poli, -e, adj., polished, bright, glossy, smooth; polite, civil; refined.
poli, n.m., polish, finish, gloss.
police, n.f., police; police-regulations; (fig.) polity, government; (print.) font; policy (of insurance). Commissaire de —; commissary or inspecter of police. Espion de —; police-spy. Être mandé à la police; to be sent for to the police-office. Faire la — d’une salle; to keep order in a hall. Faire la — des rues; to keep the streets clear. Salle de —; (milit.) guard-room. Bonnet de —; foraging-cap. Tribunal de —; police-court.
policement, n.m., civilizing.
policer, v.a., to establish a regular government; to civilize, to polish, to refine.
polichinelle, n.m., punch, buffoon; merry-andrew.
poli-couteaux, n.m., knife-cleaner.
poliment, adv., politely.
polir, v.a., to polish, to polish up, to brighten, to burnish; to make polite, to civilize, to refine. — un discours; to polish a discourse. — une langue; to polish a language.
se polir, v.r., to polish (of a thing); to become refined (of people).