refine

perfeccionar, mejorar

Mejorar algo mediante pequeños cambios hechos con cuidado.

En inglés sencillo: To improve something by making small, careful changes.

• We need to refine our plan.
• She refined the design after testing it.
• You can refine your technique with practice.

Sinónimos: improve, polish, perfect

Expresiones frecuentes: refine a plan, refine a design, refine your technique

refinar

Eliminar sustancias no deseadas de alimentos u otros materiales.

En inglés sencillo: To remove unwanted substances from food or other materials.

• Factories refine sugar before selling it.
• The plant refines oil into fuel.
• How do they refine these raw materials?

Cómo se usa: refine something into something (This plant refines crude oil into usable fuels.)

Sinónimos: purify, process

Expresiones frecuentes: refine sugar, refine oil, refine raw materials, refine gold

refinar, pulir

Hacer que el comportamiento o el gusto de alguien sea más educado, elegante o agradable.

En inglés sencillo: To make someone’s behaviour or taste more polite, graceful, or pleasing.

• She tried to refine his manners.
• Travel helped refine her taste in art.
• He refined his speech for formal occasions.

Sinónimos: polish, cultivate

Expresiones frecuentes: refine your manners, refine your taste, refine someone’s speech