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lucidare

to polish

verb loo-chee-DAH-reh Rare
Home & Lifestyle Cleaning

Also means

to wax

Usage Note

Lucidare means to bring a surface to a shine, used for floors, shoes, silver, and cars. The related adjective lucido means 'shiny' or 'lucid.' Do not confuse with illuminare (to light up) — lucidare is always about surface finish, not light.

Examples

"Devo lucidare le scarpe prima della riunione."

Natural Translation

I need to polish my shoes before the meeting.

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