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1 Staub
m; -(e)s, kein Pl. dust; (Pulver) powder; BOT. pollen; von einer Schicht Staub bedeckt covered with a layer of dust; ( im Schlafzimmer etc.) Staub saugen vacuum (Brit. auch hoover) (the bedroom etc.); Staub wischen dust, do the dusting; den Staub von etw. wischen dust s.th. (down); zu Staub zerfallen crumble into dust; sich vor jemandem in den Staub werfen fig. etw. erbittend: throw o.s. at s.o.’s feet; unterwürfig: grovel before s.o. ( oder at s.o.’s feet); sich aus dem Staub machen umg. clear off, make a (quick) getaway; den Staub eines Ortes von den Füßen schütteln geh., altm. shake the dust of a place from one’s feet; aufwirbeln* * *der Staubdust; powder* * *[ʃtaup]m -(e)s, -e or Stäube[-bə, 'ʃtɔybə] dust; (BOT) pollenStáúb saugen — to vacuum, to hoover® (Brit)
Stáúb wischen — to dust
zu Stáúb werden (liter) (wieder) — to turn to dust to return to dust (liter)
sich vor jdm in den Stáúb werfen — to throw oneself at sb's feet
vor jdm im Stáúb kriechen (lit, fig) — to grovel before sb, to grovel at sb's feet
sich aus dem Stáúb(e) machen (inf) — to clear off
den Stáúb (eines Ortes/Landes) von den Füßen schütteln (liter) — to shake the dust (of a place/country) off one's feet
See:* * *der1) (fine grains of earth, sand etc: The furniture was covered in dust.) dust2) (anything in the form of fine powder: gold-dust; sawdust.) dust* * *<-[e]s, -e o Stäube>[ʃtaup, pl ˈʃtɔybə]m\Staub saugen to vacuum, to hoover BRIT\Staub wischen to dustzu \Staub werden [o zerfallen] (geh) to turn to dust; Mumie, archäologische Fundstücke to crumble into dust3.▶ \Staub aufwirbeln (fam) to kick up a lot of dust; (in der Öffentlichkeit) to make [or create] a [big] stir▶ den \Staub [eines Ortes/Landes] von den Füßen schütteln to shake the dust [of a place/country] off one's feet* * *der; Staub[e]s dust[im ganzen Haus] Staub wischen — dust [the whole house]
[im Wohnzimmer] Staub saugen — vacuum or (Brit. coll.) hoover [the sitting room]
[viel] Staub aufwirbeln — (fig. ugs.) stir things up [quite a bit] (coll.); cause [a lot of] aggro (Brit. sl.)
sich aus dem Staub[e] machen — (fig. ugs.) make oneself scarce (coll.)
* * *von einer Schicht Staub bedeckt covered with a layer of dust;(im Schlafzimmer etc)Staub wischen dust, do the dusting;den Staub von etwas wischen dust sth (down);zu Staub zerfallen crumble into dust;sich vor jemandem in den Staub werfen fig etwas erbittend: throw o.s. at sb’s feet; unterwürfig: grovel before sb ( oder at sb’s feet);sich aus dem Staub machen umg clear off, make a (quick) getaway;den Staub eines Ortes von den Füßen schütteln geh, obs shake the dust of a place from one’s feet; → aufwirbeln* * *der; Staub[e]s dust[im ganzen Haus] Staub wischen — dust [the whole house]
[im Wohnzimmer] Staub saugen — vacuum or (Brit. coll.) hoover [the sitting room]
[viel] Staub aufwirbeln — (fig. ugs.) stir things up [quite a bit] (coll.); cause [a lot of] aggro (Brit. sl.)
sich aus dem Staub[e] machen — (fig. ugs.) make oneself scarce (coll.)
* * *nur sing. m.dust n.powder n. -
2 zerfallen
v/i (unreg.)1. fall apart ( oder to pieces); in seine Bestandteile: disintegrate; Gebäude: collapse, crumble; (sich auflösen) decompose (auch CHEM.); in seine Bestandteile zerfallen break down into its component parts; zu Staub zerfallen crumble to dust2. PHYS. disintegrate3. fig., Reich etc.: decline, decay, collapse4. fig.: zerfallen in (+ Akk) be divided into, fall into; der Aufsatz zerfällt in 4 Teile the essay is in ( oder is divided into) four parts—I P.P. zerfallen1II Adj.1. Schloss: ruined; Haus: attr. tumbledown...; zerfallen sein auch be in ruins, be in a state of decay2. fig.: mit jemandem zerfallen sein have fallen out with s.o.; mit sich ( und der Welt) zerfallen sein have fallen out with o.s., be at odds with o.s. and the world* * ** * *zer|fạl|len I ptp zerfa\#llenvi irreg aux sein1) (= sich auflösen) to disintegrate; (Gebäude) to decay, to fall into ruin; (Atomkern) to decay; (= auseinanderfallen) to fall apart, to disintegrate; (Leiche, Holz etc) to decompose; (Reich, Kultur, Moral) to decay, to decline; (Gesundheit) to decline2) (= sich gliedern) to fall (in +acc into) IIadj2)(= verfeindet)
mit jdm zerfallen sein — to have fallen out with sbselbst zerfallen sein — to be at odds with the world/oneself
* * *zer·fal·len *vi irreg Hilfsverb: sein1. (sich zersetzen) to disintegrate; Fassade, Gebäude to disintegrate, to decay, to fall into ruin; Körper, Materie to decompose; Atom to decay; Gesundheit to decline2. (auseinanderbrechen) Reich, Sitte to decline, to fallin Ionen \zerfallen to dissociate to ions▪ mit jdm \zerfallen to fall out with sb* * *unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb; mit sein1) (auch fig.) disintegrate (in + Akk., zu into); < building> fall into ruin, decay; < corpse> decompose, decay2) (unterteilt sein) be divided (in + Akk. into)* * *zerfallen1 v/i (irr)1. fall apart ( oder to pieces); in seine Bestandteile: disintegrate; Gebäude: collapse, crumble; (sich auflösen) decompose ( auch CHEM);in seine Bestandteile zerfallen break down into its component parts;zu Staub zerfallen crumble to dust2. PHYS disintegrate3. fig, Reich etc: decline, decay, collapse4. fig:zerfallen in (+akk) be divided into, fall into;der Aufsatz zerfällt in 4 Teile the essay is in ( oder is divided into) four partszerfallen2A. pperf → zerfallen1B. adjzerfallen sein auch be in ruins, be in a state of decay2. fig:mit jemandem zerfallen sein have fallen out with sb;mit sich (und der Welt) zerfallen sein have fallen out with o.s., be at odds with o.s. and the world* * *unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb; mit sein1) (auch fig.) disintegrate (in + Akk., zu into); < building> fall into ruin, decay; < corpse> decompose, decay2) (unterteilt sein) be divided (in + Akk. into)* * *v.to disintegrate v.to molder v.to moulder v. -
3 Staub
\Staub saugen to vacuum, to hoover ( Brit)\Staub wischen to dust;zu \Staub werden [o zerfallen] ( geh) to turn to dust; Mumie, archäologische Fundstücke to crumble into dustWENDUNGEN:den \Staub [eines Ortes/Landes] von den Füßen schütteln to shake the dust [of a place/country] off one's feet;\Staub aufwirbeln ( fam) to kick up a lot of dust; ( in der Öffentlichkeit) to make [or create] a [big] stir;sich vor jdm in den \Staub werfen (veraltet) to throw oneself at sb's feet
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