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1 powder keg
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2 powder box or compact
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3 powder flash
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4 powder magazine
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5 powder oneself
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6 powder to dry wet ink
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7 powder compact
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1. noun1) (any substance in the form of fine particles: soap powder; milk-powder.) polvo2) (a special kind of substance in this form, used as a cosmetic etc: face-powder; talcum powder.) polvos3) (formerly, gunpowder: powder and shot.) pólvora
2. verb(to put powder on (one's face or body): She powdered her nose.) empolvar- powdered- powdery
- powder puff
- powder room
powder n polvotr['paʊdəSMALLr/SMALL]1 (put powder on) poner polvos, empolvar2 (pulverize) pulverizar, reducir a polvo\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto powder one's nose euphemistic use lavarse las manospowder compact polverapowder keg polvorín nombre masculinopowder puff borlapowder room lavabo de señoras, tocador nombre masculinopowder ['paʊdər] vt1) : empolvarto powder one's face: empolvarse la cara2) pulverize: pulverizarpowder n: polvo m, polvos mpln.• harina s.f.• polvo s.m.• pólvora s.f.v.• empolvar v.• polvorear v.• pulverizar v.
I 'paʊdər, 'paʊdə(r)mass noun1) polvo m; (before n)2) ( face powder) polvo m or polvos mpl (de tocador); (before n)powder puff — borla f, cisne m (RPl)
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1) ( cover) empolvarto powder one's nose — retocarse* el maquillaje
2)a) (grind, pulverize) pulverizar*b) powdered past p <milk/eggs> en polvo['paʊdǝ(r)]powdered sugar — (AmE) azúcar m or f glas, azúcar m or f flor (Chi), azúcar m or f impalpable (RPl), azúcar m or f en polvo (Col)
1.- keep one's powder dry2. VT1) (=reduce to powder) pulverizar, reducir a polvo2) (=dust) (with face powder, talcum powder) empolvar; (Culin) (with flour, icing sugar) espolvorear ( with de)to powder one's nose — (lit) empolvarse la nariz; euph ir al baño
3.VI pulverizarse, hacerse polvo4.CPDpowder blue N — azul m pálido
powder blush N, powder blusher N — colorete m en polvo
powder compact N — polvera f
powder horn N — chifle m, cuerno m de pólvora
powder keg N — barril m de pólvora
powder magazine N — santabárbara f
powder puff N — borla f
powder room N — tocador m, aseos mpl (de señora)
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I ['paʊdər, 'paʊdə(r)]mass noun1) polvo m; (before n)2) ( face powder) polvo m or polvos mpl (de tocador); (before n)powder puff — borla f, cisne m (RPl)
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1) ( cover) empolvarto powder one's nose — retocarse* el maquillaje
2)a) (grind, pulverize) pulverizar*b) powdered past p <milk/eggs> en polvopowdered sugar — (AmE) azúcar m or f glas, azúcar m or f flor (Chi), azúcar m or f impalpable (RPl), azúcar m or f en polvo (Col)
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10 powder room
noun (a women's restroom.) tocador, lavabo de señoraslavabo de señoras, tocador nombre masculinonoun (euph) tocador m (euf)* * *noun (euph) tocador m (euf) -
11 powder puff
(a piece of very soft material used to apply face-powder etc.) borlaborlan.• borla s.f. -
12 powder-blue
'paʊdər'bluː, ˌpaʊdə'bluːadjective (pred powder-blue blue) azul pastel adj inv['paʊdǝ'bluː]ADJ azul pálido* * *['paʊdər'bluː, ˌpaʊdə'bluː]adjective (pred powder-blue blue) azul pastel adj inv -
13 powder bed
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14 powder avalanche
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15 powder cloud
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16 powder snow
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17 powder snow avalanche
avalancha en polvo; avalancha secaEnglish-Spanish dictionary of Geography > powder snow avalanche
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18 powder camera
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19 powder coating
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20 powder diffractometer
nCRYSTALL, INSTR difractómetro de polvo mEnglish-Spanish technical dictionary > powder diffractometer
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