polish up

• Verbo frasal usado para indicar o ato de melhorar, aperfeiçoar ou refinar algo, como uma habilidade, a aparência ou um objeto.

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

incontável · transitivo · phrasal, separável

1. Improve or refineinformal

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

   Melhorar ou aprimorar

   • 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.

   Sinônimosamelioratebrush upenhancehoneimproveperfectrefinesharpentouch upupgrade

   Antônimosbotchbungledamagemarruinspoil

2. Make shinyinformal

   To clean and make something shine by rubbing.

   Polir até brilhar

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

   Sinônimosbuffburnishfurbishglazerub upshine

   Antônimosdirtydullsmudgesoiltarnish

Verbo basepolish