szlifować
Polish
editEtymology
editBorrowed from German schleifen + -ować, from Middle High German [Term?], from Old High German slīfan, from Proto-West Germanic *slīpan, from Proto-Germanic *slīpaną.
Pronunciation
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editszlifować impf
- (transitive) to polish (to make a surface very smooth or shiny by rubbing, cleaning, or grinding)
- (transitive, figuratively) to hone, to polish (to refine or master a skill)
- Synonyms: doskonalić, ulepszać
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Descendants
edit- → Russian: шлифова́ть (šlifovátʹ)
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- Rhymes:Polish/ɔvat͡ɕ
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