dust

dust
1. noun
1) (fine grains of earth, sand etc: The furniture was covered in dust.) polvo
2) (anything in the form of fine powder: gold-dust; sawdust.) polvo

2. verb
(to free (furniture etc) from dust: She dusts (the house) once a week.) quitar el polvo
- dusty
- dustiness
- dustbin
- dust-jacket
- dustman
- dustpan
- dust-up
- dust down
- throw dust in someone's eyes
dust1 n polvo
the furniture was covered in dust los muebles estaban cubiertos de polvo
dust2 vb quitar el polvo
they dusted the furniture quitaron el polvo a los muebles
dust
tr[dʌst]
noun
1 (gen) polvo
■ a cloud of dust una polvareda
transitive verb
1 (room, furniture, ornaments, etc) quitar el polvo a, limpiar el polvo a
2 (cake, plant) espolvorear
intransitive verb
1 (clean) quitar el polvo
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
to bite the dust (person) morder el polvo 2 (plan etc) irse a pique
to dust oneself down sacudirse el polvo
to gather dust llenarse de polvo
to give something a dust quitar el polvo a algo, limpiar el polvo a algo
not to see somebody for dust poner los pies en polvorosa
when the dust has settled cuando se calme la borrasca, cuando haya pasado la tormenta
dust bowl SMALLGEOGRAPHY/SMALL región nombre femenino de sequía, zona semi-árida, zona semidesértica
dust cover (for furniture) funda 2 (for book) sobrecubierta
dust jacket sobrecubierta
dust storm tormenta de polvo
dust ['dʌst] vt
1) : quitar el polvo de
2) sprinkle: espolvorear
dust n
: polvo m
dust
n.
• basura s.f.
• ceniza s.f.
• cenizas s.f.pl.
• polvo s.m.
v.
• desempolvar v.
• despolvorear v.
• espolvorear v.
• limpiar el polvo v.

I dʌst
noun
1) u (particles of matter) polvo m

gold dust — oro m en polvo

the horses raised a cloud of dust — los caballos levantaron una polvareda

ashes to ashes, dust to dust — (liter) polvo eres y en polvo te convertirás

to gather dust — llenarse de polvo

as dry as dust — árido

to bite the dust — \<\<person\>\> morder* el polvo; \<\<project/plan\>\> irse* a pique

not to see somebody for dust — (colloq)

mention work and you won't see him for dust — basta hablarle de trabajo para que ponga los pies en polvorosa

when the dust has settled — cuando haya pasado la tormenta

to shake the dust off one's feet — largarse* hecho una furia

2) (dusting) (no pl)

to give something a dust — sacarle* or limpiarle el polvo a algo


II
transitive verb
1) (remove dust from)

to dust the furniture — quitarles el polvo a los muebles, sacudir los muebles (CS, Méx)

2) (sprinkle)

to dust something (WITH something) — espolvorear algo (con algo)

she dusted her feet with talcum powder — se echó or se puso talco en los pies

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Phrasal Verbs:
[dʌst]
1. N
1) (in house, on ground) polvo m

there was thick dust, the dust lay thick — había una gruesa capa de polvo

to raise a cloud of dust — levantar una nube de polvo

to raise a lot of dust — (lit) levantar mucho polvo; (fig) (=cause a scandal) levantar una polvareda

- kick up or raise a dust
- throw dust in sb's eyes
ash II, 1. see bite 2., 1) dry 1., 6), gather 1., 1)
2) * (=act of dusting)

to give sth a dust — quitar el polvo a algo

she gave the ornaments a quick dust — le quitó un poco el polvo a los adornos

2. VT
1) [+ furniture] quitar el polvo a or de; [+ room] limpiar el polvo a or de

the deal is done and dusted — el trato está cerrado

2) (with flour, icing sugar) espolvorear

to dust o.s. with talc — ponerse talco

dust down, dust off
3.
VI (=clean up) limpiar el polvo
4.
CPD

dust bowl N — (Geog) terreno erosionado por el viento

dust cloth N — (US) trapo m del polvo

dust cover N — [of book] sobrecubierta f ; (for furniture) guardapolvo m

dust devil N — remolino m de polvo

dust jacket N — sobrecubierta f

dust sheet N — (Brit) guardapolvo m , funda f

dust storm N — vendaval m de polvo, tormenta f de polvo

* * *

I [dʌst]
noun
1) u (particles of matter) polvo m

gold dust — oro m en polvo

the horses raised a cloud of dust — los caballos levantaron una polvareda

ashes to ashes, dust to dust — (liter) polvo eres y en polvo te convertirás

to gather dust — llenarse de polvo

as dry as dust — árido

to bite the dust — \<\<person\>\> morder* el polvo; \<\<project/plan\>\> irse* a pique

not to see somebody for dust — (colloq)

mention work and you won't see him for dust — basta hablarle de trabajo para que ponga los pies en polvorosa

when the dust has settled — cuando haya pasado la tormenta

to shake the dust off one's feet — largarse* hecho una furia

2) (dusting) (no pl)

to give something a dust — sacarle* or limpiarle el polvo a algo


II
transitive verb
1) (remove dust from)

to dust the furniture — quitarles el polvo a los muebles, sacudir los muebles (CS, Méx)

2) (sprinkle)

to dust something (WITH something) — espolvorear algo (con algo)

she dusted her feet with talcum powder — se echó or se puso talco en los pies

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Phrasal Verbs:

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