varnishinggerund / present participle Used attributively to describe tools or actions related to applying varnish (e.g., "varnishing brush").
Traducciones
à vernirEmploi adjectival : destiné à l’application du vernis. He selected a varnishing brush for the final coat.
Il a choisi un pinceau à vernir pour la couche finale.
Definiciones
Relating to or used for applying varnish. He selected a varnishing brush for the final coat.
Regular transitive verb meaning ‘apply varnish’ or ‘give a superficial gloss’.
Traducciones
After sanding the chair, she carefully varnished it to bring out the grain.
Après avoir poncé la chaise, elle l'a soigneusement vernie pour faire ressortir le veinage.
vernirAu sens figuré, littéraire. Definiciones
To coat (a surface) with varnish so as to form a hard, glossy finish. After sanding the chair, she carefully varnished it to bring out the grain.
To give a deceptively attractive or respectable appearance to something unpleasant. The report attempts to varnish the company’s poor safety record.
Sinónimos
varnish over
gloss over
touch up
varnish up