dust off in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for dust off in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.dust [Am dəst, Brit dʌst] N

I.off [Am ɔf, ɑf, Brit ɒf] PREP

II.off [Am ɔf, ɑf, Brit ɒf] ADV off often appears as the second element of certain verb structures in English (break off, pay off, take off, etc). For translations, see the relevant verb entry (break, pay, take, etc).

III.off [Am ɔf, ɑf, Brit ɒf] ADJ

6. off → offside

See also well-off, on, offside, go off, bring on, better-off, badly off

well-off <pred well off> [wɛl ɔf, wɛlˈɒf] ADJ

I.on [Am ɑn, ɔn, Brit ɒn] PREP on often appears as the second element of certain verb structures in English (count on, lay on, sign on, etc). For translations, see the relevant verb entry (count, lay, sign, etc).

II.on [Am ɑn, ɔn, Brit ɒn] ADV

III.on [Am ɑn, ɔn, Brit ɒn] ADJ

I.offside [Am ˌɔfˈsaɪd, Brit ɒfˈsʌɪd] N

II.offside [Am ˌɔfˈsaɪd, Brit ɒfˈsʌɪd] ADJ

III.offside [Am ˌɔfˈsaɪd, Brit ɒfˈsʌɪd] ADV SPORTS

I.go off VB [Am ɡoʊ -, Brit ɡəʊ -] (v + adv)

II.go off VB [Am ɡoʊ -, Brit ɡəʊ -] (v + prep + o)

I.bring on VB [Am brɪŋ -, Brit brɪŋ -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

II.bring on VB [Am brɪŋ -, Brit brɪŋ -] (v + o + prep + o) (cause to befall)

better-off <pred better off> [Am ˌbɛdərˈɔf, ˌbɛdərˈɑf, Brit ˌbɛtərˈɒf] ADJ

badly off <comp worse off, superl worst off, pred> ADJ

dust off in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for dust off in the English»Spanish Dictionary

IV.off [ɒf, Am ɑ:f] N no pl Brit

American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
He invited weary travelers into his home, washed the dust off their feet, provided a meal, and let them lie on his bed.
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Time to dust off the cast nets as well, as there has been a good sprinkling of prawns about and it's well worth the effort.
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Once we manage to dust off the baggage they will be the perfect partner and will worship us as their saviour.
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Now and then we dust off our old camping gear: tents, mattresses, jerrycans.
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Whenever the camera is turned on, a piezoelectric driver induces a vibration in the filter glass, shaking dust off.
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Dust off those dancing shoes -- its time to cut loose on the dance floor!
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