french-polish
verb /ˌfrentʃ ˈpɒlɪʃ/
/ˌfrentʃ ˈpɑːlɪʃ/
(British English)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they french-polish | /ˌfrentʃ ˈpɒlɪʃ/ /ˌfrentʃ ˈpɑːlɪʃ/ |
| he / she / it french-polishes | /ˌfrentʃ ˈpɒlɪʃɪz/ /ˌfrentʃ ˈpɑːlɪʃɪz/ |
| past simple french-polished | /ˌfrentʃ ˈpɒlɪʃt/ /ˌfrentʃ ˈpɑːlɪʃt/ |
| past participle french-polished | /ˌfrentʃ ˈpɒlɪʃt/ /ˌfrentʃ ˈpɑːlɪʃt/ |
| -ing form french-polishing | /ˌfrentʃ ˈpɒlɪʃɪŋ/ /ˌfrentʃ ˈpɑːlɪʃɪŋ/ |
- french-polish something to paint a type of varnish (= clear liquid) onto wooden furniture to give it a hard shiny surface