gold dust en el Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Traducciones de gold dust en el diccionario inglés»español

gold dust SUST. U

gold dust

oro m en polvo

gold dust

oro m molido

gold dust

polvo m de oro

to be like gold dust esp ingl. brit.

ser dificilísimo de conseguir

Traducciones de gold dust en el diccionario español»inglés

cuidar algo como hueso (de) santo Chile coloq.

to treat sth like gold dust coloq.

Traducciones de gold dust en el diccionario inglés»español

I.dust [ingl. am. dəst, ingl. brit. dʌst] SUST.

1.1. dust U (household):

dust

polvo m

the dust of ages

el polvo de (los) siglos

to gather dust

llenarse de or juntar polvo

to gather dust

empolvarse Méx.

1.2. dust U (on ground):

dust

polvo m

dust

tierra f amer.

to bite the dust person:

morder el polvo

to bite the dust project/plan:

irse a pique

to bite the dust car/refrigerator: hum.

pasar a mejor vida hum.

to shake the dust off one's feet

largarse hecho una furia

to shake the dust off one's feet

mandarse mudar And. coloq.

to shake the dust off one's feet

mandarse a cambiar Chile coloq.

to throw dust in sb's eyes

engatusar a alguien

1.3. dust U (in air):

dust

polvo m

the horses raised a cloud of dust

los caballos levantaron una polvareda

as dry as dust

árido

all his books are as dry as dust

todos sus libros son muy áridos

not to see sb for dust coloq. mention work and you won't see him for dust

basta hablarle de trabajo para que ponga los pies en polvorosa

to kick or raise up a dust about sth

armar un lío por algo coloq.

when the dust has settled

cuando haya pasado la tormenta

2. dust U (of gold, coal):

dust

polvo m

3. dust U liter.:

dust

polvo m

dust to dust, ashes to ashes

polvo eres y en polvo te convertirás

4. dust (dusting) sin pl.:

to give sth a dust

sacarle or limpiarle el polvo a algo

II.dust [ingl. am. dəst, ingl. brit. dʌst] V. trans.

1. dust (remove dust from):

to dust the furniture

quitarles el polvo a los muebles

to dust the furniture

sacudir los muebles Co. Sur Méx.

2. dust (sprinkle):

dust

espolvorear

to dust sth (with sth)

espolvorear algo (con algo)

I dusted the cake with sugar or dusted sugar over the cake

espolvoreé el pastel con azúcar

she dusted her feet with talcum powder

se echó or se puso talco en los pies

I.gold [ingl. am. ɡoʊld, ingl. brit. ɡəʊld] SUST.

1.1. gold U:

gold

oro m

solid/pure/24-carat gold

oro macizo/puro/de 24 quilates

that woman is pure gold

esa mujer vale (su peso en) oro

as good as gold

buenísimo

they've been as good as gold

se han portado muy bien or como unos santos

the baby slept through it all as good as gold

el bebé durmió como un angelito sin enterarse de nada

to strike gold

dar con una mina de oro

all that glitters or glisters is not gold

no es oro todo lo que reluce

all that glitters or glisters is not gold

no todo lo que brilla es oro

all that glitters or glisters is not gold atrbv. ring/ingot/reserves

de oro

the gold market

el mercado del oro

1.2. gold U (money):

gold

monedas fpl de oro

gold

oro m

everything she touches turns to gold

todo lo que toca se convierte en oro

the crock or pot of gold at the end of the rainbow

un imposible

1.3. gold C or U (medal):

gold coloq.

medalla f de oro

to go for gold

tratar de ganar la medalla de oro

to go for gold

ir a por la de oro Esp. coloq.

2. gold U (color):

gold

dorado m

gold

color m (de) oro

gold

oro m liter.

II.gold [ingl. am. ɡoʊld, ingl. brit. ɡəʊld] ADJ.

gold dress:

gold

dorado

gold paint

purpurina f (dorada)

gold dust en el diccionario PONS

Traducciones de gold dust en el diccionario inglés»español

gold dust SUST. sin pl.

gold dust

oro m en polvo

to be like gold dust fig.

ser muy cotizado

Traducciones de gold dust en el diccionario inglés»español

I.dust [dʌst] SUST. sin pl.

dust

polvo m

coal dust

cisco m

locuciones, giros idiomáticos:

to bite the dust

morder el polvo

to wait till the dust has settled

dejar que se aclare la atmósfera

to throw dust in the eyes of sb

engañar a alguien con falsas apariencias

to turn to dust liter.

convertirse en polvo

II.dust [dʌst] V. trans.

1. dust (clean):

dust

quitar el polvo a

2. dust (spread over):

dust

salpicar

to dust sth with insecticide

espolvorear insecticida sobre la superficie de algo

III.dust [dʌst] V. intr.

dust

quitar el polvo

I.gold [gəʊld, ingl. am. goʊld] SUST. sin pl.

1. gold (metal):

gold

oro m

to pan for gold

lavar oro

to strike gold

encontrar oro

to be dripping with gold fig.

llevar puestas muchas joyas de oro

2. gold DEP.:

gold

medalla f de oro

locuciones, giros idiomáticos:

to be worth one's weight in gold

valer su peso en oro

to be good as gold

portarse como un ángel

all that glitters is not gold provb.

no es oro todo lo que reluce provb.

II.gold [gəʊld, ingl. am. goʊld] ADJ.

gold

de oro

a gold ring

un anillo de oro

Ejemplos monolingües (no verificados por la redacción de PONS)

inglés

He sent not only letters, but sometimes gold dust to his father and stepmother.

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All gold was immediately handed over to the imperial treasury in return for an equal value of gold dust.

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Men would ride south with the large amounts of gold dust, to buy stock, then drive them north to sell for a profit.

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Many of the members were successful in their findings and brought back large amounts of gold dust.

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Also in the train were 80 camels, which varying reports claim carried between 50 and 300 pounds of gold dust each.

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It contained cheddar mixed with white truffles and sprinkled with edible gold dust, and cost 110.59.

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He grabs $200 worth of gold dust from the mine owner's pocket.

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This type was made by combining the gold dust molly and another species.

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The mitkal (gold dust) currency was in use.

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

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