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отшлифова́ть

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verbperfective imperfective is шлифова́ть
  • 1.

    to polish, to burnish, to sand, to grind

    Ма́стер отшлифова́л ка́мень до бле́ска.

    The craftsman polished the stone to a shine.

    Perfective; of stone, metal, wood.

  • 2.

    to polish up, to perfect, to give the finishing touches to

    Он отшлифова́л свой докла́д до последней фра́зы.

    He polished his talk down to the last sentence.

    Figurative: of style, technique, a performance.

Examples

Conjugation

PresentFuture
я-
отшлифу́ю
ты-
отшлифу́ешь
он/она́/оно́-
отшлифу́ет
мы-
отшлифу́ем
вы-
отшлифу́ете
они́-
отшлифу́ют
Imperative
ты
отшлифу́й
вы
отшлифу́йте
Past
masculine
отшлифова́л
feminine
отшлифова́ла
neuter
отшлифова́ло
plural
отшлифова́ли

Participles

Active present

-

Active past

отшлифова́вший

polished, ground, smoothed, refined

Passive present

-

Passive past

отшлифо́ванный

polished, ground, smoothed

Gerund present

-

Gerund past

отшлифова́в

отшлифовавши

while doing (past)

Word familyшлифPRO

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Prefix groupPRO

VerbPrefixMeaning
отшлифова́тьот-to polish; to polish up
отшлифова́тьсяот-to be polished
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  • Iron edited translation 4 days ago.
  • jwhitlaw edited translation 6 years ago.
  • jwhitlaw edited translation 6 years ago.