dust

el polvo

noun

dust
[dʌst]
sustantivo
1polvo (m) (dirt, powder)
  • dust cover -> funda (f) (for furniture)
  • dust cover or jacket -> sobrecubierta (f) (for book)
2(action)
  • to give something a dust -> quitar el polvo a algo
3(idioms)
  • once the dust has settled -> cuando haya pasado la tormenta (when fuss is over)
  • you won't see me for dust! (familiar) -> pondré pies en polvorosa
verbo transitivo
4limpiar el polvo de (clean) (room, furniture)
5espolvorear (sprinkle) (with flour, sugar)(with con)

dust [dast-storm]
1Despolvorear, sacudir o quitar el polvo (remove dust from).
  • To dust the furniture -> quitarle el polvo a los muebles, sacudir los muebles
2Polvorear, llenar de polvo (sprinkle).
  • She dusted her feet with talcum powder -> se echó o se puso talco en los pies
va.

dust [dʌst]
noun
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 levantar mucho polvo; (cause a scandal) levantar una polvareda
to kick up raise a dustor (informal) armar un escándalo
if you ask for a volunteer, you won't see her for dust! (informal) ¡en cuanto pides un voluntario pone los pies en polvorosa!
when the dust has settled cuando haya pasado la tempestad
to throw dust in sb's eyes engañar a algn
2 (informal) (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
verb:transitive
1 [+furniture] quitar el polvo a de;or [+room] limpiar el polvo a de;or
it's done and dusted (Britain) todo ha terminado
the deal is done and dusted el trato está cerrado
2 (with flour, icing sugar) espolvorear
to dust o.s. with talc ponerse talco
verb:intransitive
(clean up) limpiar el polvo
modifier
dust bowl (n) (Geog) terreno erosionado por el viento
dust cloth (n) (US) trapo del polvo; (m)
dust cover (n) [of book] sobrecubierta; (f) (for furniture) guardapolvo; (m)
dust devil (n) remolino de polvo; (m)
dust jacket (n) sobrecubierta; (f)
dust sheet (n) (Britain) guardapolvo; (m) funda; (f)
dust storm (n) vendaval de polvo; (m) tormenta de polvo; (f)

Verb Conjugation for "dust"

Imperative
  • dust
  • you dust
  • he/she dusts
  • we dust
  • you dust
  • they dust
Preterite
  • I dusted
  • you dusted
  • he/she dusted
  • we dusted
  • you dusted
  • they dusted
Present Continuous
  • I am dusting
  • you are dusting
  • he/she is dusting
  • we are dusting
  • you are dusting
  • they are dusting
Present Perfect
  • I have dusted
  • you have dusted
  • he/she has dusted
  • we have dusted
  • you have dusted
  • they have dusted
Past Continuous
  • I was dusting
  • you were dusting
  • he/she was dusting
  • we were dusting
  • you were dusting
  • they were dusting
Past Perfect
  • I had dusted
  • you had dusted
  • he/she had dusted
  • we had dusted
  • you had dusted
  • they had dusted
Future
  • I will dust
  • you will dust
  • he/she will dust
  • we will dust
  • you will dust
  • they will dust
Future Perfect
  • I will have dusted
  • you will have dusted
  • he/she will have dusted
  • we will have dusted
  • you will have dusted
  • they will have dusted
Future Continuous
  • I will be dusting
  • you will be dusting
  • he/she will be dusting
  • we will be dusting
  • you will be dusting
  • they will be dusting
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been dusting
  • you have been dusting
  • he/she has been dusting
  • we have been dusting
  • you have been dusting
  • they have been dusting
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been dusting
  • you will have been dusting
  • he/she will have been dusting
  • we will have been dusting
  • you will have been dusting
  • they will have been dusting
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been dusting
  • you had been dusting
  • he/she had been dusting
  • we had been dusting
  • you had been dusting
  • they had been dusting
Paid English to Spanish translation

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