varnish
A clear or translucent liquid coating composed of resin dissolved in a solvent, which…A clear or translucent liquid coating composed of resin dissolved in a solvent, which dries by evaporation to form a hard, protective, and typically glossy finish.
» The frame has to be sanded and varnished.
Der Rahmen muss abgeschmirgelt und lackiert werden. — PeterR
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4 senses(countable, uncountable)A clear or translucent liquid coating composed of resin dissolved in a solvent, which dries by evaporation to form a hard, protective, and typically glossy finish.
Lack, Firnis
лакlak
лакlak
(countable, uncountable)Anything resembling such a coating; a glossy appearance.
(broadly, countable, figuratively, uncountable)A deceptively showy appearance.
(US, countable, dated, informal, uncountable)A passenger train, probably derived from the varnished passenger cars used at one time.
- a coating that provides a hard, lustrous, transparent finish to a surface
Examples
10 sentencesThe frame has to be sanded and varnished.
deDer Rahmen muss abgeschmirgelt und lackiert werden. — PeterR
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. — odexed
We must give it a coat of varnish.
ruМы должны покрыть его лаком. — sharptoothed
Translations
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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
plural: varnishesWord family
8 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable