🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

uñas sin esmalte

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈuɲas sin esˈmalte

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Unpolished Nails/ʌnˈpɒl.ɪʃt neɪlz/
nounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #1500 frequency
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"Fue a la fiesta con uñas sin esmalte."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    Nails that have not been coated with nail polish or any cosmetic finish.

    "She decided to go to the party with unpolished nails, embracing a more natural look."
  2. 2

    A term used to describe a casual or unrefined appearance of one's nails.

    "His unpolished nails were a sign that he had been busy working all week."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'unpolished' derives from the prefix 'un-', meaning 'not', combined with 'polished', which comes from the Latin 'polire', meaning 'to polish'. 'Nails' comes from the Old English 'nægl', referring to the hard protective covering at the tips of fingers and toes. The phrase evolved to describe nails that have not undergone cosmetic treatment.

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