полирова́ть — meaning in English

English meaning

• buff noun A person deeply knowledgeable or enthusiastic about a particular subject.
• burnish verb To make (something, such as a surface) bright, shiny, and smooth by, or (by extension) as if by, rubbing; to polish, to shine.
• Polish verb To rub a surface until it is smooth and shiny.
• shine verb To give off or reflect light brightly.

Senses

полирова́ть is used for these senses in English:

• buff To polish and make shiny by rubbing.
• buff out To remove paint or light scratches from the surface by friction, wearing it out by polishing or blasting with sand or by employing some similar method.
• burnish To make (something, such as a surface) bright, shiny, and smooth by, or (by extension) as if by, rubbing; to polish, to shine.
• polish (transitive) To shine; to make a surface very smooth or shiny by rubbing, cleaning, or grinding.
• shine (transitive) To cause (something) to be smooth and shiny by rubbing; put a shine on (something); polish (something).

buff — full definition

1. noun A person deeply knowledgeable or enthusiastic about a particular subject.
2. adj Muscular and physically fit, especially with visible muscle tone.
3. adj A pale, brownish-yellow color, originally that of buffalo-hide leather.
4. verb To polish something until it shines by rubbing it.
5. verb In games, to make a character, item, or ability stronger through a change or update.

burnish — full definition

1. verb To make (something, such as a surface) bright, shiny, and smooth by, or (by extension) as if by, rubbing; to polish, to shine.
2. verb Of a stag: to remove the velvet (“skin and fine fur”) from (its antlers) by rubbing them against something; to velvet.
3. verb To make (someone or something) appear positive and highly respected.
4. verb To become bright, glossy, and smooth; to brighten, to gleam, to shine forth.

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