Significado de dust em inglês
dustdust1 /dʌst/ noun 
Ver todas as traduções1[uncountable] dry powder consisting of extremely small bits of dirt that is in buildings on furniture, floors etc if they are not kept cleanpó seco formado por partículas minúsculas de sujeira que se acumula em móveis, pisos etc. em ambientes que não são mantidos limpos: 
All the furniture was covered in dust.Todos os móveis estavam cobertos de poeira. a thick layer of dustuma espessa camada de poeira There’s not a speck of dust in the kitchen.Não há nem um grão de poeira na cozinha.gather/collect dust (=become covered with dust)(=ficar coberto de poeira) Her old trophies were collecting dust on the shelves.Seus velhos troféus estavam acumulando poeira nas prateleiras. Dust particles floated in the sunlight.Partículas de poeira flutuavam na luz do sol. A sudden breeze sent motes of dust (=small bits of dust) dancing in the air.Uma brisa repentina fez as partículas de poeira (=pequenos fragmentos de poeira) dançarem no ar.2[uncountable] dry powder consisting of extremely small bits of earth or sandpó seco composto de partículas muito pequenas de terra ou areia: The wind was blowing dust and leaves up from the ground.O vento levantava poeira e folhas do chão. A car sped past in a cloud of dust.Um carro passou em alta velocidade levantando uma nuvem de poeira.3[uncountable] powder consisting of extremely small bits of a particular substancepó composto de partículas muito pequenas de determinada substânciacoal/brick/chalk etc dust4a dust British English the act of dusting somethingo ato de tirar o pó de algo: I need to give the sitting room a dust.Preciso tirar o pó da sala de estar.5let the dust settle/wait for the dust to settle to allow or wait for a confused situation to become clearaguardar ou permitir que uma situação confusa se esclareça → bite the dust at bite1(8), → dusty, → leave somebody in the dust at leave1(15), → not see somebody for dust at see1(35)COLLOCATIONSCOLOCAÇÕESverbsverbosbe covered in dust· Everything was filthy and covered in dust.· Tudo estava imundo e coberto de poeira.gather/collect dust (=become covered with dust)· Piles of old books lay on the floor gathering dust.· Pilhas de livros velhos estavam espalhadas pelo chão acumulando poeira.phraseslocuçõesa layer of dust· I brushed away the thin layer of dust which covered the picture.· Eu removi a fina camada de poeira que cobria o quadro.a speck of dust (=a tiny piece of dust)· By the time I'd finished cleaning, there wasn't a speck of dust anywhere.· Quando terminei de limpar, não havia nem um grão de poeira em lugar nenhum.a particle of dust/a dust particle (=a small piece of dust)· The air is full of dust particles.· O ar está cheio de partículas de poeira.motes of dust/dust motes literaryliterário (=small pieces of dust)· Glittering motes of dust hung in the sunlight.· Partículas de poeira cintilantes pairavam na luz do sol.
Ver todas as traduções1[uncountable] dry powder consisting of extremely small bits of dirt that is in buildings on furniture, floors etc if they are not kept cleanpó seco formado por partículas minúsculas de sujeira que se acumula em móveis, pisos etc. em ambientes que não são mantidos limpos: All the furniture was covered in dust.Todos os móveis estavam cobertos de poeira. a thick layer of dustuma espessa camada de poeira There’s not a speck of dust in the kitchen.Não há nem um grão de poeira na cozinha.gather/collect dust (=become covered with dust)(=ficar coberto de poeira) Her old trophies were collecting dust on the shelves.Seus velhos troféus estavam acumulando poeira nas prateleiras. Dust particles floated in the sunlight.Partículas de poeira flutuavam na luz do sol. A sudden breeze sent motes of dust (=small bits of dust) dancing in the air.Uma brisa repentina fez as partículas de poeira (=pequenos fragmentos de poeira) dançarem no ar.2[uncountable] dry powder consisting of extremely small bits of earth or sandpó seco composto de partículas muito pequenas de terra ou areia: The wind was blowing dust and leaves up from the ground.O vento levantava poeira e folhas do chão. A car sped past in a cloud of dust.Um carro passou em alta velocidade levantando uma nuvem de poeira.3[uncountable] powder consisting of extremely small bits of a particular substancepó composto de partículas muito pequenas de determinada substânciacoal/brick/chalk etc dust4a dust British English the act of dusting somethingo ato de tirar o pó de algo: I need to give the sitting room a dust.Preciso tirar o pó da sala de estar.5let the dust settle/wait for the dust to settle to allow or wait for a confused situation to become clearaguardar ou permitir que uma situação confusa se esclareça → bite the dust at bite1(8), → dusty, → leave somebody in the dust at leave1(15), → not see somebody for dust at see1(35)COLLOCATIONSCOLOCAÇÕESverbsverbosbe covered in dust· Everything was filthy and covered in dust.· Tudo estava imundo e coberto de poeira.gather/collect dust (=become covered with dust)· Piles of old books lay on the floor gathering dust.· Pilhas de livros velhos estavam espalhadas pelo chão acumulando poeira.phraseslocuçõesa layer of dust· I brushed away the thin layer of dust which covered the picture.· Eu removi a fina camada de poeira que cobria o quadro.a speck of dust (=a tiny piece of dust)· By the time I'd finished cleaning, there wasn't a speck of dust anywhere.· Quando terminei de limpar, não havia nem um grão de poeira em lugar nenhum.a particle of dust/a dust particle (=a small piece of dust)· The air is full of dust particles.· O ar está cheio de partículas de poeira.motes of dust/dust motes literaryliterário (=small pieces of dust)· Glittering motes of dust hung in the sunlight.· Partículas de poeira cintilantes pairavam na luz do sol.dustdust2 verb 1[intransitive, transitive] to clean the dust from a surface by moving something such as a soft cloth across itlimpar o pó de uma superfície passando algo como um pano macio: Rachel dusted the books and the bookshelves.Rachel tirou o pó dos livros e das estantes. I was dusting in the bedroom when the phone rang.Eu estava tirando o pó no quarto quando o telefone tocou.2[transitive] (also dust down, dust off) to remove something such as dust or dirt from your clothes by brushing them with your handsremover poeira ou sujeira da roupa sacudindo-a com as mãos: He got to his feet and dusted his knees.Ele se levantou e sacudiu o pó dos joelhos.dust yourself (down/off) Corbett dusted himself down and walked off.Corbett sacudiu o pó de si mesmo e foi embora.3[transitive] to put a fine powder over somethingpolvilhar algo com um pó finodust something with something Dust the biscuits with icing sugar.Polvilhe os biscoitos com açúcar de confeiteiro.dust something ↔ off phrasal verb1to remove something such as dust or dirt from your clothes by brushing them with your handsremover poeira ou sujeira da roupa sacudindo-a com as mãos: They were dusting off leaves and twigs.Eles estavam sacudindo folhas e galhinhos.dust yourself off He got to his feet and dusted himself off.Ele se levantou e sacudiu o pó de si mesmo.2to get something ready in order to use it again, after not using it for a long timepreparar algo para ser usado novamente após um longo período sem uso: The government is dusting off schemes for supporting creative industries.O governo está retomando planos de apoio às indústrias criativas.
1[intransitive, transitive] to clean the dust from a surface by moving something such as a soft cloth across itlimpar o pó de uma superfície passando algo como um pano macio: Rachel dusted the books and the bookshelves.Rachel tirou o pó dos livros e das estantes. I was dusting in the bedroom when the phone rang.Eu estava tirando o pó no quarto quando o telefone tocou.2[transitive] (also dust down, dust off) to remove something such as dust or dirt from your clothes by brushing them with your handsremover poeira ou sujeira da roupa sacudindo-a com as mãos: He got to his feet and dusted his knees.Ele se levantou e sacudiu o pó dos joelhos.dust yourself (down/off) Corbett dusted himself down and walked off.Corbett sacudiu o pó de si mesmo e foi embora.3[transitive] to put a fine powder over somethingpolvilhar algo com um pó finodust something with something Dust the biscuits with icing sugar.Polvilhe os biscoitos com açúcar de confeiteiro.dust something ↔ off phrasal verb1to remove something such as dust or dirt from your clothes by brushing them with your handsremover poeira ou sujeira da roupa sacudindo-a com as mãos: They were dusting off leaves and twigs.Eles estavam sacudindo folhas e galhinhos.dust yourself off He got to his feet and dusted himself off.Ele se levantou e sacudiu o pó de si mesmo.2to get something ready in order to use it again, after not using it for a long timepreparar algo para ser usado novamente após um longo período sem uso: The government is dusting off schemes for supporting creative industries.O governo está retomando planos de apoio às indústrias criativas.