polish up

• Verbe à particule désignant l'action d'améliorer, de peaufiner ou de perfectionner quelque chose, comme une compétence, une apparence ou un objet.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of improving, refining, or perfecting something, such as a skill, appearance, or object.

indénombrable · transitif · phrasal, séparable

1. Improve or refineinformal

   To make something better, more attractive, or more effective by working on it.

   peaufiner

   • I need to polish up my French before the trip.
   • She polished up her presentation skills with practice.
   • He polished up the old furniture to make it look new.

   Synonymesamelioratebrush upenhancehoneimproveperfectrefinesharpentouch upupgrade

   Antonymesbotchbungledamagemarruinspoil

2. Make shinyinformal

   To clean and make something shine by rubbing.

   faire briller

   • He polished up his shoes for the wedding.
   • She polished up the silverware until it gleamed.
   • They polished up the car before the show.

   Synonymesbuffburnishfurbishglazerub upshine

   Antonymesdirtydullsmudgesoiltarnish

Verbe de basepolish