pulir

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to polish

∗ verb

pulir
transitive verb
1to polish
  • necesito pulir mi alemán -> I've got to brush up my German
pulirse
pronomial verb
1to blow, to throw away (informal) (gastarse)
  • se pulió el sueldo en una semana -> he blew his wages in a week
  • nos pulimos una botella de whisky -> we polished off o put away a bottle of whiskey

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pulir [poo-leer’]
article & verb transitive
1To polish, to burnish, to furbish.
2To adorn, to beautify.
3To pinch (robar); to sell (vender).
verb reflexive
4To be polished: to adorn, beautify, embellish, or deck oneself.
5To become polished or elegant in dress or manners.

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pulir
verbo:transitivo
1 [+cristal, metal, suelo] to polish
2 (perfeccionar) to polish
hace falta pulir esta traducción this translation still needs polishing
3 [+persona]
nadie ha logrado pulirlo nobody has managed to polish his manners; en este colegio pulirán su educación they will finish off round off her education at this school;o
4 (muy_familiar) (birlar) to pinch; (familiar)
ya me han pulido el bolígrafo they've gone and pinched my pen; (familiar)
verbo:pronominal
pulirse
1 (refinarse) to acquire polish
2 (acicalarse) to spruce o.s. up
3 (familiar) (gastar) to go through; get through
se pulió la herencia en dos años

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Verb Conjugation for "pulir"

Presente Pretérito Imperfect Futuro Subjuntivo
Yo pulo pulí pulía puliré pula
Tú pules puliste pulías pulirás pulas
Ella/Él/Usted pule pulió pulía pulirá pula
Nosotros pulimos pulimos pulíamos puliremos pulamos
Vosotros pulís pulisteis pulíais puliréis puláis
Ellos/Ustedes pulen pulieron pulían pulirán pulan
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