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Meaning of Burnish | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈbɜːnɪʃ

Definitions

  1. A shine of something which has been polished; a lustre, a polish.
    countable, uncountable
  2. A shiny layer applied to a surface or other thing.
    countable, uncountable
  3. The making of something bright, shiny, and smooth by, or (by extension) as if by, rubbing; (countable) an instance of this; a burnishing, a polishing, a shining.
    uncountable

Equivalents

العربية اصقل رزز
Български лъскам
Bosanski Bruna
Deutsch aufpolieren brünieren glanzschleifen glatt scheuern Glatten zu mehr Glanz verhelfen
Español bruñir ciclar
Suomi kaunistella kiillottaa kiiltää kiilto
Français brunir fourbir
Gàidhlig deàrrs lìomh
Galego puír pulir
עברית הבריק מרק
Hrvatski Bruna
Íslenska fága fægja pússa
Italiano abbrunire brunire lappare lumeggiàre
Latina tergeō
Te Reo Māori whakamaheni
Polski polerować wypolerować
Português açacalar brunir polir
Română bruna lustrui
Русский драить надраивать надраить полировать шлифовать
Српски Bruna
Svenska polera
Türkçe mührelemek parlatmak
Українська полірува́ти шліфувати

Examples

“With a good burnish, the old table should fetch a higher price.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

Burnished Burnisher Burnishers Burnishes Burnishing burnishment

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