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I . gloss1 [glɒs, Am glɑ:s] N no pl

2. gloss (shiny finish):

gloss
блеск m

3. gloss (shiny paint):

gloss
гля́нец m

II . gloss1 [glɒs, Am glɑ:s] ADJ

I . gloss2 <-es> [glɒs, Am glɑ:s] N

II . gloss2 [glɒs, Am glɑ:s] VB trans (annotate)

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gloss over VB trans (not give importance)

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gloss paint N no pl

gloss paint
лак m

lip gloss N no pl

Usage examples with gloss

high gloss
си́льный блеск m
to put a gloss on sth
поста́вить заме́тку где-ли́бо
to take the gloss off sth
лиши́ть обая́ния [или привлека́тельности]

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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Thorax and tegulae shining yellowish brown with reddish gloss, thorax with a white median line, tegulae lined white inwardly.
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Some powder and lip gloss to touch up.
www.freemalaysiatoday.com
Hydrogenated polybutenes are used in a wide variety of cosmetic preparations, such as lipstick and lip gloss.
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Thorax and tegulae shining dark brown with reddish gloss, thorax with a white median line, tegulae narrowly lined white inwardly.
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In linguistics, it has become standard to align the words and to gloss each transcribed morpheme separately.
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Thorax and tegulae shining dark greyish brown with reddish gloss, thorax with a white median line.
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Its walls consist entirely of glass panels, decorated on the back using either paintings, or drawings engraved into a gold ground and then underlaid with dark gloss paint.
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An important sentence one fears many readers will gloss over.
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Varnish finishes are usually glossy but may be designed to produce satin or semi-gloss sheens by the addition of flatting agents.
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It has all the gaiety of the silk-mercer's shop without its gaudiness of gloss, and all the softness of old mahogany, without its sadness.
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