шлифова́ть — meaning in English

English meaning

• burnish verb To rub a surface until it is smooth and shiny.
• file noun A collection of related documents or data stored together, whether on paper or on a computer.
• grind verb To crush or wear something down into smaller pieces through friction, such as grinding coffee beans.
• Polish verb To rub a surface until it is smooth and shiny.
• sandpaper noun Paper coated with an abrasive grit, used for smoothing or polishing surfaces.

Senses

шлифова́ть is used for these senses in English:

• 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.
• file (transitive) To smooth, grind, or cut with a file.
• grind (metalworking) To remove material by rubbing with an abrasive surface.
• polish (transitive) To shine; to make a surface very smooth or shiny by rubbing, cleaning, or grinding.
• sand down (transitive) To treat or polish with sandpaper.
• sandpaper (transitive) To polish or grind (a surface) with or as if with sandpaper.

burnish — full definition

1. verb To rub a surface until it is smooth and shiny.
2. verb For a stag to rub the soft covering off its new antlers.
3. verb To make someone or something look more impressive or respected.
4. verb To become smooth and shiny, or start to gleam.

file — full definition

1. noun A collection of related documents or data stored together, whether on paper or on a computer.
2. verb To submit official paperwork or a formal request to an office or authority.
3. noun A line of people or things arranged one behind another.
4. noun A metal tool with a rough, ridged surface used to smooth or shape hard materials.
5. verb To smooth, shape, or wear down something using a file.

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