dusting
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dusting(
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)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (chore)
a. sacudir (verb) (Latin America)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
If you clean the windows, I'll do the dusting.Si tú limpias las ventanas, yo sacudiré.
b. quitar el polvo (verb)
Could you help me clean and do the dusting this afternoon?¿Me puedes ayudar a limpiar y quitar el polvo esta tarde?
c. limpiar el polvo (verb)
Daily sweeping and dusting of your room should reduce the presence of allergens.Barrer y limpiar el polvo de tu cuarto a diario debería reducir la presencia de alérgenos.
d. la limpieza (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).
If you gave this place a dusting every once in a while, you'd be sneezing less often.Si hicieras una limpieza en este lugar de vez en cuando, estornudarías menos.
2. (sprinkling)
a. el espolvoreado (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).
The apple pie had a dusting of cinnamon and powdered sugar.La torta de manzanas lleva un espolvoreado de canela y azúcar en polvo.
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