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1 ♦ done
♦ done /dʌn/A p. p. di to doB a.1 fatto; finito: It's as good as done, ormai è cosa fatta; That's half the job done, metà del lavoro è fatto2 cotto: The potatoes aren't done yet, le patate non sono ancora cotte; The steak was done to a turn, la bistecca era cotta a puntino; half-done, cotto a metà; well done, ben cottoC inter.affare fatto!; ci sto: «I'll give you £20 of it» «Done!», «te lo pago venti sterline» «affare fatto!»● (fam.) to be done, (rif. a persona) aver finito; (rif. a periodo, epoca) essere una cosa del passato: When you're done, give me a call, quando hai finito, fammi uno squillo; Are you done?, hai finito?; I'm not done yet, non ho ancora finito; Those days are done, quest'epoca è cosa del passato; Her dancing days were done, l'epoca in cui ballava era una cosa del passato □ to be ( all) done and dusted, essere bell'e fatto: Everything was done and dusted by 5, alle cinque, era tutto bell'e fatto □ (fam.) to be done with, avere chiuso con: I'm done with soccer, con il calcio ho chiuso □ (fam.) to be done for, essere nei guai (o spacciato): If he finds out, we're done for, se lo scopre, siamo spacciati □ (fam.) to be done in (o done up), essere esausto (o stanco morto) □ (fam.) to be (o to get) done, essere fregato: I think you've been done, mi sa che ti hanno fregato □ to be a done deal, essere cosa fatta: It seems the transfer is already a done deal, sembra che il trasferimento sia già cosa fatta □ to be the done thing, essere la cosa giusta □ It isn't done, non si fa, non sta bene: It just isn't done to speak with your mouth full, parlare con la bocca piena proprio non si fa □ (prov.) What's done cannot be undone, cosa fatta capo ha □ DIALOGO → - Greetings and other useful phrases- Well done!, bravo! -
2 done
done [dʌn]1 pp of do(a) (finished) fini;∎ are you done yet? est-ce que tu as fini?;∎ aren't you done yet? tu n'as pas encore fini?;∎ to get sth done (completed) finir qch;∎ everything should be done and dusted by the end of the month tout doit être bouclé pour la fin du mois(b) (cooked → food) cuit∎ that's the milk done il n'y a plus de lait□ ;∎ when the ammunition was done quand ils ont été à court de munitions□∎ it's not the done thing, it's not done ça ne se fait pas;∎ speaking with your mouth full is not done or the done thing ça ne se fait pas de parler la bouche pleine;∎ it used to be the done thing to send your hostess flowers ça se faisait d'envoyer des fleurs à son hôtesse►► Commerce done deal = transaction dans laquelle les invendus ne peuvent être retournés au fournisseur;∎ figurative the peace agreement/merger is not a done deal yet l'accord de paix/la fusion n'est pas encore chose faite -
3 dust
1. noun1) (fine grains of earth, sand etc: The furniture was covered in dust.) polvo2) (anything in the form of fine powder: gold-dust; sawdust.) polvo
2. verb(to free (furniture etc) from dust: She dusts (the house) once a week.) quitar el polvo- duster- dusty
- dustiness
- dustbin
- dust-jacket
- dustman
- dustpan
- dust-up
- dust down
- throw dust in someone's eyes
dust1 n polvodust2 vb quitar el polvotr[dʌst]1 (gen) polvo1 (room, furniture, ornaments, etc) quitar el polvo a, limpiar el polvo a2 (cake, plant) espolvorear1 (clean) quitar el polvo\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto dust oneself down sacudirse el polvoto gather dust llenarse de polvoto give something a dust quitar el polvo a algo, limpiar el polvo a algonot to see somebody for dust poner los pies en polvorosawhen the dust has settled cuando se calme la borrasca, cuando haya pasado la tormentadust bowl SMALLGEOGRAPHY/SMALL región nombre femenino de sequía, zona semi-árida, zona semidesérticadust jacket sobrecubiertadust storm tormenta de polvodust ['dʌst] vt1) : quitar el polvo de2) sprinkle: espolvoreardust n: polvo mn.• basura s.f.• ceniza s.f.• cenizas s.f.pl.• polvo s.m.v.• desempolvar v.• despolvorear v.• espolvorear v.• limpiar el polvo v.
I dʌst1) u ( particles of matter) polvo mashes to ashes, dust to dust — (liter) polvo eres y en polvo te convertirás
as dry as dust — árido
to bite the dust — \<\<person\>\> morder* el polvo; \<\<project/plan\>\> irse* a pique
not to see somebody for dust — (colloq)
mention work and you won't see him for dust — basta hablarle de trabajo para que ponga los pies en polvorosa
when the dust has settled — cuando haya pasado la tormenta
to shake the dust off one's feet — largarse* hecho una furia
2) ( dusting) (no pl)to give something a dust — sacarle* or limpiarle el polvo a algo
II
1) ( remove dust from)to dust the furniture — quitarles el polvo a los muebles, sacudir los muebles (CS, Méx)
2) ( sprinkle)she dusted her feet with talcum powder — se echó or se puso talco en los pies
•Phrasal Verbs:- dust off[dʌst]1. N1) (in house, on ground) polvo mthere was thick dust, the dust lay thick — había una gruesa capa de polvo
to raise a lot of dust — (lit) levantar mucho polvo; (fig) (=cause a scandal) levantar una polvareda
- kick up or raise a dust- throw dust in sb's eyesash II, 1. see bite 2., 1) dry 1., 6), gather 1., 1)2) * (=act of dusting)2. VT1) [+ furniture] quitar el polvo a or de; [+ room] limpiar el polvo a or de2) (with flour, icing sugar) espolvoreardust down, dust offto dust o.s. with talc — ponerse talco
3.VI (=clean up) limpiar el polvo4.CPDdust 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 off- dust out* * *
I [dʌst]1) u ( particles of matter) polvo mashes to ashes, dust to dust — (liter) polvo eres y en polvo te convertirás
as dry as dust — árido
to bite the dust — \<\<person\>\> morder* el polvo; \<\<project/plan\>\> irse* a pique
not to see somebody for dust — (colloq)
mention work and you won't see him for dust — basta hablarle de trabajo para que ponga los pies en polvorosa
when the dust has settled — cuando haya pasado la tormenta
to shake the dust off one's feet — largarse* hecho una furia
2) ( dusting) (no pl)to give something a dust — sacarle* or limpiarle el polvo a algo
II
1) ( remove dust from)to dust the furniture — quitarles el polvo a los muebles, sacudir los muebles (CS, Méx)
2) ( sprinkle)she dusted her feet with talcum powder — se echó or se puso talco en los pies
•Phrasal Verbs:- dust off
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