dust mite in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for dust mite in the English»French Dictionary

dust mite N

dust mite

acarien m

Translations for dust mite in the French»English Dictionary

acarien

dust mite

antiacarien (antiacarienne)

anti-dust mite attr

Translations for dust mite in the English»French Dictionary

mite [Brit mʌɪt, Am maɪt] N

1. mite (child):

poor little mite!

pauvre petit!

2. mite (small amount) inf:

she seemed a mite confused

elle semblait un tantinet perplexe

he was a mite ridiculous

il était un tantinet ridicule

3. mite (animal):

mite

acarien m

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

dust mite in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for dust mite in the French»English Dictionary

acarien

dust mite

Translations for dust mite in the English»French Dictionary

mite¹ [maɪt] N

mite

mite f

dust mites

acariens mpl

I.mite² N

1. mite (small child, thing):

mite

petite chose f

2. mite (small amount):

a mite of sth

un peu de qc

II.mite² ADV inf

a mite ...

un tantinet ...

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

It had the appearance of a giant, multieyed dust mite.

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The breakdown of feces produced by dust mite can be accelerated by eucalyptus oil.

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It is not clear whether dust mite reduction helps with eczema.

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Allergen immunotherapy is available for selected patients with house dust mite allergy but typically injections need to be given regularly for three to five years.

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In 1986, the results of the first double-blind, placebo-controlled randomized clinical trial of house dust mite allergen sublingual immunotherapy were published.

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When a house dust mite allergen was introduced, which is a common human allergen, both airway remodelling and allergic airway inflammation were more significantly enhanced.

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The spatulae fibers are slightly curved, and they end in flat, triangular nubs 100 times smaller than a dust mite.

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An example of syntrophy is that of the house dust mite that lives off human skin flakes, of which a healthy human being produces about 1 gram per day.

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The body of the house dust mite has a striated cuticle.

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Positive tests for dust mite allergies are extremely common among people with asthma.

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