutch: opkalefateren (nl), renoveren (nl)
• Finnish: kunnostaa (fi), remontoida (fi)
• French: renouveler (fr), restaurer (fr)
• German: wiederaufarbeiten (de), restaurieren (de)
• Greek: ανακαινίζω (el) (anakainízo) , ανανεώνω (el) (ananeóno) 

• Hungarian: felújít (hu)
• Norwegian: pusse (no) opp (no)
• Polish: odświeżać (pl), odnawiać (pl)
• Russian: восстанавливать (ru) (vosstanavlivatʹ), обновлять (ru) (obnovljatʹ)
• Slovene: obnoviti (sl)
• Spanish: restaurar (es)

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