polieren

v/t polish (auch fig.)

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to polish; to furbish; to burnish

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po|lie|ren [po'liːrən] ptp poliert

vt

to polish; Schuhe auch to shine; (fig) to polish or brush up

jdm die Fresse or Visage políéren (vulg) — to smash sb's face in (inf)

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1) (to make (metal) bright by polishing: They burnished the silver.) burnish

2) (to make smooth and shiny by rubbing: She polished her shoes.) polish

3) ((past tense, past participle shined) to polish: He tries to make a living by shining shoes.) shine

4) (an act of polishing: I'll just give my shoes a shine.) shine

5) (to polish: She rubbed up the silver.) rub up

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po·lie·ren *

[poˈli:rən]

vt

1. (glänzend reiben)

▪ etw \polieren to polish sth

2. (sl: malträtieren)

jdm die Fresse/Schnauze/das Maul \polieren (sl) to smash sb's face in sl

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transitives Verb polish

jemandem die Fresse polieren — (derb) smash somebody's face in

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polieren v/t polish (auch fig)

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transitives Verb polish

jemandem die Fresse polieren — (derb) smash somebody's face in

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v.

to burnish v.

to furbish v.

to polish v.

to slick v.