poliisi in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for poliisi in the English»French Dictionary

I.polish [Brit ˈpɒlɪʃ, Am ˈpɑlɪʃ] N

1. polish (substance):

polish (for wood, floor, furniture)

cire f

polish (for shoes)

cirage m

polish (for brass, silver)

pâte f à polir

polish (for car)

lustre m

2. polish (action):

to give sth a polish (dust)

faire reluire or briller qc

to give sth a polish (put polish on)

cirer qc

3. polish (shiny surface):

polish

éclat m

to lose its polish

perdre son éclat

table with a high polish

table f vernie

4. polish fig:

polish (elegance) (of manner, performance)

brio m

polish (of person)

chic m

II.polish [Brit ˈpɒlɪʃ, Am ˈpɑlɪʃ] VB trans

1. polish lit:

polish shoes, wood, floor, furniture

cirer

polish leather, car, glass, glasses, silver, brass

astiquer

polish stone, jet, marble

polir

2. polish (refine) fig:

polish performance, act, image

soigner

polish manner, style

affiner

III.polish [Brit ˈpɒlɪʃ, Am ˈpɑlɪʃ] VB intr

polish

cirer

boot polish N

boot polish

cirage m

furniture polish N

furniture polish

encaustique f

shoe polish N

shoe polish

cirage m

nail polish N

nail polish

vernis m à ongles

I.polish up VB [Brit ˈpɒlɪʃ -, Am ˈpɑlɪʃ -] (polish up [sth], polish [sth] up)

1. polish up lit:

polish up glass, car, cutlery, silver

astiquer

polish up wood, floor, table

cirer

2. polish up (perfect) inf:

polish up Spanish, piano playing

parfaire

polish up sporting skill

perfectionner

to polish up one's act

fignoler son numéro inf

I.polish off VB [Brit ˈpɒlɪʃ -, Am ˈpɑlɪʃ -] inf (polish off [sth], polish [sth] off)

1. polish off (eat, finish):

polish off

expédier inf

2. polish off (see off, beat or kill):

polish off

liquider inf

I.Polish [Brit ˈpəʊlɪʃ, Am ˈpoʊlɪʃ] N

1. Polish LING:

Polish

polonais m

2. Polish (people):

the Polish + vb pl

les Polonais

II.Polish [Brit ˈpəʊlɪʃ, Am ˈpoʊlɪʃ] ADJ

Polish

polonais

I.French polish N

French polish

vernis m à l'alcool

II.French polish VB trans

French polish

passer au vernis à l'alcool

floor polish N

floor polish

encaustique f

floor polish

cire f

poliisi in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for poliisi in the English»French Dictionary

I.polish [ˈpɒlɪʃ, Am ˈpɑ:lɪʃ] N

1. polish (substance to polish things):

polish

cirage m

furniture polish

cire f

shoe polish

cirage à chaussures

silver polish

produit m d'entretien pour les métaux

2. polish (act of polishing sth):

to give sth a polish

faire briller qc

to give one's shoes a polish

cirer ses chaussures

3. polish (sophisticated or refined style):

polish

raffinement m

II.polish [ˈpɒlɪʃ, Am ˈpɑ:lɪʃ] VB trans a. fig

polish

polir

polish shoes, floor, furniture

cirer

polish silver, brass

astiquer

to polish one's English

perfectionner son anglais

polish up VB trans

1. polish up (polish to a shine):

polish up

faire briller

2. polish up (improve, brush up):

polish up

perfectionner

shoe polish N

shoe polish

cirage m

nail polish N Am

nail polish

vernis m à ongles

polish off VB trans

1. polish off (finish completely):

polish off

finir

2. polish off (defeat easily):

polish off

achever

I.Polish [ˈpəʊlɪʃ, Am ˈpou-] ADJ

Polish

polonais(e)

II.Polish [ˈpəʊlɪʃ, Am ˈpou-] N LING

Polish

polonais m

See also English

I.English [ˈɪŋglɪʃ] ADJ

English

anglais(e)

English people

les Anglais

an English national

un ressortissant anglais

an English film

un film en anglais

an English class

un cours d'anglais

the English team

l'équipe d'Angleterre

English speaker

anglophone mf

II.English [ˈɪŋglɪʃ] N

1. English pl (people):

the English

les Anglais

2. English LING:

English

anglais m

to speak English fluently

parler couramment (l')anglais

to write in English

écrire en anglais

to translate into English

traduire en anglais

policy¹ <-cies> [ˈpɒləsi, Am ˈpɑ:lə-] N a. POL

policy

politique f

it's company policy

c'est la politique de la société

frontier police N

frontier police

gardes-frontière mpl

policy statement N

policy statement

déclaration f de principe

politic [ˈpɒlɪtɪk, Am ˈpɑ:lə-] ADJ

to think it politic to +infin

trouver plus adroit de +infin