polished

[US]/'pɒlɪʃt/
[UK]/'pɑlɪʃt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. kuvimba baada ya kuvimba; chini ya mchovu; mzinga
v. kuvimba mchovu na mzinga
Word Forms
Past Participlepolished
Past Tensepolished

Phrases & Collocations

polished surface

sukari iliyosafiri

polished rice

sukari iliyosafiri

Example Sentences

They polished the car.

Wao waliipolisha gari.

they polished off most of the sausages.

Wao waliyeyusha samaki waliyojaa sana.

a polished mahogany table.

Meza ya mahogany iliyopolewa.

he was polished and charming.

Yeye alikuwa mchafuzi na wa kupendeza.

polished the silver and the brass.

Wao waliipolisha fedha na shaba.

He polished the car.

Yeye aliipolisha gari.

He polished the floor smooth.

Yeye aliipolisha sakafu hadi laini.

The children polished off the cake.

Watoto waliyeyusha keki.

slipping on the highly polished floor

kupiga mchovu kwenye mkele ya mchovu sana

The president was a polished television performer.

Rais alikuwa mwigizaji bora wa televisheni.

he laid the cloth cornerwise on the polished table.

alipanga kofia kwenye mkele ya mchovu kwa njia ya ndege

his polished performance in the film.

mchoro wa mchovu wake katika filamu

a large table made of dark, polished wood.

mkele kubwa linalotengenezwa kutoka kwa mti uliochovwa na kichwambo

He polished up the handle of the big front door.

Alichova kichwambo cha pango la pango kubwa

behind the bar the steward polished glasses busily.

kwa makundi ya kichwambo, mkuu alichova kichwambo kwa mafupi

my shoes were polished until they shone like glass.

mabasi yangu ilichovwa hadi yanasafiri kama kichwambo

her heels made a rapid staccato on the polished boards.

mabasi yake yalifanya mchovu mrefu na mstaccato kwenye mchovu

polishing one's piano technique; polished up the lyrics.

kupiga piano; kuongeza nyimbo.

I read her name on the polished brass plate.

Nalipita jina lake kwenye pango ya mchovu ya brass

Real-world Examples

After firing, the outside was often polished.

Baada ya kusafiri, nje kwa muda mrefu hujumuwa.

Source: Cambridge IELTS Listening Actual Test 6

The floor has been polished to ashine.

Mkele hujumuwa hadi kuwa na mchuzi.

Source: New TOEIC Listening Essential Memorization in 19 Days

25. The floor has been polished to ashine.

25. Mkele hujumuwa hadi kuwa na mchuzi.

Source: New TOEIC Listening Essential Memorization in 19 Days

Do you know how many pairs he polished in eight hours?

Ukifanya maelekeo kwa nambari ya mizigo ambayo amejumuwa kwa mtaa wa tisa saa?

Source: 6 Minute English

" Polished it last night, " said Cedric, grinning.

"Nilijumuwa last night," alisema Cedric, akijihimiza.

Source: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

I asked if you knew how many pairs he polished in eight hours.

Nilijisulia kama ulifanya maelekeo kwa nambari ya mizigo ambayo amejumuwa kwa mtaa wa tisa saa.

Source: 6 Minute English

He had polished the table top until it gleamed.

Alikijumuwa kichwani cha mizani hadi kuchomwa.

Source: IELTS Vocabulary: Category Recognition

K-pop offers fans a polished and sanitised version of sex and glamour.

K-pop inaomba wateja maelekeo ya mizigo na mchuzi wa mchuzi na mchuzi.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

Port Angeles was a beautiful little tourist trap, much more polished and quaint than Forks.

Port Angeles ilikuwa mchuzi mali ya wateja, mchuzi mrefu na mchuzi kuliko Forks.

Source: Twilight: Eclipse

She polished her ring until it was glossy again.

Alikijumuwa ring yake hadi kuchomwa tena.

Source: IELTS Vocabulary: Category Recognition

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