polieren

Meaning

to shine (to polish)

Concepts

polish
🇵🇱
shine
furbish
burnish
smooth
slick
smoothen
refine
buff
wax

be about to reach

squander one’s money

brush

make soft

flatten
forfeit
gloss
improve
lose
rub
soften
straighten
Synonyms

glätten
26k
putzen
B2
schleifen
C2
wienern

blank putzen

abschleifen
bohnern
reiben
C2
nett
A1
poliert
C2
schminken
C2
schniegeln

weich machen

wichsen
C2
scheuern
40k
Wichse
33k
🇵🇱

blank reiben

anreißen
aufpolieren
47k

ausfeilen

blank
C2
bürsten
25k
erweichen
38k
feilen
36k
Translations

lucidare
🇵🇱
polir
🇵🇱
poetsen
pulir
🇵🇱
polir
bruñir
boenen
polijsten
🇵🇱
oppoetsen
🇵🇱
schuren
lisciare
pulire
لمع
lustrare
🇵🇱
Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/poˈliːʁən/
Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German
polieren
Cognate with French
French
polir
In summary

From Middle High German polieren + -ieren, which is borrowed from Old French polir (see modern French polir).

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