talcum powder in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for talcum powder in the Italian»English Dictionary

borotalco

talcum (powder)

talco

talcum (powder)

talco in polvere

talcum or dusting powder

cospargere di talco

to put talcum powder on

Translations for talcum powder in the English»Italian Dictionary

talcum [Brit ˈtalkəm, Am ˈtælkəm], talcum powder [ˈtælkəmˌpaʊdə(r)] N

talcum

talco m (in polvere)

talcum

borotalco® m

I.powder [Brit ˈpaʊdə, Am ˈpaʊdər] N

powder

polvere f

powder (cosmetic)

cipria f

powder (snow)

neve f farinosa

face powder

cipria

washing powder

detersivo in polvere

to crush or reduce to a powder

ridurre in polvere

to grind to a powder

macinare

in powder form

in polvere

II.powder [Brit ˈpaʊdə, Am ˈpaʊdər] VB trans

1. powder (dust):

powder (with cosmetic) face

incipriare

powder (with snow)

spolverare (with di)

2. powder (grind up):

powder

macinare, ridurre in polvere

III.powder [Brit ˈpaʊdə, Am ˈpaʊdər]

to keep one's powder dry

tenere gli occhi ben aperti

to powder one's nose (go to the toilet) euph, hum

andare a incipriarsi il naso

talcum powder in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for talcum powder in the Italian»English Dictionary

borotalco

talcum powder

talco

talcum powder

Translations for talcum powder in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.powder [ˈpaʊ·dɚ] N

1. powder (dust):

powder

polvere f

to crush [or reduce] sth to a powder

ridurre qc in polvere

2. powder (snow):

powder

neve f farinosa

II.powder [ˈpaʊ·dɚ] VB trans

1. powder (cover with powder):

powder

polverizzare

to powder one's face

incipriarsi

to powder one's nose fig

andare alla toilette

2. powder (sprinkle):

powder

spolverizzare

3. powder sl (win easily):

powder

polverizzare

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

She had used the talcum powder for decades.

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I'm even less happy using talcum powder on babies whose delicate skin is much more vulnerable to damage.

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Ruling out other workplace environmental hazards, the inquest heard that the most likely cause was an exposure to talcum powder earlier in life.

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Now there are lawsuits because of studies linking the use of talcum powder to ovarian and lung cancer.

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Prospective studies that follow women before they develop ovarian cancer have found no association between talcum powder and cancer, he said.

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This is mainly talcum powder, which manufacturers use as a lubricant to help the airbag slide into the correct position during assembly.

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Sadly we had to knock a point off this one because it inexplicably smelt exactly like talcum powder.

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These ingredients have included chalk, flour, vitamins, talcum powder, or sugar, which, when taken with the expectation of having a pharmacological effect, can be fatal.

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Emergency workers later determined that the powder in the packages was baking soda and talcum powder.

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This salt is almost of a talcum powder consistency.

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