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dust·ing
(dŭs′tĭng)n.
1. A light sprinkling: sidewalks covered with a dusting of new snow.
2. Slang A beating or defeat: gave the bully a good dusting.
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dusting
(ˈdʌstɪŋ)n
1. the activity of removing dust from something, esp by wiping it with a cloth
2. a thin layer: a light dusting of grey on his hair.
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dusting
[ˈdʌstɪŋ]Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
dusting
[ˈdʌstɪŋ] n → époussetage mI hate dusting!
BUT Je déteste faire les poussières!.
to do the dusting → faire les poussièresdust jacket n [book] → jaquette f
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
dusting
n
→ Staubwischen nt; to do the dusting → Staub wischen; when I’ve finished the dusting → wenn ich mit Staubwischen fertig bin
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