polvo-1
dust.
Dust is an enemy of microcomputers as it is with any piece of electrical apparatus, and a dust cover costing a few pounds is a worthwhile purchase.
acumular polvo
gather + dust
collect + dust
Really nice books sat on the shelves gathering dust.
So why pay good money just to own the things and have them collecting dust around the house?.
aquellos polvos traen estos lodos [Derivado de la expresión original "Curses, like chickens, come home to roost"]
if you dance, you must pay the piper
you've made your bed, now you must lie in it!
the chickens come home to roost
what goes around comes around
And as the old saying goes: 'If you dance, you must pay the piper' .
After all, "you've made your bed, now you must lie in it," so there's no sense complaining.
These particular chickens do come home to roost.
If there's one place where what goes around comes around, it's the United States Senate.
caer hecho polvo [Coloquial]
flake out
After dancing his heart out for an hour or two, and drinking more beers than he should, he flaked out earlier than most.
con olor a polvo
dust smelling
As one librarian summarized, 'people are not into the stuffed looking, dingy, dust smelling type of libraries anymore ... they expect atmospheres more like coffeehouses or nice bookstores'.
convertirse en polvo
turn to + dust
Of the volumes in US research libraries it is estimated that 25% are brittle and turning to dust because of the alum sizing introduced into the paper-making process around 1850.
dejar hecho polvo
screw + Nombre + up
Her past relationship screwed her up mentally, physically and emotionally.
estar hecho polvo
be dead beat
be bushed
I was dead beat after dinner and so went back to the hotel, showered, and passed out.
I can't vouch for the others, but I was bushed after hauling my boat up the bank and through the tangled brush and over the slippery rocks.
hecho polvo
wrecked
dog tired
The movie novel is about a trio of small-town guys who come across a wrecked plane containing a bag full of what they presume to be 'dirty money' and decide to hold onto it, with predictably hellish consequences.
After all, who has not felt dog-tired and drained, sometimes for long stretches, at one time or another?.
libre de polvo
dust-free
The premises of the library must be kept well-aired, dust-free and properly cleaned.
limpiar el polvo
dust
550 books a day were dusted and the cleaning of 13500 volumes was completed in 5 weeks.
limpieza del polvo
dusting
Curiously, though, in writing about what they thought bookselling actually entailed the task most mentioned was dusting and tidying, followed by helping people and then knowing the stock.
lluvia con polvo del desierto [En el Reino Unido, lluvia que deja tras sí una capa fina de polvo rojo procedente del norte de Africa]
blood rain
Weather gets even weirder as sun, snow and 'blood rain' predicted for the next few weeks.
morder el polvo
bite + the dust
give up + the ghost
eat + humble pie
eat + crow
eat + dirt
be kaput
The article 'Interchange bites the dust' comments on the decision by AT&T to abandon the Interchange online service technology.
This article examines one such example, Cherrie Moraga's 'Giving Up the Ghost' where, for the first time, the issue of Chicana lesbian sexuality is addressed on the stage.
I will have to eat humble pie and face humiliation though but I was good at the job and wish I could turn the clock back.
You who carped that the 007 films had devolved into a catalog of fresh gadgets and stale puns, eat crow.
He walloped Bud, tore his shirt, and made him eat dirt.
I had a mechanic chap take a gander earlier on and he said it's possible the pedal itself is kaput, as in there's something fishy going on with the mechanics of it.
nube de polvo
cloud of dust
dust cloud
I should imagine that each time a book was removed from its shelf a cloud of dust would choke the air.
Dust clouds may also play an important role in suppressing hurricane development.
oliendo a polvo
dust smelling
As one librarian summarized, 'people are not into the stuffed looking, dingy, dust smelling type of libraries anymore ... they expect atmospheres more like coffeehouses or nice bookstores'.
paño del polvo
duster
Someone who knows will probably strip and clean but I don't know how so it has had a rub with a duster.
partícula de polvo
dust particle
These purifiers are targeted at asthma patients since they eliminate all dust particles rendering the air pure and clean.
polvo de estrellas
stardust
The scientists who study these grains of ancient stardust are a breed apart from the astronomers who rely on telescopes to gather information about the stars.
quedarse hecho polvo
be gutted
feel + gutted
Makosi admitted she was gutted to lose the contest.
I can't help but feel gutted that people who would give their right arm to be there probably won't get tickets.
quitar el polvo
dust
dust off
550 books a day were dusted and the cleaning of 13500 volumes was completed in 5 weeks.
Dust off your trilby and dig out your tweeds, British heritage is one of the top trends this season.
recoger polvo
gather + dust
Really nice books sat on the shelves gathering dust.
remolino de polvo
dust cloud
Dust clouds may also play an important role in suppressing hurricane development.
sacudir el polvo
dust
dust off
550 books a day were dusted and the cleaning of 13500 volumes was completed in 5 weeks.
Dust off your trilby and dig out your tweeds, British heritage is one of the top trends this season.
sentirse hecho polvo
be gutted
feel + gutted
Makosi admitted she was gutted to lose the contest.
I can't help but feel gutted that people who would give their right arm to be there probably won't get tickets.
tormenta de polvo
dust storm
Dust storms usually arrive suddenly in the form of an advancing wall of dust and debris which may be miles long and several thousand feet high.
trapo del polvo
dust cloth
duster
dust rag
The best cleaning solution in these cases is to use a dust cloth, and compressed air can such as those sold at electronics stores.
Someone who knows will probably strip and clean but I don't know how so it has had a rub with a duster.
Use a dry paper towel or dust rag to wipe down the ceiling, paying special attention to the corners.
