Dusting in spanish

Limpiar el polvo

pronunciation: limpiɑɹ̩elpoʊlboʊ part of speech: verb, noun
In gestures

dust2 = quitar el polvo, limpiar el polvo, sacudir el polvo. 

Example: 550 books a day were dusted and the cleaning of 13500 volumes was completed in 5 weeks.

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» be (all) done and dusted = haber acabado del todo, haber finalizado del todo, haber terminado del todo, haber acabado completamente, haber finalizado completamente, haber finalizado completamente .

Example: Another season done and dusted, but no rest for the wicked so all teams best be prepared for the new season starting next week.

» dust off = desempolvar, quitar el polvo, sacudir el polvo.

Example: Dust off your trilby and dig out your tweeds, British heritage is one of the top trends this season.

» dust off + the cobwebs = quitar las telarañas, desempolvar.

Example: The article is entitled 'Dusting off the cobwebs: turning the business archives into a managerial tool'.

» dust + Reflexivo + off = quitarse el polvo, sacudirse el polvo.

Example: Terror attacks have come with depressing regularity to Mumbai -- and each time the city, brought to its knees, has dusted itself off and forged on.

dust3 = espolvorear. 

Example: Cream puffs begin with a baked puffed shell of choux pastry which is then filled with cream and dusted with a thick coating of powdered sugar.

dusting = limpieza del polvo. 

Example: 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.
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