Parola del giorno in inglese

Definizioni

inglese > italiano
dust
1. sost. (fisica) (chimica) polvere
2. verb. spolverare
inglese > inglese
dust
1. subst. Fine, dry particles of matter found in the air and covering the surface of objects, typically consisting of soil lifted up by the wind, pollen, hair, etc.
2. subst. The act of cleaning by dusting.
3. subst. (obsolete) A single particle of earth or other material.
4. subst. The earth, as the resting place of the dead.
5. subst. The earthy remains of bodies once alive; the remains of the human body.
6. subst. (figurative) Something worthless.
7. subst. (figurative) A low or mean condition.
8. subst. (slang) cash; money (in reference to gold dust).
9. subst. (colloquial) A disturbance or uproar.
to raise, or kick up, a dust
10. subst. (mathematics) A totally disconnected set of points with a fractal structure.
11. v. To remove dust from.
The cleaning lady needs a stool to dust the cupboard.
12. v. (intransitive) To remove dust; to clean by removing dust.
Dusting always makes me cough.
13. v. (intransitive) Of a bird, to cover itself in sand or dry, dusty earth.
14. v. To spray or cover something with fine powder or liquid.
The mother dusted her baby's bum with talcum powder.
15. v. (chiefly US slang) To leave; to rush off.
16. v. To reduce to a fine powder; to levigate.
italiano > inglese
polvere
1. subst. dust, powder

Pronuncia

Esempi d'uso

When there was despair in the dust bowl and depression across the land, she saw a nation conquer fear itself with a New Deal, new jobs, a new sense of common purpose. Yes, we can.      Quando c'era disperazione nella piana polverosa e depressione attraverso la terra, vide una nazione conquistare la paura stessa con un New Deal, nuovi posti di lavoro, un nuovo senso di scopo comune. Sì, possiamo. Hail all faithful souls, whose bodies here and everywhere do rest in the dust.      Vi saluto, o tutte le anime fedeli, i cui corpi qui e ovunque riposino in terra. Dust got into one of my eyes.      Mi è andata della polvere in un occhio.

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