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polish
polish(
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)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. pulir
The hotel cleaners had to polish the floors too.El servicio de limpieza del hotel tenía que pulir los suelos también.
b. lustrar
What product do you use to polish your shoes?¿Qué producto usas para lustrar los zapatos?
c. sacar brillo a
I have been polishing all the metal parts of the furniture.He estado sacando brillo a todas las partes de metal de los muebles.
d. dar brillo a
I polish my car with wax twice a year.Doy brillo a mi auto con cera dos veces al año.
e. limpiar
A piece of cloth is the best thing to use to polish guitars.Lo mejor para limpiar guitarras es un pedazo de tela.
f. encerar (with floor wax)
I suggest you polish the parquet floor every three months to protect it.Sugiero que enceres el parqué cada tres meses para protegerlo.
g. bolear (shoes) (Mexico) (Paraguay)
Regionalism used in Mexico
Regionalism used in Paraguay
Remember to polish your shoes, and iron your shirt.No te olvides de bolear los zapatos y planchar la camisa.
h. embolar (shoes) (Chile) (Colombia)
Regionalism used in Chile
Regionalism used in Colombia
My husband polishes his own shoes every day.Mi esposo embola sus zapatos cada día.
2. (to improve)
a. pulir
Years ago I lived in Argentina, so I'm taking this course to polish my Spanish.Hace años viví en la Argentina, así que estoy en este curso para pulir mi español.
b. perfeccionar
I need to polish my German before I move to Berlin.Tengo que perfeccionar mi alemán antes de mudarme a Berlín.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. la crema de zapatos (F) (for shoes)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Use the sponge provided to apply polish on your shoes.Utilice la esponja que se facilita para aplicar la crema de zapatos en su calzado.
b. el betún (M) (for shoes)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
I used polish to waterproof my hiking boots.Le puse betún a mis botas de montaña para impermeabilizarlas.
c. el abrillantador (M) (for floors, furniture or metal)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
You need a metal polish for the door handles.Necesitas un abrillantador de metales para las manijas de las puertas.
d. la cera (F) (for floors or furniture)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
You can't use polish directly on the floor. You need to mix it with water first.No se puede usar cera directamente sobre el piso. Primero debes mezclarla con agua.
e. el esmalte (M) (for nails)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Be careful when you're doing your nails. It's hard to remove polish from your clothes.Ten cuidado cuando te pintes las uñas. Es difícil sacar las manchas de esmalte de la ropa.
f. la laca de uñas (F) (for nails)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
I like to use a different color of nail polish every day.Me gusta usar cada día un color distinto de laca de uñas.
b. el brillo (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Looks like it is going to rain. I'd better wait until next week to give my car a polish.Parece que va a llover. Mejor espero hasta la semana que viene para darle brillo al auto.
5. (gloss)
a. el brillo (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
We need to clean more often. The polish of the furniture has become dull.Hay que hacer la limpieza más seguido. El brillo de los muebles se opacó.
b. el lustre (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
I just finished working on this table. It has a beautiful polish now.Terminé de trabajar esta mesa. Ahora tiene un hermoso lustre.
6. (refinement)
a. el refinamiento (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Martha may be younger and richer, but she lacks polish.Martha puede ser más joven y más rica, pero le falta refinamiento.
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