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1 eyeful
tr['aɪfʊl]1 (of dust, sand, etc)2 (attractive sight) cosa atractiva\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto get an eyeful of something echar un vistazo a algon.• buena ojeada s.f.'aɪfʊlquick, get an eyeful of this — (colloq) ven a ver esto, no te lo pierdas
['aɪfʊl]Nget an eyeful of this! * — ¡echa un vistazo a esto!, ¡mira esto!
she's quite an eyeful! * — ¡está buenísima! *
* * *['aɪfʊl]quick, get an eyeful of this — (colloq) ven a ver esto, no te lo pierdas
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2 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
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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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