powder

powder
1. noun
1) (any substance in the form of fine particles: soap powder; milk-powder.) polvo
2) (a special kind of substance in this form, used as a cosmetic etc: face-powder; talcum powder.) polvos
3) (formerly, gunpowder: powder and shot.) pólvora

2. verb
(to put powder on (one's face or body): She powdered her nose.) empolvar
- powdery
- powder puff
- powder room
powder n polvo
soap powder jabón en polvo
talcum powder polvos de talco
powder
tr['paʊdəSMALLr/SMALL]
noun
1 (dust) polvo; (cosmetic, medicine) polvos nombre masculino plural
■ talcum powder polvos de talco
transitive verb
1 (put powder on) poner polvos, empolvar
2 (pulverize) pulverizar, reducir a polvo
\
SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
to powder one's nose euphemistic use lavarse las manos
powder compact polvera
powder keg polvorín nombre masculino
powder puff borla
powder room lavabo de señoras, tocador nombre masculino
powder ['paʊdər] vt
1) : empolvar
to powder one's face: empolvarse la cara
2) pulverize: pulverizar
powder n
: polvo m, polvos mpl
powder
n.
• harina s.f.
• polvo s.m.
• pólvora s.f.
v.
• empolvar v.
• polvorear v.
• pulverizar v.

I 'paʊdər, 'paʊdə(r)
mass noun
1) polvo m; (before n)

in powder form — en polvo

2) (face powder) polvo m or polvos mpl (de tocador); (before n)

powder compact — polvera f

powder puff — borla f, cisne m (RPl)


II
transitive verb
1) (cover) empolvar

to powder one's nose — retocarse* el maquillaje

she's gone to powder her nose — (euph) ha ido a lavarse las manos (euf)

2)
a) (grind, pulverize) pulverizar*
b) powdered past p <milk/eggs> en polvo

powdered sugar — (AmE) azúcar m or f glas, azúcar m or f flor (Chi), azúcar m or f impalpable (RPl), azúcar m or f en polvo (Col)

['paʊdǝ(r)]
1.
N polvo m ; (=face powder, talcum powder) polvos mpl ; (=gun powder) pólvora f

a fine white powder — un polvillo blanco

to grind sth to (a) powder — reducir algo a polvo

- keep one's powder dry
2. VT
1) (=reduce to powder) pulverizar, reducir a polvo
2) (=dust) (with face powder, talcum powder) empolvar; (Culin) (with flour, icing sugar) espolvorear (with de)

to powder one's nose — (lit) empolvarse la nariz; euph ir al baño

the ground was powdered with snow — el terreno estaba salpicado de nieve

3.
VI pulverizarse, hacerse polvo
4.
CPD

powder blue N — azul m pálido

powder blush N , powder blusher N — colorete m en polvo

powder compact N — polvera f

powder horn N — chifle m , cuerno m de pólvora

powder keg N — barril m de pólvora

the country is a powder keg — el país es un polvorín

powder magazine N — santabárbara f

powder puff N — borla f

powder room N — tocador m , aseos mpl (de señora)

powder room — señoras

* * *

I ['paʊdər, 'paʊdə(r)]
mass noun
1) polvo m; (before n)

in powder form — en polvo

2) (face powder) polvo m or polvos mpl (de tocador); (before n)

powder compact — polvera f

powder puff — borla f, cisne m (RPl)


II
transitive verb
1) (cover) empolvar

to powder one's nose — retocarse* el maquillaje

she's gone to powder her nose — (euph) ha ido a lavarse las manos (euf)

2)
a) (grind, pulverize) pulverizar*
b) powdered past p <milk/eggs> en polvo

powdered sugar — (AmE) azúcar m or f glas, azúcar m or f flor (Chi), azúcar m or f impalpable (RPl), azúcar m or f en polvo (Col)


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