WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
| Principal Translations |
| polish n | (substance for polishing) | abrillantador nm |
| | | pulidor nm |
| | Max applies polish to his shoes. |
| | Max les pone abrillantador a sus zapatos. |
| polish [sth]⇒ vtr | (make shine) | pulir⇒, abrillantar⇒ vtr |
| | | bruñir⇒ vtr |
| | | sacarle brillo a loc verb + prep |
| | Lisa is polishing the table. |
| | Lisa está puliendo la mesa. |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
| Principal Translations |
| Polish adj | (of Poland) | polaco/a adj |
| | There are some very good Polish breads. |
| | Hay muy buenos panes polacos. |
| Polish adj | (in or of the Polish language) | polaco/a adj |
| | The student looked up the word in his Polish dictionary. |
| | El estudiante busco la palabra en el diccionario polaco. |
| Polish n | (language of Poland) | polaco nm |
| | Monica is learning Polish. |
| | Mónica está aprendiendo polaco. |
| the Polish npl | (people of Poland) | polacos nmpl |
| | The Polish celebrate with a feast on 24th December. |
| | Los polacos celebran el 24 de diciembre con un banquete. |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
Locuciones verbales
polish | Polish |
polish [sth] off,
polish off [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative, informal (eat all of, consume) | devorar algo vtr |
| | (coloquial) | liquidarse algo, zamparse algo v prnl |
| | (AR, UY: coloquial) | morfarse algo v prnl |
| | (ES: coloquial) | ventilarse algo v prnl |
| | He polished off the whole cake without offering a slice to anyone else. |
| | Devoró el pastel completo sin ofrecerle un trozo a nadie. |
polish [sth/sb] off,
polish off [sth/sb] vtr phrasal sep | figurative, informal (dispose of, completely kill) | liquidar a vtr + prep |
| | | aniquilar a vtr + prep |
| | | exterminar a vtr + prep |
| | (informal, eufemismo) | limpiar a vtr + prep |
| | Columbo suspected the chess player of polishing off his rival. |
| | Columbo sospechaba que el jugador de ajedrez había liquidado a su rival. |
| | | liquidar⇒ vtr |
| | | aniquilar⇒ vtr |
| | | exterminar⇒ vtr |
| | (informal, eufemismo) | limpiar⇒ vtr |
polish [sth] up,
polish up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (clean to a shine) | lustrar⇒ vtr |
| | | pulir⇒ vtr |
| | | sacar brillo loc verb |
| | I'm going to polish my headlights up so they'll look sleek. |
| | Voy a lustrar los faros de mi coche para que se vean brillantes. |
polish up [sth],
polish [sth] up vtr phrasal sep | figurative (improve) (figurado) | pulir⇒ vtr |
| | He handed his essay to the teacher for him to polish it up. |
| | Le entregó el ensayo a su maestro para que lo puliera. |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
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