pulir
to polish
verb poo-LEER Rare
Origin: From Latin polire, 'to smooth, polish'.
Also means
to refine
Usage Note
Pulir means to polish or smooth a surface (stone, metal, wood), and figuratively to refine or improve something — pulir un discurso (to polish a speech). The reflexive pulirse is colloquially used in Spain to mean spending or burning through money quickly: se puló el salario en una semana.
Examples
"Hay que pulir los muebles antes de la visita."
Natural Translation
The furniture must be polished before the visit.
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