pulire
- (transitive) to clean
- (transitive) to clear (a desk, courtyard, etc.)
- (figuratively, transitive) to clean, to strip (someone)
- (rare, transitive) to smooth
- (figuratively, transitive) to refine, to perfect
- (archaic, intransitive) to become clean or pure
Opposite of
insozzare, macchiare, sporcare
Frequency
Hyphenated as
pu‧lì‧re
Pronounced as (IPA)
/puˈli.re/
Etymology
Inherited from Latin polīre (“to polish, to smooth”).
Related words
rendere soffice
togliere lo strato isolante
polire
spazzolare via
scr’tà
spazz’là
stuà
startara’
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