Spanish Conversation · Level 65
60 words
Spanish word
pulir
Pronunciation
IPA/puˈliɾ/
Meaning
- verbpolish
Example
Necesito pulir los muebles.
I need to polish the furniture.
More examples
¿Podemos pulir la pronunciación con ejercicios cortos?
Can we polish the pronunciation with short exercises?
Core concept
Rubbing a wooden table until its surface is smooth and glossy.
Common phrases
pulir la pronunciación
polish the pronunciation
pulir la entonación
polish the intonation
Similar words
mejorar: Enhances condition, performance, or quality overall without focusing only on tiny details.
perfeccionar: Perfects by correcting subtle faults and fine-tuning elements to increase overall excellence.
revisar: Inspects and rechecks work to uncover mistakes or gaps and then fixes them.
Definition in Spanish
Pasar frotando para dejar algo liso y brillante; en sentido figurado, corregir o perfeccionar detalles de una obra o habilidad.
Word origin
From Latin polire 'to make smooth', the verb comes into Spanish through Romance development and broadens from a literal sense of making surfaces shiny to a figurative sense of refining works or skills.
Usage tips
- Pulir contrasts with limpiar, which removes dirt; pulir refers to finishing or refining a surface or a skill rather than cleaning or repairing.