dust(
duhst
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
(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.).
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?
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