varnish

English

Etymology

French vernis, from Latin origin.

Noun

varnish (plural varnishes)

1. A type of paint with a solvent that evaporates to leave a hard, transparent, glossy film.
2. Anything resembling such a paint.
3. By extension: A deceptively showy appearance.

Related terms

• nail varnish

Translations

paint

Danish: fernis (da) c., lak (da) c. n. Finnish: lakka (fi), vernissa (fi) German: Lack (de) m., Firnis (de) m. Hungarian: lakk (hu), politúr (hu), fénymáz (hu)

Polish: lakier (pl) m. Russian: лак (ru) (lak) m. Spanish: barniz (es) m. Swedish: lack (sv) c.

anything resembling such a paint

Danish: fernis (da) c., lak (da) c. n. Finnish: lakka (fi)

German: Firnis (de) m. Hungarian: kence (hu)

a deceptively showy appearance

Danish: fernis (da) c. Finnish: pintakiilto (fi)

Hungarian: máz (hu)

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Dutch: vernis m., lak m. French: vernis German: Lack m. (1), Firnis, m. Italian: vernice

Portuguese: verniz m. Slovak: lak m. Spanish: barniz

Verb

varnish (third-person singular simple present varnishes, present participle varnishing, simple past and past participle varnished)

1. (intransitive) To apply varnish.
2. (transitive) To cover up with varnish.
3. (transitive) To gloss over a defect.

Translations

to apply varnish

Finnish: lakata (fi) Polish: lakierować

Swedish: lacka (sv)

to cover up with varnish

Finnish: lakata (fi) Hungarian: lakkoz (hu), politúroz (hu), fényez (hu)

Polish: lakierować Swedish: lacka (sv)

to gloss over a defect

Hungarian: szépítget (hu), takargat (hu)

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Dutch: vernissen, lakken German: lackieren (1)

Portuguese: envernizar Slovak: lakovať (1), zalakovať (2)

Anagrams

• hrivnas