polish

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations'Polish': /ˈpəʊlɪʃ/; 'polish': /ˈpɒlɪʃ/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈpɑlɪʃ/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling'Polish': (pōlish); 'polish': (polish)


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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
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.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
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.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Locuciones verbales
polish | Polish
InglésEspañol
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.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
polish | Polish
InglésEspañol
brass polish n (wax product for shining brass)braso nm
Note: De la marca registrada "Brasso".
  abrillantador de metales nm + loc adj
car polish n (product for shining car)cera para coches nf + loc adj
  abrillantador para carrocerías nm + loc adj
French polish n (furniture polish)barniz nm
French polish [sth] vtr (treat furniture with French polish)barnizar vtr
  pulir vtr
furniture polish n (product: shines wood)lustramuebles nm inv
 Modern furniture polishes contain silicon, and should not be used on antique furniture.
 Los lustramuebles modernos contienen silicona y no deberían usarse en muebles antiguos.
  cera para madera nf + loc prep
 Las ceras para madera modernas contienen silicona y no deberían usarse en muebles antiguos.
nail polish,
UK: nail varnish
n
(cosmetics: lacquer for nails)esmalte de uñas nm + loc adj
  pintaúñas nm inv
  barniz de uñas nm + loc adj
  laca de uñas nf + loc adj
 My sister has at least ten different colors of nail polish.
 Mi hermana tiene, al menos, diez colores diferentes de esmalte de uñas.
nail polish remover,
also UK: nail varnish remover
n
(solvent for removing nail polish)acetona nf
  quitaesmalte nm
  quitaesmaltes nm inv
  (CO)removedor nm
shoe polish n (wax for making footwear shiny)betún nm
 My shoes are dirty and I don't have any shoe polish.
 Mis zapatos están sucios y no tengo betún.
  crema de zapatos grupo nom
 Mis zapatos están sucios y no tengo crema de zapatos.
  (calzado)pomada nf
 Mis zapatos están sucios y no tengo pomada.
  (MX, coloquial)grasa nf
Note: Grasa es de uso popular.
 Mis zapatos están sucios y no tengo grasa.
spit and polish n informal (grooming)limpieza nf
 The young recruit was required to give his uniform a spit and polish daily.
 Al recluta le exigían hacerle una limpieza a su uniforme todos los días.
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'polish' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
Spanish:

Collocations: polish the [floor, glass, car, diamond], polish your [nails, shoes, boots, glasses], polish it to [show, remove, clean], more...

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