limar

to file down

limar(lee-mahr)

transitive verb

1. (to smooth with a file)

a. to file down

Voy a limar los bordes de la mesa para que los niños no se hagan daño.

I'm going to file down the edges of the table so that the children don't get hurt.

b. to file (nails)

Si no te limas esa uña, se te va a enganchar con la ropa.

If you don't get that nail filed, it will snag your clothes.

2. (to refine)

a. to polish

Aún tienes que limar el tono que utilizas en este texto.

You still have to polish the tone you use in this text.

3. (to ease)

a. to iron out

La única forma de limar nuestras diferencias es hablando.

The only way for us to iron out our differences is talking.

b. to smooth over

Las dos hermanas limaron sus asperezas.

The two sisters smoothed their differences over.

limar

transitive verb

1. (pulir)

a. to file down

2. (fig)

a. to polish, to add the finishing touches to

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limar

transitive verb

1 (Técnica) (con lima) to file down; file off

2 [+uñas] to file

3 (pulir) [+artículo, obra] to polish up; [+diferencias] to iron out