Regular transitive verb meaning ‘apply varnish’ or ‘give a superficial gloss’.
Traductions
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.
Traductions supplémentaires
vernirAu sens figuré, littéraire. Définitions
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.
Synonymes
gloss over
varnish over
varnish up
touch up