veneer

Significado (Inglés)

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) A thin decorative covering of fine material (usually wood) applied to coarser wood or other material.
2. (countable, uncountable) An attractive appearance that covers or disguises one's true nature or feelings, the veneer of culture.

Verb

1. (transitive) To apply veneer to.
2. (figuratively, transitive) To disguise with apparent goodness.

Conceptos

chapa

enchapar

chapear

chapar

barniz

chapeado de metales

chapa de madera

chapeado

contrachapado

enchapado

revestimiento

Sinónimos

coat

🧥

varnish

plywood

veneering

facing

enamel

plate

coating

sheet

laminate

gild

semblance

face

look

overlay

paste

pave

plating

shellac

surface

gussy up

outward appearance

panel board

top dressing

laminated board

superficial coat

appearance

thick china

attach

bind

covering

facade

facet

foil

glaze

gloss

glue

lacquer

lamina

layer

Traducciones

placage

Furnier

impiallacciatura

verniz

vernis

piallaccio

folhear

plaquer

επένδυση

impiallacciare

furnieren

fineer

επικόλλημα

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/vəˈnɪə(ɹ)/

Etimología (Inglés)

Cognado con alto alemán antiguo: frumjan

Cognado con inglés antiguo: fremian

In summary

From German Furnier, from furnieren (“to inlay, cover with a veneer”), from French fournir (“to furnish, accomplish”), from Middle French fornir, from Old French fornir, furnir (“to furnish”), from Old Frankish frumjan (“to provide”), from Proto-Germanic *frumjaną (“to further, promote”). Cognate with Old High German frumjan, frummen (“to accomplish, execute, provide”), Old English fremian (“to promote, perform”). More at furnish.