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dust noun

  /dʌst/
  • (countable, obsolete) A single fine, dry particle of earth or other material; grain of dust.
 Staub

dust verb

  /dʌst/
  • (intransitive) To remove dust; to clean by removing dust.
 abstauben, entstauben
  • (transitive) To spray or cover (something) with fine powder or liquid, to sprinkle.
 bestauben, pudern
  • (intransitive, or, reflexive) Of a bird, to cover itself in sand or dry, dusty earth.
 ein Sandbad nehmen, sandbaden

dusting noun

  /ˈdʌstɪŋ/
  • The act of removing dust from the furniture, as a household chore.
 Entstauben, Staubentfernung, Staubwischen
  • A light covering of something.
 Puderschicht, Überpuderung
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