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dust: I. noun II. transitive verb
dust mite: noun
gold dust: noun

I . dust [dʌst] N no pl

dust cloud

poeira f

dust coal

pó m

to bite the dust

II . dust [dʌst] VB trans

1. dust (clean):

dust

tirar o pó

dust

limpar a poeira

2. dust (spread over):

dust

to dust sth with sth

polvilhar a. c. com a. c.

dust mite [ˈdʌstˌmaɪt] N

dust mite

ácaro m (da poeira doméstica)

gold dust N

gold dust

ouro m em pó

to be like gold dust fig

ser uma raridade

Usage examples with dust

to bite the dust

to be like gold dust fig

ser uma raridade

to dust sth with sth

polvilhar a. c. com a. c.

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English

The white dust jacket was printed with some realistic looking smudged fingerprints on the front leading to complaints from booksellers. en.wikipedia.org

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. en.wikipedia.org

As this interstellar dust is inhomogeneous, any asymmetry during gravitational accretion results in the angular momentum of the eventual planet. en.wikipedia.org

However, the weather suddenly changed to a terrible dust storm. en.wikipedia.org

Other routes, which often cost significantly more, usually specialized in high value, low weight goods like mail, passengers or gold dust. en.wikipedia.org

At this distance the brightness of the star is diminished by 0.18 in magnitude because of extinction from interstellar gas and dust. en.wikipedia.org

When plugging a device into a power strip, a buildup of carbon or dust can cause sparking to occur. en.wikipedia.org

Urban explorers may use dust masks and respirators to alleviate this danger. en.wikipedia.org

They are set upon by a seemingly mysterious dust storm that holds the silhouette of a man. en.wikipedia.org

O and increased dust deposition immediately following the eruption. en.wikipedia.org

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