feather duster in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for feather duster in the English»Spanish Dictionary

feather duster N

feather duster

plumero m

Translations for feather duster in the Spanish»English Dictionary

plumero

feather duster

zorros

feather duster

Translations for feather duster in the English»Spanish Dictionary

duster [Am ˈdəstər, Brit ˈdʌstə] N

1.1. duster Brit (for blackboard):

duster

borrador m

1.2. duster Brit → dust cloth

2. duster Am FASHION (housecoat):

duster

guardapolvo m

See also dust cloth

dust cloth N Am

dust cloth

trapo m del polvo

dust cloth

trapo m de sacudir CSur Mex

dust cloth

franela f RioPl

dust cloth

sacudidor m Mex

I.feather [Am ˈfɛðər, Brit ˈfɛðə] N

feather (on bird)

pluma f

feather (on arrow, dart)

pluma f

a feather in one's cap

un triunfo personal

as light as a feather

ligero como una pluma

as light as a feather

liviano como una pluma esp LatAm

to ruffle sb's feathers

hacer enojar a alguien

to ruffle sb's feathers

hacer enfadar a alguien esp Spain

to show the white feather dated

mostrarse cobarde

to smooth sb's (ruffled) feathers

calmar a alguien

you could have knocked me down or over with a feather inf

casi me caigo de espaldas

attr feather bed

colchón m de plumas

II.feather [Am ˈfɛðər, Brit ˈfɛðə] VB trans

1.1. feather arrow/dart:

feather

emplumar

feather

ponerle plumas a

1.2. feather <feathered, pp >:

feathered

con plumas

feathered

emplumado

our feathered friends

nuestras amigas las aves

2. feather (in rowing):

feather blade/oar

poner horizontal

See also nest

I.nest [Am nɛst, Brit nɛst] N

1. nest:

nest (of birds, reptiles)

nido m

nest (of wasps)

avispero m

nest (of ants)

hormiguero m

nest (of mice)

ratonera f

nest (of mice)

nido m

to fly or leave the nest bird/child:

volar del or dejar el nido

to feather one's (own) nest

barrer hacia adentro

to foul one's own nest

tirar piedras a su (or mi etc.) propio tejado

2. nest (hotbed):

a nest of thieves

una cueva or guarida de ladrones

a nest of subversion

un foco de subversión

3. nest (set):

nest

juego m

nest of tables

mesa f nido

II.nest [Am nɛst, Brit nɛst] VB intr

1.1. nest birds:

nest

anidar

1.2. nest Brit:

to go nesting

ir a buscar nidos

2. nest <nesting;, pres part attr >:

nesting tables

mesa f nido

feather duster in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for feather duster in the Spanish»English Dictionary

plumero

feather duster

escobilla

feather duster

Translations for feather duster in the English»Spanish Dictionary

duster [ˈdʌstəʳ, Am -tɚ] N

duster

trapo m

I.feather [ˈfeðəʳ, Am -ɚ] N

feather

pluma f

a feather quilt

un edredón de plumas

Phrases:

to be a feather in sb's cap

ser un triunfo para alguien

as light as a feather

tan ligero como una pluma

you could have knocked me down with a feather Brit, Aus inf

casi me caigo de espaldas

to rufle sb's feathers

buscar las cosquillas a alguien

II.feather [ˈfeðəʳ, Am -ɚ] VB trans

to feather one's own nest

barrer para dentro