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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

  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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