- pulir
- v.to polish.necesito pulir mi alemán I've got to brush up my German* * *pulir► verbo transitivo1 (superficie) to polish2 (estilo) to polish; (maneras, modales) to refine3 familiar (cartera, dinero) to pinch► verbo pronominal pulirse1 familiar (dilapidar) to polish off* * *verbto polish* * *1. VT1) [+ cristal, metal, suelo] to polish2) (=perfeccionar) to polish
hace falta pulir esta traducción — this translation still needs polishing
3) [+ persona]nadie ha logrado pulirlo — nobody has managed to polish his manners
en este colegio pulirán su educación — they will finish off o round off her education at this school
4) ** (=birlar) to pinch *ya me han pulido el bolígrafo — they've gone and pinched my pen *
2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) <metal/piedra/vidrio> to polishb) <madera> to sandc) (lustrar) to polish2) (refinar) <estilo/trabajo> to polish up; <persona> to make ... more refined2.fue a Inglaterra a pulir su inglés — she went to England to brush up her English
pulirse v pron (refinarse) to improve oneself, become more refined* * *= polish, burnish, buff, polish up, buff up.Ex. Some will produce a manuscript draft and work on and polish that; others will dictate their material and get a first typewritten draft to work on.Ex. Any mistakes could be scraped or burnished away, and the plate hammered flat again for re-engraving; the same method was used for emendation = Cualquier error se podía eliminar raspándolo o puliéndolo y la plancha de impresión se alisaba de nuevo a martillazos para su regrabado; se usaba el mismo método para la corrección.Ex. This is a naturally-occurring abrasive traditionally employed in buffing metal.Ex. If we polish up and internalize these pearls of wisdom, especially those which challenge our existing boundaries and beliefs, the payoff can be priceless.Ex. Let it dry for 15 minutes then buff it up with a soft brush or a soft rag.----* borrar puliendo = buff out.* eliminar puliendo = buff out.* sin pulir = unpolished.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) <metal/piedra/vidrio> to polishb) <madera> to sandc) (lustrar) to polish2) (refinar) <estilo/trabajo> to polish up; <persona> to make ... more refined2.fue a Inglaterra a pulir su inglés — she went to England to brush up her English
pulirse v pron (refinarse) to improve oneself, become more refined* * *= polish, burnish, buff, polish up, buff up.Ex: Some will produce a manuscript draft and work on and polish that; others will dictate their material and get a first typewritten draft to work on.
Ex: Any mistakes could be scraped or burnished away, and the plate hammered flat again for re-engraving; the same method was used for emendation = Cualquier error se podía eliminar raspándolo o puliéndolo y la plancha de impresión se alisaba de nuevo a martillazos para su regrabado; se usaba el mismo método para la corrección.Ex: This is a naturally-occurring abrasive traditionally employed in buffing metal.Ex: If we polish up and internalize these pearls of wisdom, especially those which challenge our existing boundaries and beliefs, the payoff can be priceless.Ex: Let it dry for 15 minutes then buff it up with a soft brush or a soft rag.* borrar puliendo = buff out.* eliminar puliendo = buff out.* sin pulir = unpolished.* * *pulir [I1 ]vtA1 ‹metal/piedra/vidrio› to polish2 ‹madera› to sand3 (lustrar) to polishB (refinar) ‹estilo/trabajo› to polish up; ‹persona› to make … more refinedella no ha conseguido pulirle los modales she hasn't managed to improve o refine his mannersfue a Inglaterra a pulir su inglés she went to England to brush up her English■ pulirsev pronA (refinarse) to improve oneself, become more refinedB (fam); ‹comida/bebida› to polish off (colloq), to put away (colloq); ‹dinero› to go o get through* * *
pulir (conjugate pulir) verbo transitivo
1a) ‹metal/piedra/vidrio› to polishb) ‹madera› to sandc) (lustrar) to polish
2 (refinar) ‹estilo/trabajo› to polish up;
‹persona› to make … more refined;
‹idioma› to brush up
pulir verbo transitivo
1 (metal, madera, etc) to polish
2 (perfeccionar) to polish up: fueron a España a pulir su español, they went to Spain to brush up their Spanish
'pulir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
trabajar
English:
burnish
- polish
- rub up
- smooth
- buff
- finish
- refine
- sand
* * *pulir♦ vt1. [lustrar] [piedra, madera, cristal] to polish2. [perfeccionar] [trabajo, estilo, texto] to polish up;necesito pulir mi alemán para obtener ese trabajo I've got to brush up my German to get the job♦ See also the pronominal verb pulirse* * *pulirv/t polish; fig fam (mejorar) polish (up) fam* * *pulir vt1) : to polish, to shine2) refinar: to refine, to perfect* * *pulir vb to polish
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.