dusting

dust·ing

 (dŭs′tĭng)

n.

1. A light sprinkling: sidewalks covered with a dusting of new snow.

2. Slang A beating or defeat: gave the bully a good dusting.

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dusting

(ˈdʌstɪŋ)

n

1. the activity of removing dust from something, esp by wiping it with a cloth

2. a thin layer: a light dusting of grey on his hair.

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Thesaurus

dusting

noun

Slang. The act of defeating or the condition of being defeated:

beating, defeat, drubbing, overthrow, rout, thrashing, vanquishment.

Informal: massacre, trimming, whipping.

Slang: licking.

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Translations

spolverata

dusting

[ˈdʌstɪŋ]

A. N

1. (= cleaning) → limpieza f

2. (= beating) → paliza f

3. (Culin) (= sprinkling) → espolvoreado m

B. CPD dusting powder N → polvos mpl secantes

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dusting

[ˈdʌstɪŋ] n → époussetage m
I hate dusting!
BUT Je déteste faire les poussières!.
to do the dusting → faire les poussièresdust jacket n [book] → jaquette f

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dusting

n

→ Staubwischen nt; to do the dusting → Staub wischen; when I’ve finished the dusting → wenn ich mit Staubwischen fertig bin

(Cook etc: = sprinkling) → (Be)stäuben nt; a dusting of snow → eine dünne Schneedecke

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dusting

[ˈdʌstɪŋ]

1. n to do the dusting → spolverare
to give sth a dusting → dare una spolverata a qc

2. adj dusting powder → borotalco

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