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[exp,v1]
▶ to polish up (on) ▶ to refine ▶ to hone ▶ to round out |
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[exp,v1]
▶ to polish (by rubbing) |
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| 5. | A 2014-01-19 11:10:59 Jim Breen <...address hidden...> | |
| Refs: | 新和英中辞典 |
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| Comments: | All the Tatoeba/Tanaka sentences have this sense. |
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| Diff: | @@ -16,5 +15,0 @@ -<gloss>to polish (by rubbing)</gloss> -</sense> -<sense> -<pos>&exp;</pos> -<pos>&v1;</pos> @@ -25,0 +21,5 @@ +<sense> +<pos>&exp;</pos> +<pos>&v1;</pos> +<gloss>to polish (by rubbing)</gloss> +</sense> |
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| 4. | A* 2014-01-16 21:27:42 Richard Warmington <...address hidden...> | |
| Refs: | Also has the literal sense "give something a polish by rubbing it": . 新和英中辞典 @ 磨きをかける 1) 〈こすって磨く〉 give a thing a polish (by rubbing it); polish; rub up 《silver spoons》. 2) 〈洗練する〉 ¶フランス語に磨きをかける improve [polish up, brush up, rub up] one's French. |
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| Diff: | @@ -15,0 +16,5 @@ +<gloss>to polish (by rubbing)</gloss> +</sense> +<sense> +<pos>&exp;</pos> +<pos>&v1;</pos> |
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| 3. | A* 2014-01-13 07:01:51 Richard Warmington <...address hidden...> | |
| Refs: | http://eow.alc.co.jp/search?q=磨きをかける |
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| 2. | A* 2014-01-13 06:58:50 Richard Warmington <...address hidden...> | |
| Refs: | Genius WaEi |
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| Diff: | @@ -16,0 +17,3 @@ +<gloss>to refine</gloss> +<gloss>to hone</gloss> +<gloss>to round out</gloss> |
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| 1. | A 2007-10-06 00:00:00 | |
| Comments: | Entry created |
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