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Meanings of burnish in inglés

portugués
polimento
catalán
lluentor

The property of being smooth and shiny.

polimento
portugués
polir
catalán
polir
español
abrillantar

Polish and make shiny.

abrillantar
Usage of burnish in inglés
1
Environment Minister Shannon Phillips said the new targets will burnish Alberta's reputation.
Reuters
2
Palestinian diplomats also are courting European countries to further burnish their case.
Reuters
3
Starboard has been seeking to burnish its credentials in the pharmaceutical sector.
Reuters
4
But the music was lovely and only proved to burnish his reputation.
The Irish Times
5
Both built newsrooms to burnish their legitimacy and nab even more dollars.
Reuters
6
Their first care was to burnish up their armour and their weapons.
The Seven Champions of Christendom
7
Her prose has the inimitable burnish of hammered silver or hand-rubbed wood.
The Guardian
8
He smiles to think I have for-gotten to burnish his armour.
The Romance of Tristan and Iseult
9
Charlotte would burnish up past foolishness, and this might upset her nerves.
A Room with a View
10
You lofty and dazzling towers, pinnacled, red as roses, burnish'd with gold!
Leaves of Grass
11
No better time to burnish one's credentials as a defender of press freedom.
The Irish Times
12
Its active interest in interfaith dialogue also helped burnish its image.
Reuters
13
Robertson was eager to burnish his fiscal responsibility credentials on his first outing.
Radio NZ
14
If anything, McDonagh's absence from the British stage has helped burnish his reputation.
The Guardian
15
But RIM's battered stock price may burnish its allure as an acquisition target.
Reuters
16
The perfect night sky shone coldly with the burnish of its million stars.
The Heart of Unaga
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Translations for burnish
portugués
polimentopolir
Burnish through the time
Burnish across language varieties
United States of America
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