cosmic dust in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for cosmic dust in the English»French Dictionary

cosmic dust N

cosmic dust

poussière f interstellaire

Translations for cosmic dust in the English»French Dictionary

cosmic/radioactive/volcanic dust

poussières fpl cosmiques/radioactives/volcaniques

Translations for cosmic dust in the French»English Dictionary

matière interstellaire

cosmic dust

poussière interstellaire/radioactive

cosmic/radioactive dust

Translations for cosmic dust in the English»French Dictionary

I.dust [Brit dʌst, Am dəst] N

1. dust (grime, grit):

dust

poussière f

chalk/coal dust

poussière de craie/charbon

cosmic/radioactive/volcanic dust

poussières fpl cosmiques/radioactives/volcaniques

thick with dust

couvert de poussière

a speck of dust (on a surface)

un grain de poussière

a speck of dust (in the eye)

une poussière

to allow the dust to settle lit

laisser retomber la poussière

to allow the dust to settle fig

laisser les choses se calmer

2. dust (fine powder):

dust

poudre f

3. dust (ground):

dust liter

poussière f

II.dust [Brit dʌst, Am dəst] VB trans

1. dust (clean):

dust furniture, house

épousseter

2. dust (coat lightly):

dust cake

saupoudrer (with de, avec)

dust face

poudrer (with de, avec)

III.dust [Brit dʌst, Am dəst] VB intr

dust

épousseter, faire les poussières inf

IV.dust [Brit dʌst, Am dəst]

to throw dust in sb's eyes

embrouiller qn

to shake the dust (of sth) off one's feet

partir (de qc)

to bite the dust person:

mordre la poussière

to bite the dust plan, idea:

tomber à l'eau

cosmic [Brit ˈkɒzmɪk, Am ˈkɑzmɪk] ADJ

1. cosmic lit:

cosmic

cosmique

2. cosmic (vast) fig:

cosmic event, struggle, battle etc

prodigieux/-ieuse

3. cosmic (wonderful):

cosmic inf

super inf

cosmic dust in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for cosmic dust in the English»French Dictionary

cosmic [ˈkɒzmɪk, Am ˈkɑ:z-] ADJ fig

cosmic

cosmique

cosmic proportion

incommensurable

I.dust [dʌst] N no pl

dust

poussière f

dust cover for furniture

housse f

dust cover for books

jaquette f

Phrases:

to bite the dust

mordre la poussière

to throw dust in the eyes of sb

jeter à qn de la poudre aux yeux

to wait till the dust has settled, to let the dust settle, to allow the dust to settle

attendre que tout redevienne calme subj

II.dust [dʌst] VB trans

1. dust (clean dust from):

dust

dépoussiérer

2. dust (spread finely):

to dust sth with sth

saupoudrer qc de qc

to dust sth with insecticide

vaporiser qc d'insecticide

III.dust [dʌst] VB intr

dust

épousseter

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The interplanetary medium is home to at least two disc-like regions of cosmic dust.

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It is formed in minor amounts in cosmic ray spallation nucleosynthesis and may be found uncombined in cosmic dust and meteoroid materials.

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These disparate research areas can be linked by the following theme: the cosmic dust particles evolve cyclically; chemically, physically and dynamically.

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