Phrase guide

nail polish remover

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A solvent used to remove nail polish, usually mostly acetone.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Synonyms: polish remover

Antonyms: none provided

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Across languages

Translations

21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: naellakverwyderaar — solvent used to remove nail polish
  • Catalan: dissolvent — solvent used to remove nail polish
  • Chinese Mandarin: 去甲油 (qùjiǎyóu) — solvent used to remove nail polish
  • Finnish: kynsilakanpoistoaine — solvent used to remove nail polish
  • French: dissolvant — solvent used to remove nail polish
  • German: Nagellackentferner — solvent used to remove nail polish
  • Hungarian: körömlakklemosó — solvent used to remove nail polish
  • Italian: solvente — solvent used to remove nail polish
  • Italian: acetone — solvent used to remove nail polish
  • Japanese: ポリッシュリムーバー (porisshurimūbā) — solvent used to remove nail polish
  • Macedonian: отстра́нувач на лак за но́кти (otstránuvač na lak za nókti) — solvent used to remove nail polish
  • Macedonian: ацето́н (acetón) — solvent used to remove nail polish
  • Mongolian: хумсны будаг арилгагч (xumsny budag arilgagč) — solvent used to remove nail polish
  • Polish: zmywacz do paznokci — solvent used to remove nail polish
  • Portuguese: removedor de esmalte — solvent used to remove nail polish
  • Russian: жи́дкость для сня́тия ла́ка (žídkostʹ dlja snjátija láka) — solvent used to remove nail polish
  • Russian: ацето́н (acetón) — solvent used to remove nail polish
  • Spanish: quitaesmalte — solvent used to remove nail polish
  • Swedish: nagellackborttagningsmedel — solvent used to remove nail polish
  • Swedish: nagellackborttagare — solvent used to remove nail polish
  • Turkish: aseton — solvent used to remove nail polish