Complete Definition of "varnish"

English

Noun
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#A type of paint with a solvent that evaporates to leave a hard, transparent, glossy film.
#Anything resembling such a paint.
#By extension: A deceptively showy appearance.

Related terms
nail varnish

Translations
trans-top|paint
Finnish: t|fi|lakka
Hungarian: t|hu|lakk, t|hu|politúr, t|hu|fénymáz
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trans-top|anything resembling such a paint
Finnish: t|fi|lakka
Hungarian: t|hu|kence
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trans-top|a deceptively showy appearance
Finnish: t|fi|pintakiilto
Hungarian: t|hu|máz
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ttbc|Dutch: vernis#Dutch|vernis m, lak m
ttbc|French: vernis#French|vernis
ttbc|German: Lack m (1)
ttbc|Italian: vernice
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ttbc|Polish: lakier m (1)
ttbc|Portuguese: verniz m
ttbc|Slovak: lak#Slovak|lak m
ttbc|Spanish: barniz
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Verb
en-verb|varnish|es

#intransitive To apply varnish.
#transitive To cover up with varnish.
#transitive To gloss over a defect.

Translations
trans-top|to apply varnish
Finnish: t|fi|lakata
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trans-top|to cover up with varnish
Finnish: t|fi|lakata
Hungarian: t|hu|lakkoz, t|hu|politúroz, t|hu|fényez
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trans-top|to gloss over a defect
Hungarian: t|hu|szépítget, t|hu|takargat
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ttbc|Dutch: vernissen m, lakken m
ttbc|German: lackieren (1)
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ttbc|Polish: lakierowa�
ttbc|Portuguese: envernizar
ttbc|Slovak: lakovať (1), zalakovať (2)
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