English

Pronunciation

• SAMPA : /'p@UlIS/
• IPA : /ˈpəʊlɪʃ/

Adjective

Polish

1. From Poland

Translations

Noun

Polish

1. the Language spoken in Poland.

Translations

Pronunciation

• SAMPA : /'pQlIS/
• IPA : /ˈpɒlɪʃ/

Noun

polish

1. a substance used to polish

   A good silver polish will remove tarnish easily.

2. cleanliness; smoothness, shininess

   The floor was waxed to a high polish.

3. refinement; cleanliness in performance or presentation

   The lecturer showed a lot of polish at his last talk.

Related terms

• furniture polish
• nail polish
• shoe polish

Translations

• Bulgarian: политура f (1), блясък m (2), изтънченост f (3)
• Esperanto: polurilo
• Farsi: جلا (jala)
• Finnish: kiillotusaine , kiillote
• French: vernis m
• German: Politur f
• Italian: lùcido
• Interlingua: cera (de polimento )
• Polish: pasta do polerowania
• Portuguese: cera (de polimento ) f
• Romanian: pastă de lustruit f
• Spanish: abrillantador

Verb

to polish (polished , polished)

1. to shine; to make a surface very smooth or shiny by rubbing, cleaning, or grinding (often polish up)

   He polished up the chrome until it gleamed.

2. to refine; remove imperfections

   The band has polished its performance since the last concert.

Related terms

polish off

Translations

• Breton: lufrañ , levnañ
• Bulgarian: излъсквам (1), шлифовам (2)
• Catalan: polir
• Dutch: polijsten
• Esperanto: poluri
• Farsi: صیقل زدن (sayqal zadan)
• Finnish: kiillottaa
• French: polir
• German: polieren
• Interlingua: polir; furbir (metal); lustrar (shoes); lisiar (smooth)
• Polish: polerować , wygładzać
• Portuguese: polir
• Romanian: a lustrui
• Spanish: pulir
• Swedish: polera , putsa

External links

• Polish - English Dictionary: from Webster's Dictionary - the Rosetta Edition.