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Detailed Translations for polish from English to French

polish:

to polish verbe (polishes, polished, polishing)

  1. to polish (smudge; brush up; strike; shine up)
    – make (a surface) shine 1
    frotter; astiquer; faire briller; cirer
    • frotter verbe (frotte, frottes, frottons, frottez, )
    • astiquer verbe (astique, astiques, astiquons, astiquez, )
    • cirer verbe (cire, cires, cirons, cirez, )
  2. to polish (buff)
    polir; aplanir; planer; doucir
    • polir verbe (polis, polit, polissons, polissez, )
    • aplanir verbe (aplanis, aplanit, aplanissons, aplanissez, )
    • planer verbe (plane, planes, planons, planez, )
    • doucir verbe (doucis, doucit, doucissons, doucissez, )
  3. to polish (smooth; egalize; even)
    – make (a surface) shine 1
    égaliser; polir; lisser; niveler; aplanir; défroisser; rendre lisse
    • égaliser verbe (égalise, égalises, égalisons, égalisez, )
    • polir verbe (polis, polit, polissons, polissez, )
    • lisser verbe (lisse, lisses, lissons, lissez, )
    • niveler verbe (nivelle, nivelles, nivelons, nivelez, )
    • aplanir verbe (aplanis, aplanit, aplanissons, aplanissez, )
    • défroisser verbe (défroisse, défroisses, défroissons, défroissez, )
    • rendre lisse verbe
  4. to polish (smooth)
    – make (a surface) shine 1
    polir
    • polir verbe (polis, polit, polissons, polissez, )
  5. to polish (rub smooth; buff; brush up; )
    – bring to a highly developed, finished, or refined state 1
    frotter; polir; aplanir; faire briller; planer; astiquer
    • frotter verbe (frotte, frottes, frottons, frottez, )
    • polir verbe (polis, polit, polissons, polissez, )
    • aplanir verbe (aplanis, aplanit, aplanissons, aplanissez, )
    • planer verbe (plane, planes, planons, planez, )
    • astiquer verbe (astique, astiques, astiquons, astiquez, )

Conjugations for polish:

present
  1. polish
  2. polish
  3. polishes
  4. polish
  5. polish
  6. polish
simple past
  1. polished
  2. polished
  3. polished
  4. polished
  5. polished
  6. polished
present perfect
  1. have polished
  2. have polished
  3. has polished
  4. have polished
  5. have polished
  6. have polished
past continuous
  1. was polishing
  2. were polishing
  3. was polishing
  4. were polishing
  5. were polishing
  6. were polishing
future
  1. shall polish
  2. will polish
  3. will polish
  4. shall polish
  5. will polish
  6. will polish
continuous present
  1. am polishing
  2. are polishing
  3. is polishing
  4. are polishing
  5. are polishing
  6. are polishing
subjunctive
  1. be polished
  2. be polished
  3. be polished
  4. be polished
  5. be polished
  6. be polished
diverse
  1. polish!
  2. let's polish!
  3. polished
  4. polishing
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

polish [the ~] nom

  1. the polish (cleaner; gleam)

Translation Matrix for polish:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
couche brillante cleaner; gleam; polish
égaliser level
- burnish; cultivation; culture; finish; gloss; glossiness; refinement
VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
aplanir brush up; buff; doll up; egalize; even; polish; rub smooth; smooth; spruce up; trick up blot out; delete; eliminate; erase; flatten; level; rub out; smooth; wipe; wipe out
astiquer brush up; buff; doll up; polish; rub smooth; shine up; smudge; spruce up; strike; trick up rub in; scour; scrub; spread
cirer brush up; polish; shine up; smudge; strike scour; scrub; wax
doucir buff; polish
défroisser egalize; even; polish; smooth iron
faire briller brush up; buff; doll up; polish; rub smooth; shine up; smudge; spruce up; strike; trick up scour; scrub
frotter brush up; buff; doll up; polish; rub smooth; shine up; smudge; spruce up; strike; trick up claw; grate; kindle; level off; light; paw; plane; rasp; rub down; scour; scrape; scratch; screech; scrub; smooth
lisser egalize; even; polish; smooth equalise; equalize; flatten; glaze; level; level down; level out; level up; satin; smooth
niveler egalize; even; polish; smooth adapt; assimilate; become dull; blunt; equalise; equalize; level; level down; level out; level up; make even; pay; pay on account; settle; smooth
planer brush up; buff; doll up; polish; rub smooth; spruce up; trick up crush; flatten; float; hover; plane; squash
polir brush up; buff; doll up; egalize; even; polish; rub smooth; smooth; spruce up; trick up grate; grind; grind away; plane; polish off; rub down; sharpen; smooth; strop; whet
rendre lisse egalize; even; polish; smooth
égaliser egalize; even; polish; smooth adapt; assimilate; equalise; equalize; flatten; level; level down; level out; level up; make even; pay; pay on account; pay up; settle; smooth; trim
- brush up; down; fine-tune; polish up; refine; round; round off; shine; smooth; smoothen

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Related Definitions for "polish":

  1. the property of being smooth and shiny1
  2. a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality1
    • they performed with great polish1
  3. a preparation used in polishing1
  4. bring to a highly developed, finished, or refined state1
    • polish your social manners1
  5. improve or perfect by pruning or polishing1
  6. make (a surface) shine1
    • polish my shoes1

Wiktionary Translations for polish:

polish
noun
  1. substance used to polish
verb
  1. make a surface smooth or shiny
polish
verb
  1. rendre brillant par le frottement.
  2. Enduire de cirage une chaussure pour la faire briller.
  3. Faire briller une chose en lui donnant du lustre.
  4. rendre uni et luisant par le frottement, en parlant particulièrement des choses dures.
noun
  1. lustre, éclat d'une chose qui a été polir.

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
polish astiquer; frotter opwrijven — door wrijven glanzend maken
polish cirer boenen — Inwrijven met was tot het glanst.
polish poli Politur — Mittel zum polieren, zum Beispiel Schuhcreme
polish poli polieren — (transitiv) auf Glanz bringen, durch reiben glänzend machen, glätten
polish polir; masturber; branler wichsen — Leder mit Schuhcreme oder einem Lederfett einreiben (Schuhe oder Lederwaren)

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