I don't need a shoeshine.
Source: tatoeba (3311382)
Shoeshine
//ˈʃuˌʃaɪn//
Synonyms for "shoeshine" (1 found)
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20 translations across 10 languages.
Central Kurdish
2 entries- بۆیاغ noun (the shiny finish on shoes that have been polished)
- بۆیاغکردن noun (the act of polishing shoes)
Finnish
4 entries- kengänkiillotus noun (the act of polishing shoes)
- kenkien kiillotus noun (the act of polishing shoes)
- kiilto noun (the shiny finish on shoes that have been polished)
- lankkaus noun (the act of polishing shoes)
German
2 entries- Schuheputzen noun (the act of polishing shoes)
- Schuhputzen noun (the act of polishing shoes)
Italian
3 entries- brillantezza noun (the shiny finish on shoes that have been polished)
- lucentezza noun (the shiny finish on shoes that have been polished)
- lucidatura noun (the act of polishing shoes)
Japanese
2 entries- つや noun (the shiny finish on shoes that have been polished)
- 靴磨き noun (the act of polishing shoes)
Macedonian
1 entries- чистење чевли noun (the act of polishing shoes)
Polish
2 entries- glans noun (the shiny finish on shoes that have been polished)
- glansowanie noun (the act of polishing shoes)
Portuguese
1 entries- engraxamento noun (the act of polishing shoes)
Russian
1 entries- чи́стка о́буви noun (the act of polishing shoes)
Scottish Gaelic
2 entries- lìomh noun (the shiny finish on shoes that have been polished)
- lìomhadh noun (the act of polishing shoes)
Sample sentences
4 total sentences available.
Tom is a shoeshine boy.
Source: tatoeba (9241055)
Some other interesting, if typically American, developments referred to as 'service enhancements' included, for the sleeping car rider, pillows in the seats for 'daytime comfort', morning tea or coffee, newspaper, and even a shoeshine!
Source: wiktionary
Walking back, I passed that crazy shoeshine guy again. On impulse, I did an about-face, climbed up onto his platform, and sat. I was nothing more than a pair of shoes to him, and he went to work without so much as an upward glance. But as it turned out, he hadn't been mumbling to himself, as I'd assumed; he'd been rapping. He rapped under his breath while he shined my shoes. I caught a little of it: Calvin Klein no friend of mine, don't want nobody's name on my behind . . ." When he finished, he rose from his stool. "Five dollar," he said, looking over my shoulder. I handed him two fives. "One for the shine, the other for the performance," I said, at which point he did look at me. I figured he'd return my smile, but instead he nodded, blank-faced, stuffed the bills into his pocket, and gave me his back.
Source: wiktionary
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