WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
| Principal Translations |
| pulir⇒ vtr | (dar brillo) | polish⇒ vtr |
| | | shine⇒ vtr |
| | Me gusta mucho usar este producto porque pule la madera. |
| | I really like to use this product because it polishes the wood. |
| pulir vtr | (suavizar: superficies) | smoothen⇒, buff⇒ vtr |
| | | file⇒ vtr |
| | (with sand paper) | sand⇒ vtr |
| | Ahora tengo que pulir esas sillas que están ahí y luego voy a barnizarlas. |
| | Now, I have to smoothen (or: buff) the chairs over there and then I will varnish them. |
| pulir vtr | (perfeccionar) | put the final touches to v expr |
| | | perfect⇒, finalise⇒ vtr |
| | | improve⇒ vtr |
| | Tengo que pulir este trabajo antes de entregárselo al profesor. |
| | I have to put the final touches to this project before turning it in to the teacher. |
| pulirse⇒ v prnl | (persona: mejorar) | improve⇒ vi |
| | Realmente te puliste, Guillermo. Este trabajo está perfecto. |
| | You have really improved, William. This work is perfect. |
| pulirse v prnl | (educarse) (formal) | become refined, become polished v expr |
| | Lleva tres años en la ciudad y se nota que se ha pulido. |
| | She has been in the city for 3 years and you can tell she's become refined. |
| pulirse v prnl | ES, coloquial (acabarse: comida, dinero) (slang) | polish off vtr phrasal sep |
| | | finish off vtr phrasal sep |
| | (money) | burn through vtr phrasal insep |
| | Se ha pulido él solito el plato de jamón ibérico. |
| | Se ha pulido el dinero de todo el mes en una semana. |
| | He polished off the plate of Iberian ham by himself. |
| | In one week, he burned through all his money for the month. |
'pulir' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
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