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dust  (dst)

n.

1. Fine, dry particles of matter.

2. A cloud of fine, dry particles.

3. Particles of matter regarded as the result of disintegration: fabric that had fallen to dust over the centuries.

4.

a. Earth, especially when regarded as the substance of the grave: "ashes to ashes, dust to dust" (Book of Common Prayer).

b. The surface of the ground.

5. A debased or despised condition.

6. Something of no worth.

7. Chiefly British Rubbish readied for disposal.

8. Confusion; agitation; commotion: won't go back in until the dust settles.

v. dust·ed, dust·ing, dusts

v.tr.

1. To remove dust from by wiping, brushing, or beating: dust the furniture.

2. To sprinkle with a powdery substance: dusted the cookies with sugar; dust crops with fertilizer.

3. To apply or strew in fine particles: dusted talcum powder on my feet.

4. Baseball To deliver a pitch so close to (the batter) as to make the batter back away.

v.intr.

1. To clean by removing dust.

2. To cover itself with such particulate matter. Used of a bird.

Phrasal Verb:

dust off

To restore to use: dusted off last year's winter coat.

Idioms:

in the dust

Far behind, as in a race or competition: a marketing strategy that left our competitors in the dust.

make the dust fly

To go about a task with great energy and speed.

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dust [dʌst]

n

1. dry fine powdery material, such as particles of dirt, earth or pollen

2. a cloud of such fine particles

3. the powdery particles to which something is thought to be reduced by death, decay, or disintegration

4.

a.  the mortal body of man

b.  the corpse of a dead person

5. the earth; ground

6. Informal a disturbance; fuss (esp in the phrases kick up a dust, raise a dust)

7. something of little or no worth

8. (Mining & Quarrying) Informal (in mining parlance) silicosis or any similar respiratory disease

9. short for gold dust

10. ashes or household refuse

bite the dust

a.  to fail completely or cease to exist

b.  to fall down dead

dust and ashes something that is very disappointing

leave (someone or something) in the dust to outdo comprehensively or with ease leaving their competitors in the dust

shake the dust off one's feet to depart angrily or contemptuously

throw dust in the eyes of to confuse or mislead

vb

1. (Cookery) (tr) to sprinkle or cover (something) with (dust or some other powdery substance) to dust a cake with sugar to dust sugar onto a cake

2. to remove dust by wiping, sweeping, or brushing

3. Archaic to make or become dirty with dust See also dust down, dust-up

[Old English dūst; related to Danish dyst flour dust, Middle Dutch dūst dust, meal dust, Old High German tunst storm]

dustless  adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	dust - fine powdery material such as dry earth or pollen that can be blown about in the air; "the furniture was covered with dust" particulate, particulate matter - a small discrete mass of solid or liquid matter that remains individually dispersed in gas or liquid emissions (usually considered to be an atmospheric pollutant) chalk dust - dust resulting from writing with a piece of chalk; "chalk dust covered the teacher's hands" fallout, radioactive dust - the radioactive particles that settle to the ground after a nuclear explosion
	2.	dust - the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up debris, detritus, junk, rubble rubbish, trash, scrap - worthless material that is to be disposed of slack - dust consisting of a mixture of small coal fragments and coal dust and dirt that sifts out when coal is passed over a sieve
	3.	dust - free microscopic particles of solid material; "astronomers say that the empty space between planets actually contains measurable amounts of dust" interplanetary dust - microscopic particles in the interplanetary medium material, stuff - the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object; "coal is a hard black material"; "wheat is the stuff they use to make bread"
Verb	1.	dust - remove the dust from; "dust the cabinets" clean, make clean - make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from; "Clean the stove!"; "The dentist cleaned my teeth"
	2.	dust - rub the dust over a surface so as to blur the outlines of a shape; "The artist dusted the charcoal drawing down to a faint image" smudge, smutch, smear, blur - make a smudge on; soil by smudging
	3.	dust - cover with a light dusting of a substance; "dust the bread with flour" cover - provide with a covering or cause to be covered; "cover her face with a handkerchief"; "cover the child with a blanket"; "cover the grave with flowers"
	4.	dust - distribute loosely; "He scattered gun powder under the wagon" disperse, sprinkle, dot, scatter spray - scatter in a mass or jet of droplets; "spray water on someone"; "spray paint on the wall" spray - be discharged in sprays of liquid; "Water sprayed all over the floor" spatter, splatter, plash, swash, splash, splosh - dash a liquid upon or against; "The mother splashed the baby's face with water" splash, sprinkle, splosh - cause (a liquid) to spatter about, especially with force; "She splashed the water around her" discharge - pour forth or release; "discharge liquids" bespangle - dot or sprinkle with sparkling or glittering objects aerosolize, aerosolise - disperse as an aerosol; "The bacteria suspension was aerosolized"

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dust

noun

1. grime, grit, powder, powdery dirt I could see a thick layer of dust on the stairs.

2. earth, ground, soil, dirt, clay Your trousers will get dirty if you sit down in the dust.

3. particles, soot, smut, fine fragments The air was black with coal dust.

verb

1. remove dust from, clean, sweep, brush, wipe, mop I dusted and polished the living room.

2. sprinkle, cover, powder, spread, spray, scatter, sift, dredge Lightly dust the fish with flour.

bite the dust (Informal) fail, flop (informal), fall through, be unsuccessful, go down, founder, fall flat, come to nothing, fizzle out (informal), come unstuck, run aground, come to grief, come a cropper (informal), go up in smoke, go belly-up (slang), come to naught, not make the grade (informal), meet with disaster Her first marriage bit the dust because of irreconcilable differences.

Related words
fear amathophobia

Translations

dust [dʌst]

A. N

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 (lit) → levantar mucho polvo (fig) (= cause a scandal) → levantar una polvareda
to kick up or raise a dust → armar un escándalo
if you ask for a volunteer, you won't see her for dust! → ¡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
see also ash ² A
see bite B1
see also dry A6
see also gather A1

2. (= 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

B. VT

1. [+ furniture] → quitar el polvo a or de; [+ room] → limpiar el polvo a or de
it's done and dusted (Brit) → 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
see also dust down, dust off

C. VI (= clean up) → limpiar el polvo

D. CPD dust bowl N (Geog) terreno erosionado por el viento
dust cloth N (US) → trapo m del polvo
dust cover N [of book] → sobrecubierta f; (for furniture) → guardapolvo m
dust devil N → remolino m de polvo
dust jacket N → sobrecubierta f
dust sheet N (Brit) → guardapolvo m, funda f
dust storm N → vendaval m de polvo, tormenta f de polvo

dust down VT + ADV

1. (lit) [+ furniture, shelf] → quitar el polvo a or de, desempolvar
he stood and dusted down his suit → se levantó y se sacudió el polvo del traje

2. (fig) → desempolvar
they dusted down a project that had been shelved years ago → desempolvaron un proyecto que había sido aparcado hacía años
to dust o.s. down → sobreponerse
he dusted himself down and started again → se sobrepuso y volvió a empezar

dust off VT + ADV = dust down

dust out VT + ADV [+ box, cupboard] → quitar el polvo a or de

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dust [ˈdʌst]

n → poussière f
to bite the dust (= fail) → ne pas faire long feu
when the dust settles (= when things are calmer) → quand les choses se seront tassées >
to gather dust (= be unused) → moisir dans un coin

vt

[+ furniture] → essuyer, épousseter
I dusted the shelves → J'ai épousseté les étagères.

(= cover with a fine layer) to dust sth with sth → saupoudrer qch de qch

dust off

vt sep

(fig) (= re-use) [+ phrase, technique] → dépoussiérer

(= reconsider) [+ project] → reconsidérer

to dust o.s. off (= recover) → se reprendre
dust bag n → sac d'aspirateur)m à poussière >

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dust

n no pl

→ Staub m; covered in dust → staubbedeckt; to make or raise a lot of dust (lit, fig) → eine Menge Staub aufwirbeln; to gather dust (lit, fig) → verstauben; a speck of dust → ein Körnchen nt → Staub; clouds of interstellar dust → staubförmige interstellare Materie; when the dust had settled (fig) → als sich die Wogen wieder etwas geglättet hatten; we’ll let the dust settle first (fig) → wir warten, bis sich die Wogen geglättet haben ? bite VT a

to give something a dust → etw abstauben

vt

furniture → abstauben; room → Staub wischen in (+dat); it’s (all) done and dusted (Brit fig inf) → das ist (alles) unter Dach und Fach

(Cook) → bestäuben

(Police) to dust something for prints → etw zur Abnahme von Fingerabdrücken einstauben

vi (housewife etc) → Staub wischen; she spent the morning dusting → sie verbrachte den Morgen mit Staubwischen

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dust:

dust bag

n → Staubbeutel m

dust-bath

n → Staubbad nt

dustbin

n (Brit) → Mülltonne f

dustbin man

n (Brit) = dustman

dust bowl

n → Trockengebiet nt

dustcart

n (Brit) → Müllwagen m

dust cloud

n → Staubwolke f

dustcloth

n → Staubtuch nt, → Staublappen m

dust coat

n → Kittel m

dust cover

n (on book) → (Schutz)umschlag m; (on furniture) → Schonbezug m

dust devil

n → kleiner Wirbelsturm

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dust:

dust jacket

n → (Schutz)umschlag m

dustman

n (Brit) → Müllmann m; the dustmen come on Fridays → freitags ist Müllabfuhr

dustpan

n → Kehr- or Müllschaufel f

dust-proof

adj → staubdicht

dustsheet

n (Brit) → Tuch nt (zum Abdecken von Möbeln)

dust storm

n → Staubsturm m

dust trap

n → Staubfänger m

dust-up

n (dated inf) → Streit m, → (handgreifliche) Auseinandersetzung

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dust [dʌst]

1. n (on furniture etc) → polvere f

2. vt & vi (furniture) → spolverare
she dusted the cake with sugar → ha spolverato il dolce di zucchero

dust off vt + adv → rispolverare

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dust [dʌst]

1. n (on furniture etc) → polvere f

2. vt & vi (furniture) → spolverare
she dusted the cake with sugar → ha spolverato il dolce di zucchero

dust off vt + adv → rispolverare

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dust

n dust [dast]

1 fine grains of earth, sand etc The furniture was covered in dust. stof غُبار пясък prach støv der Staub σκόνη polvo tolm گرد و غبار pöly poussière אָבָק धूल prašina por debu ryk polvere ほこり 먼지 dulkės putekļi debu stof støv, pulver kurz pó praf пыль prach prah prašina damm, stoft ฝุ่น toz 灰塵 пил; порох ریت ، غبار bụi 灰尘

2 anything in the form of fine powder gold-dust; sawdust. stof, poeier مَسْحوق، غُبار، ذرّات прах prach støv; smuld; pulver der Staub σκόνη polvo puru, pihu هر چیز گرد مانند pöly poussière אָבָק बारीक कोई भी चीज prah por bubuk duft, salli, ryk polvere 粉末 가루 dulkės zelta smiltis serbuk poeder -støv, –pulver, –pudder, dryss pył pó pulbere пылинка prach prah prah damm, puder, pulver, []spån ละออง ...tozu 粉末 пил; пісок کسی شی کا سفوف یا مہین ذرات bụi 粉末

v

to free (furniture etc) from dust She dusts (the house) once a week. afstof يُنَظِّف الغُبار избърсвам праха utřít prach støve af abstauben ξεσκονίζω quitar el polvo tolmu pühkima گردگیری کردن pyyhkiä pölyt épousseter לְנָקוֹת מְאָבָק धूल झाड़ना, छिड़कना ukloniti prašinu leporol membersihkan debu þurrka af spolverare ほこりを払う 먼지를 털다 šluostyti dulkes slaucīt putekļus habuk stoffen tørke støv (av) odkurzać espanar a şterge praful вытирать пыль utrieť prach obrisati prah brisati prašinu damma [] ปัดฝุ่น toz(unu) almak 去掉...上的灰塵 витирати пил جھاڑنا پوچھنا phủi bụi 去掉...上的灰尘

n duster

a cloth for removing dust. stowwer مِنْفَضَة غُبار парцал prachovka, hadr na prach støveklud das Staubtuch ξεσκονόπανο trapo tolmulapp گردگیر pölyhuiska chiffon מָטלִית धूल साफ करने वाला, धूल झाड़ने वाला krpa za brisanje prašine portörlő kain lap afþurrkunarklútur straccio per la polvere ぞうきん 청소부, 먼지떨이 dulkių šluostas putekļu lupata penyapu debu stofdoek støveklut ściereczka do kurzu espanador câr­pă de praf пыльная тряпка handra na prach krpa za prah krpa za prašinu dammtrasa ผ้าปัดฝุ่น toz bezi 拭布 ганчірка, щітка для змітання пилу جھاڑن khăn lau bụi 揩布

adj dusty

a dusty floor. stowwerig مُغْبَر прашен zaprášený støvet staubig σκονισμένος polvoriento tolmune غبار آلود pölyinen poussiéreux מְאוּבָק धूल वाला prašan poros berdebu rykugur impolverato ほこりっぽい 먼지투성이의 dulkėtas putekļains berhabuk stoffig støvet zakurzony poeirento plin de praf пыльный zaprášený prašen prašnjav dammig เป็นฝุ่น tozlu, toz içinde, toz gibi 有灰塵的 запорошений, запилений خاک آلودہ đầy bụi 有灰尘的

n dustiness

stowwerigheid إغبِرار напрашеност prašnost støvethed die Staubigkeit παρουσία (άφθονης) σκόνης calidad de polvoriento tolmusus غبار آلودی pölyisyys état poussiéreux מְאוּבָקוּת, לִכלוּך ध्रूल भरा zaprašenost porlódás keadaan kotor e-ð rykugt l'essere polveroso/impolverato ほこりっぽさ 먼지투성이, 더러움 dulkėtumas putekļainība keadaan berdebu stoffigheid støvet tilstand zakurzenie estado poeirento praf, prăfuire запылённость prašnosť zaprašenost prašnjavost matthet ความเป็นฝุ่นละออง tozluluk, toz 灰塵 запиленість غبار آلودگی sự đầy bụi 灰尘

n dustbin [ˈdasbin]

(Americanˈgarbage-canorˈtrash-can) a container for household rubbish. snippermandjie, vuilgoeddrom صُنْدوق الزِّبالَه кофа за смет popelnice skraldespand; affaldsspand der Mülleimer σκουπιδοτενεκές cubo de la basura prügikonteiner سطل زباله roskakori poubelle פַּח אַשפָּה कचरा पेटी kanta za smeće szeméttartó (vödör), szemétláda tempat sampah ruslatunna pattumiera ごみ入れ 쓰레기통 šiukšlių kibiras/dėžė atkritumu spainis tong sampah vuilnisbak søppeldunk/-kasse/-bøtte kubeł na śmieci caixote do lixo мусорный ящик smetník smetnjak korpa za otpatke soptunna ถังขยะ çöp tenekesi/bidonu 垃圾桶 ящик для сміття کوڑے دان thùng rác 垃圾箱

n dust-jacket [ˈdasdʒӕkit]

the loose paper cover of a book. omslag غِلاف وَرَقي обложка přebal knihy smudsomslag der Schutzumschlag κάλυμμα βιβλίου sobrecubierta kaaneümbris روکش کتاب suojakansi jaquette עַטִיפַת סֶפֶר किताब पर चढ़ाई गई जिल्द okvir za knjige borító jaket buku bókarkápa, hlífðarkápa á bók sovraccoperta di libro 本のカバー 책 커버 knygos aplankas grāmatas apvāks jaket buku stofomslag smussomslag obwoluta capa de livro supracopertă суперобложка prebal ovitek za knjigo mekane korice knjige skyddsomslag กระดาษห่อปก kitap kabı/gömleği 包書紙, 書皮 суперобкладинка کتاب کا گرد پوش bìa sách 包书纸, 书皮

n dustman [ˈdasmən]

a person employed to remove household rubbish. askarryer زَبّال боклукчия popelář skraldemand; renovationsarbejder der Müllmann σκουπιδιάρης basurero prügivedaja سپور؛ مامور شهرداری roskakuski éboueur/-euse עוֹבֵד תָּברוּאָה कूड़ा ले जाने वाला smetlar szemetes (ember) tukang sampah öskukarl spazzino, netturbino ごみ集め人夫 쓰레기 치는 사람 šiukšlininkas atkritumu aizvācējs pengangkut sampah vuilnisman renovasjonsarbeider, søppelkjører śmieciarz lixeiro мусорщик smetiar smetar đubretar sophämtare คนเก็บขยะ çüpçü 清潔工 сміттяр صفائی کا ملازم công nhân quét rác 清洁工

n dustpan [ˈdaspӕn]

a type of flat container with a handle, used for holding dust swept from the floor. skoppie مِجْرَفَه للكِناسَه лопата за смет lopatka na smetí fejespån die Kehrrichtschaufel φαράσι recogedor prügikühvel خاک انداز rikkalapio pelle à poussière יָעֶה डस्टपैन, चौडए मुह वाला छोटा पात्र जिसका प्रयोग जमीन से धूल, मिट्टी आदि को बहार कर उठाने के लइए किया जाता है lopatica za smeće szemétlapát pengki fægiskúffa paletta per la spazzatura ちり取り 쓰레받기 šiukšlių semtuvėlis (saslauku) liekšķere penyodok sampah blik feiebrett śmietniczka pá do lixo făraş совок для мусора lopatka na smeti smetišnica đubrovnik sopskyffel ถังตักผง faraş 畚箕 совок для сміття چھوٹا کوڑے دان cái hót rác 簸箕

n dust-up

a quarrel There was a bit of a dust-up between the two men. bakleiery شِجار، خِصام караница hádka, rvačka slagsmål; skænderi die Auseinandersetzung τσακωμός pelea kisma جنگ و دعوا riita bagarre רִיב झगड़ा करना sukob, prepirka veszekedés pertengkaran heiftarlegt rifrildi; uppgjör lite けんか 소동, 난투 rietynės strīds; tracis tengkar handgemeen krangel, oppgjør, scene awantura briga scandal перебранка hádka prepir svađa uppträde, gräl การทะเลาะวิวาท kavga, patırtı 爭吵 сварка جھگڑا tranh cãi 争吵

dust down

to remove the dust from with a brushing action She picked herself up and dusted herself down. afstof يُنَظِّف الغُبار بالفُرْشاه премахвам прах okartáčovat (se), oprášit (se) støve af; genoplive; rejse sig ausbürsten ξεσκονίζω sacudirse el polvo tolmu pühkima تکاندن pudistaa pölyt épousseter לְהַברִיש אָבָק धूल हटाना otresti prašinu leporol menyeka slá af sér ryk, þurrka af spolverare ほこりを払う 먼지를 털다 nu(si)braukti dulkes notīrīt; nobraucīt putekļus membersihkan (zich) afstoffen børste av seg otrzepać się sacudir o pó a se scutura (de praf) отряхиваться oprášiť (sa) otresti prah skinuti prašinu sa sebe borsta dammet av ปัดฝุ่นออกจาก (ด้วยมือ) tozunu silkmek 刷掉灰塵 обмітати دھول ہٹانا phủi bụi 刷掉灰尘

throw dust in someone's eyes

to try to deceive someone. 'n rat voor die oë draai يَذُر الرَّماد في العُيون хвърлям пясък в очите sypat písek do očí føre nogen bag lyset jemandem Sand in die Augen streuen ρίχνω στάχτη στα μάτια tratar de engañar a alguien (kellelegi) puru silma ajama فریب دادن sumuttaa jeter de la poudre aux yeux de qqn לִזרוֹת חוֹל בְּעֵינֵי - झांसा देना zavarati nekoga, obmanuti becsap (vkit) mengelabui slá ryki í augu e-s gettare la polvere negli occhi a qualcuno, ingannare qualcuno だます 남을 속이다 pūsti miglą į akis pūst kādam miglu acīs menipu iemand zand in de ogen strooien forsøke å føre bak lyset, lure mydlić komuś oczy lançar poeira nos olhos de alguém a-i arunca cuiva cu praf în ochi; a înşela пускать пыль в глаза sypať piesok do očí metati komu pesek v oči obmanuti nekog lura ngn, föra ngn bakom ljuset ปิดบังความจริง; หลอกลวง aldatmak, yanıltmak 欺騙某人 пил пускати в очі آنکھ میں دھول جھونکنا lòe ai 欺骗某人

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dust → غبار, ينفض oprášit, prach støv, støve af Staub, Staub wischen ξεσκονίζω, σκόνη desempolvar, polvo, quitar el polvo pöly, pyyhkiä pölyt épousseter, poussière brisati prašinu, prašina polvere, spolverare ほこり, ほこりを払う 먼지, 먼지를 털다 stof, stoffen støv, tørke støv kurz, zakurzyć espanar, limpar o pó, poeira пылиться, пыль damm, damma ปัดฝุ่น, ฝุ่น toz, toz almak bụi, phủi bụi 灰尘, 除灰