bruñir — meaning in English
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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.
- grind verb To crush or wear something down into smaller pieces through friction, such as grinding coffee beans.
Senses
bruñir is used for these senses in English:
- brush up (idiomatic) To review; to improve an existing but rusty or underdeveloped skill.
- buff To polish and make shiny by rubbing.
- burnish To make (something, such as a surface) bright, shiny, and smooth by, or (by extension) as if by, rubbing; to polish, to shine.
- grind (transitive) To shape with the force of friction.
buff — full definition
- noun A person deeply knowledgeable or enthusiastic about a particular subject.
- adj Muscular and physically fit, especially with visible muscle tone.
- adj A pale, brownish-yellow color, originally that of buffalo-hide leather.
- verb To polish something until it shines by rubbing it.
- verb In games, to make a character, item, or ability stronger through a change or update.
burnish — full definition
- verb To make (something, such as a surface) bright, shiny, and smooth by, or (by extension) as if by, rubbing; to polish, to shine.
- verb Of a stag: to remove the velvet (“skin and fine fur”) from (its antlers) by rubbing them against something; to velvet.
- verb To make (someone or something) appear positive and highly respected.
- verb To become bright, glossy, and smooth; to brighten, to gleam, to shine forth.