varnish
To apply varnishTo apply varnish.
» The frame has to be sanded and varnished.
Der Rahmen muss abgeschmirgelt und lackiert werden.
Meaning
4 senses(intransitive)To apply varnish.
lackieren, firnissen
лакирова́тьlakirovátʹ
cover with varnish
(transitive)To cover up with varnish.
лакирова́тьlakirovátʹ, покрыва́ть ла́комpokryvátʹ lákom
(transitive)To make something superficially or deceptively attractive
varnish the report
(transitive)To gloss over a defect.
прикра́шиватьprikrášivatʹ
Examples
10 sentencesThe frame has to be sanded and varnished.
deDer Rahmen muss abgeschmirgelt und lackiert werden.
We must give it a good coat of varnish.
Tom varnished the floor.
Mum doesn't let me wear nail varnish.
ruМама не разрешает мне красить ногти лаком.
We must give it a coat of varnish.
ruМы должны покрыть его лаком.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 3
By meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English vernisch, vernish, from Old French vernis, from Medieval Latin vernix,From Middle English vernisch, vernish, from Old French vernis, from Medieval Latin vernix, veronix, from Byzantine Greek Βερενίκη (Bereníkē, “Berenice”), a town in Cyrenaica, now called Benghazi.
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Forms
varnishes, varnishing, varnished, varnishedSynonyms
1 synonyms- cover with varnish:seal
Word family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle