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['dʌstɪ]aggettivo [house, table, road] polveroso; [climb, journey] in mezzo alla polvere••to give sb. a dusty answer — dare una risposta vaga a qcn
* * *adjective a dusty floor.) impolverato* * *dusty /ˈdʌstɪ/A a.1 polveroso; impolverato: a dusty room, una stanza impolverata; The books were very dusty also inside, i libri erano tutti impolverati anche dentro; a dusty road, una strada polverosa; The fields were dry and dusty, i campi erano secchi e polverosiB n.1 ► dustman2 (fam. ingl.) persona anziana; vecchione● (ingl.) a dusty answer, una risposta secca e inutile, una rispostaccia: You can ask him to contribute, but you'll get a dusty answer, puoi chiedergli di contribuire, ma riceverai una rispostaccia □ ( nella pesca) dusty miller, mosca artificiale □ to get dusty, impolverarsi □ to make dusty, impolverare □ (fam.) not so dusty, discreto; niente male (fam.).* * *['dʌstɪ]aggettivo [house, table, road] polveroso; [climb, journey] in mezzo alla polvere••to give sb. a dusty answer — dare una risposta vaga a qcn
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