Polyglot Dictionary

aufpolieren

/ˈaʊ̯fpoˌliːʁən/

verb B2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present
poliert auf
past
polierte auf
perfect
hat aufpoliert

Meaning

  1. to polish up

    Built from auf (up, open) + polieren (to polish).

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Made of

  • auf up, open
  • polieren to polish

Similar words

polieren

Aufpolieren is polishing something up, giving it a fresh shine — also figuratively, polishing up an image or reputation; polieren is the general word for polishing.

Practice

1 What does aufpolieren mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er ___ das Auto auf.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches aufpolieren?

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