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Meanings of smooth in English

Portuguese
polir
Catalan
enllustrar

Make (a surface) shine.

        polir
        Portuguese
        macio
        Catalan
        suau
        Spanish
        suave

        Having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities.

              Related terms
              macio
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              Examples for "shine"
              Examples for "shine"
              1
              We're really trying to understand where people shine the best, Barnett said.
              Reuters
              2
              It is the new stuff that must shine this year, say experts.
              BBC
              3
              Hallorann said I had the best shine of anyone he ever met.
              The Shining
              4
              Do good, do the right thing and your deeds will shine through.
              Jamaica Observer
              5
              The bright copper kettle and the tin dish shine in the sun.
              Pictures of Sweden
              1
              In the language is the material, and in the rhythm the polish.
              The Orations of Marcus Tullius Cicero, Volume 4
              2
              Her nail polish was beginning to chip off; she needed a manicure.
              Starstruck
              3
              The unnamed interviewer said: I recruited somebody … she's short of polish.
              The Guardian
              4
              That's where the work rate and polish of Ramirez narrowly won out.
              The Guardian
              5
              But it's also used in shoe polish, fire fighting foam, and shampoo.
              Wired
              Portuguese
              legato

              (Music) without breaks between notes; smooth and connected.

                  legato
                  Portuguese
                  alisar
                  Catalan
                  suavitzar

                  Make smooth or smoother, as if by rubbing.

                      Related terms
                      alisar
                      Usage of smooth in English
                      1
                      This great adoption of EU law is essential to a smooth Brexit.
                      The Guardian
                      2
                      He wears a good suit does Ince, a smooth gray number today.
                      The Guardian
                      3
                      However there are ways of making the transition as smooth as possible.
                      The Irish Times
                      4
                      Introducing set terms and age limits was supposed to ensure smooth transitions.
                      The Guardian
                      5
                      The scales smooth; praeanal pores none; pupil elliptical, erect; hinder limbs short.
                      Journals of Two Expeditions of Discovery in North-West and Weste...
                      6
                      This could result from effects at the level of airway smooth muscle.
                      Pubmed
                      7
                      The Director said to smooth awkward situation he would just stand around.
                      The new yorker
                      8
                      We wonder if they're glass or stone, washed smooth by the sea.
                      The Irish Times
                      9
                      The words were smooth, but Dante didn't believe them for a moment.
                      When darkness comes
                      10
                      Why help smooth their departure at our own cost? the diplomat said.
                      Reuters
                      11
                      You saw how I was going at it today, nice and smooth.
                      The Guardian
                      12
                      It was heavy, the case rubbed smooth by handling over the years.
                      Cross of St. George
                      13
                      A free variation on pitch three takes a smooth slab out right.
                      Climbing Magazine
                      14
                      They aim to make the transition as smooth and easy as possible.
                      The South African
                      15
                      There were no signs of shelves in it; the plaster was smooth.
                      Donal Grant
                      16
                      Sea as smooth as Nakajima river where we sailed our model yachts.
                      Number9Dream
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                      Translations for smooth
                      Smooth through the time
                      Smooth across language varieties
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                      Common
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                      Common
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                      Common
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