dust down in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for dust down in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.dust [Am dəst, Brit dʌst] N

I.down1 [Am daʊn, Brit daʊn] ADV down often appears as the second element of certain verb structures in English (back down, clamp down, tone down, etc). For translations, see the relevant verb entry (back, clamp, tone, etc).

II.down1 [Am daʊn, Brit daʊn] PREP

III.down1 [Am daʊn, Brit daʊn] ADJ

IV.down1 [Am daʊn, Brit daʊn] N

See also fall down, cut down, burn down

fall down VB [Am fɔl -, Brit fɔːl -] (v + adv)

I.cut down VB [Am kət -, Brit kʌt -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

II.cut down VB [Am kət -, Brit kʌt -] (v + adv) (make reductions)

I.burn down VB [Am bərn -, Brit bəːn -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

II.burn down VB [Am bərn -, Brit bəːn -] (v + adv)

down2 [Am daʊn, Brit daʊn] N U

down3 <downs, pl> [Am daʊn, Brit daʊn] N esp Brit GEOG

dust down in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for dust down in the English»Spanish Dictionary

American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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The lush, thick pastures that, most of the year, drape the region in green are dry and stunted, merely holding the dust down.
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Currently, the facility has several different pieces of equipment used to help keep coal dust down.
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Coal is sprayed as the dumpers handle it to kick the dust down.
www.thenorthernview.com
It's environmentally benign, non-toxic, and is good at keeping the dust down.
www.northernontariobusiness.com
Rammed earth with an off form finish requires a dust down and seal, and after that, it's done.
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Road users can play their part to help keep dust down by sticking to this limit.
www.nzherald.co.nz
Consequently, it enables you to dust down your trusty old scanner and continue using it despite the manufacturer's attempts to force an upgrade.
www.techcentral.ie
Summer is here and it is time to dust down your bike if you have not already done so.
www.advertiser.ie
A time when the dirt roads were sprayed with oil to keep the dust down.
www.chicagotribune.com
A sliding pit configuration, with dirt cut-outs only around the bases, was installed in 1971, primarily to keep the dust down in the breezy conditions.
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