verniz

Signification (Anglais)

1. (masculine) varnish (type of paint that leaves a hard, glossy film)
2. (masculine, uncountable) the glossy appearance of objects painted with varnish
3. (figuratively, masculine) varnish (a deceptively showy appearance)
4. (Portugal, masculine) nail polish, nail varnish

Concepts

vernis

revêtement

laque

placage

vernis à ongles

déroulage

revetement mur

vernis-laque

apparence extérieure

bois de placage

Synonymes

lacas

vernizes

esmalte

(goma-)laca

laca

folheado

Traductions

varnish

vernice

Firnis

barniz

Lack

veneer

lak

vernís

barnices

λάκα

rivestimento

varnishes

lacquer

nail polish

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/veʁˈnis/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese verniz, a borrowing from Medieval Latin vernīcem (“varnish”) < veronīx, from Byzantine Greek, from Ancient Greek Βερενίκη (Bereníkē, “a city in Lybia”).