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"Powder" is a noun which is often translated as "el polvo", and "dust" is a noun which is also often translated as "el polvo". Learn more about the difference between "powder" and "dust" below.
powder(
pau
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duhr
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
2. (cosmetics)
3. (medicine)
a. los polvos (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
This medicine is commercialized as a powder that you dissolve in water.Este medicamento se comercializa en forma de polvos para disolver en agua.
4. (explosive)
a. la pólvora (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The safe had been blown open with powder.Habían abierto la caja fuerte haciéndola explotar con pólvora.
5. (snow)
a. la nieve en polvo (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The snow here tends to be very icy, while in Colorado there's a lot of powder.La nieve aquí suele estar helada, mientras que en Colorado abunda la nieve en polvo.
b. la nieve fresca (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
I love to ski on powder.Me encanta esquiar en nieve fresca.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. empolvarse
She powdered her face in an attempt to hide the tracks of her tears.Se empolvó la cara en un intento por ocultar la huella de las lágrimas.
7. (culinary)
a. espolvorear
Take the cookies out of the oven and powder them with sugar.Saca las galletas del horno y espolvoréalas con el azúcar.
8. (to grind)
a. reducir a polvo
The entire leaf is powdered to make the tea.La hoja entera se reduce a polvo para obtener el té.
b. pulverizar
They powdered the statue of the dictator with hammers.Pulverizaron la estatua del dictador a martillazos.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. reducirse a polvo
These books are very old. They could powder at a simple touch.Estos libros son muy antiguos. Podrían reducirse a polvo solo con tocarlos.
b. pulverizarse
Mica is a mineral that powders easily.La mica es un mineral que se pulveriza fácilmente.
dust(
duhst
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. el polvo (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
There's so much dust in this old house that I can't stop sneezing.Hay tanto polvo en esta vieja casa que no puedo parar de estornudar.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. desempolvar
Someone needs to dust the blinds; they're disgusting.Alguien necesita desempolvar las persianas; están asquerosas.
b. quitar el polvo de
Why didn't you dust the living room like I asked you to?¿Por qué no quitaste el polvo de la sala de estar como te pedí?
c. sacudir
She was dusting the furniture when the doorbell rang.Estaba sacudiendo los muebles cuando sonó el timbre de la puerta.
d. limpiar el polvo de
Make sure to dust the lamps before the guests arrive.Asegúrate de limpiar el polvo de las lámparas antes de que lleguen los invitados.
a. espolvorear
Remove the cookies from the oven and dust them with powdered sugar.Saque las galletas del horno y espolvoréelas con azúcar glasé.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. desempolvar
We dusted yesterday so that we wouldn't have to do it today.Desempolvamos ayer para que no tuviéramos que hacerlo hoy.
b. limpiar el polvo
Have you finished dusting in this room?¿Has terminado de limpiar el polvo en este cuarto?
