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high gloss
A very smooth, highly shiny and reflective surface, often used for furniture, photos, or paint finishes.
Die neuen Küchenschränke haben eine weiße Oberfläche in Hochglanz.
The new kitchen cabinets have a white surface in high gloss.
glossy glamour
In a figurative sense, the glamorous, often superficial world of luxury, fashion, and celebrities, as presented in glossy magazines.
Sie war fasziniert vom Hochglanz der Filmpremieren in Hollywood.
She was fascinated by the glossy glamour of film premieres in Hollywood.
The word is made up of 'hoch' (high) and 'Glanz' (shine/gloss). So it literally describes a very high, intense degree of shine.
Die Oberfläche wurde auf Hochglanz poliert.
The surface was polished to a high gloss.
'Hochglanz' (high gloss) is often used as a defining element in compound nouns or combined with the preposition 'in' to describe a quality.
Wir haben uns eine Hochglanz-Küche gekauft.
We bought ourselves a high-gloss kitchen.
A fixed expression is 'etwas auf Hochglanz bringen' (to bring something to a high gloss) or 'etwas auf Hochglanz polieren' (to polish something to a high gloss). It means to clean something so that it shines strongly.
Vor dem Verkauf hat er sein altes Auto nochmal auf Hochglanz poliert.
Before selling it, he polished his old car to a high gloss once more.
The figurative meaning can be recognized from the context. It usually refers to the world of media, fashion, and celebrities and is often combined with words like 'Welt' (world), 'Magazin' (magazine), or 'Glamour' (glamour).
In den Hochglanz-Magazinen sieht immer alles perfekt aus.
In glossy magazines, everything always looks perfect.
shine / splendor
Glanz describes the visible effect of light on a smooth surface. Hochglanz, by contrast, refers to an especially smooth, highly reflective surface itself and is therefore more specific. Glanz is enough for a shiny effect; Hochglanz is more suitable when the surface is explicitly mirror-like.
Der neue Schrank hat eine Hochglanz-Oberfläche, in der sich das Fenster spiegelt.
The new cabinet has a high-gloss surface in which the window is reflected.
Der Glanz des neuen Schranks war im hellen Zimmer deutlich zu sehen.
The shine of the new cabinet was clearly visible in the bright room.
