Locuciones verbales
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| dust [sth] down vtr phrasal sep | (wipe clean) | sacudir algo vtr + pron |
| | | quitar el polvo de algo loc verb |
| | | desempolvar algo vtr + pron |
| | (coloquial) | plumerear algo vtr + pron |
| Note: Sólo cuando se saca el polvo con un plumero. |
| dust [sth] down vtr phrasal sep | informal, figurative (use: [sth] neglected) (figurado) | desempolvar⇒ vtr |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Este trabajo me dará la oportunidad de desempolvar mis conocimientos artísticos. |
dust [sth] off,
dust off [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (wipe or brush clean) | sacar el polvo, quitar el polvo loc verb |
| | Just dust off the car; we don't have time to wash it. |
| | Tan solo quítale el polvo al coche; no hay tiempo para lavarlo. |
dust [sth] off,
dust off [sth] vtr phrasal sep | informal, figurative (use after a long period) (figurado) | desempolvar⇒ vtr |
| | Dust off your shoulder pads - the '80s are coming back! |
| | Desempolva las hombreras, la moda de los 80s ha regresado. |
Compound Forms:
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| angel dust n | slang (phencyclidine: hallucinogen) | polvo de ángel nm |
| | El amigo se quedó arriba por usar polvo de ángel. |
Ashes to ashes,
dust to dust expr | (After death, we become dust.) | polvo eres y polvo serás expr |
| Note: Line from Christian burial service. |
| bite the dust v expr | figurative (die) (coloquial) | estirar la pata expr |
| | The cinema audience cheered when the baddie bit the dust. |
| bite the dust v expr | figurative (fail) | fracasar⇒ vi |
| | | irse a pique loc verb |
| | Jake's start-up soon bit the dust because he failed to meet his deadlines. |
blow the dust off,
blow the cobwebs off v expr | figurative (abandon old routines, habits) | abandonar los malos hábitos loc verb |
| | New Year is a time to blow the dust off and make a fresh start. |
blow the dust off [sth],
blow the dust off of [sth] v expr | figurative (use for the first time in ages) (figurado) | desempolvar⇒ vtr |
| | Let's blow the dust off this old record and see how it sounds. |
| | Ayer me encontré varios cuadernos de música de cuando estaba en el conservatorio. Creo que es hora de desempolvar el clarinete. |
drop cloth (US),
dust sheet (UK) n | (protective sheet) | algo para tapar o cubrir nm + loc adj |
| | Before you start painting the walls, please put down a drop cloth to protect the floors. |
| | Antes de que te pongas a pintar las paredes pon algo para tapar el piso. |
| dust bowl n | (area of barren land) | tierra desértica por la erosión del viento grupo nom |
| the Dust Bowl n | historical (drought in 1930s America) (voz inglesa) | dust bowl loc nom m |
| dust bunny n | mainly US, informal (ball of dust, fluff) | bola de polvo, bola de pelusa nf + loc adj |
| | | pelusa, borra nf |
| | | tamo nm |
| | There are dust bunnies under most of my furniture. |
| | Hay bolas de polvo debajo de casi todos mis muebles. |
| dust cap n | (telescope, camera: lens cover) | tapa nf |
| | | tapa que protege del polvo nf + loc adj |
| dust cloud n | (airborne dust) | nube de polvo nf + loc adj |
| dust cover n | (book jacket) | forro nm |
| | | sobrecubierta nf |
| | (artes gráficas) | camisa nf |
| dust cover n | (furniture covering) | funda nf |
| | | guardapolvo, guardapolvos nm |
| | What an odd family they were! - they kept dust covers on all their furniture. |
| | ¡Qué familia extraña! Tenían fundas en todos sus muebles. |
| dust devil n | (small whirlwind) | remolino nm |
| | Visitors to Texas are likely to see dust devils on the highway. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Vimos varios remolinos al lado de la carretera camino a Chihuahua. |
| | | torbellino nm |
dust jacket,
dust wrapper n | (protective cover on hardback book) | funda nf |
| | The book still has its dust jacket. |
| | El libro todavía tiene su funda. |
| dust mite n | (tiny creature that thrives in dust) | ácaro nm |
| | | dermatofagoides nm |
| | Regular vacuuming reduces the risk of dust mites infesting your home. |
| | Pasar la aspiradora regularmente reduce el riesgo de una invasión de ácaros en tu hogar. |
dust mop,
dry mop n | (cleaning tool) | mopa seca nf + adj |
| | | mopa de polvo nf + loc adj |
| | (MX) | trapeador de polvo nm + loc adj |
| dust-mop [sth]⇒ vtr | (clean [sth] with dust mop) | pasar la mopa loc verb |
| | (MX) | pasar el trapeador loc verb |
| dust-mop⇒ vi | (clean with dust mop) | pasar la mopa loc verb |
| | (MX) | pasar el trapeador loc verb |
| dust ruffle n | (valance) | volante nm |
| | El volante en la cama además de dar personalidad al dormitorio evita que se vea lo que hay debajo. |
| dust storm n | (meteorology) | tormenta de arena nf + loc adj |
| | A dust storm turned the sky orange. |
dust-up,
also UK: dustup n | slang (fight) | pelea nf |
| | | riña nf |
| | | gresca nf |
dustsheet,
dust sheet n | (large protective cloth) | funda nf |
| | | guardapolvos nm inv |
| gather dust v expr | figurative (be unused for a long time) | juntar polvo, acumular polvo expr |
| gold dust n | (fine grains of gold) | polvo de oro loc nom m |
| | During the California gold rush a lot of men panned the streams for gold dust. |
| | Durante la fiebre del oro de California muchos hombres cribaron los arroyos en busca de polvo de oro. |
| gold dust n | figurative ([sth] prized as rare, valuable) (figurado) | tesoro nm |
| | (figurado) | oro puro loc nom m |
| | (figurado) | oro en polvo loc nom m |
| | Tickets for the concert are gold dust; you'll be extremely lucky to get your hands on one. |
| | Las entradas para el concierto son un tesoro, eres extremadamente afortunado de haber conseguido una. |
| leave [sb] in the dust v expr | figurative (overtake a competitor) | dejar atrás vtr + adv |
| | | superar⇒, adelantar⇒ vtr |
| like gold dust adj | (rare, valuable) (figurado) | oro en polvo loc adj |
| | Parking spaces are like gold dust in this city. |
| moon dust n | (powder on lunar surface) | suelo lunar nm + adj |
| | | polvo lunar nm + adj |
| not see [sb] for dust v expr | UK, figurative (describes a hasty departure) (cambio de sujeto; coloquial) | salir volando, salir a la carrera loc verb |
| | (cambio de sujeto) | esfumarse⇒ v prnl |
| | I really don't like my current job; if I got a better offer, you wouldn't see me for dust! |
| | Mi trabajo actual no me gusta para nada; ¡si me ofrecen algo mejor, saldría volando! |
| phencyclidine n | (anesthetic drug) | fenciclidina nf |
| shake the dust from your feet v expr | figurative (leave in haste or anger) (con ira) | irse, largarse⇒ v prnl |
| | (AR, coloquial) | irse echando putas loc verb |
| throw dust in [sb]'s eyes v expr | figurative (mislead, deceive) | echar tierra en los ojos loc verb |
wait for the dust to settle,
let the dust settle v expr | figurative (wait for situation to calm down) | dejar que las cosas decanten, dejar que las cosas se acomoden loc verb |
when the dust settles,
once the dust settles,
after the dust settles expr | figurative (when the situation calms down) | cuando bajen las aguas expr |
when the dust has settled,
once the dust has settled,
after the dust has settled expr | figurative (when the situation calms down) | cuando bajen las aguas expr |
| | | cuando se calmen las aguas expr |