dust

the fine powder that is left on surfaces when things get old or dirty

polvo, suciedad fina

Collocations dust the furniture · remove dust from

• She wiped away the dust on the shelves.

  Ella limpió el polvo de las estanterías.

to clean something by removing dust from it

limpiar, quitar el polvo

• dust something

• I need to dust the house before guests arrive.

  Necesito limpiar la casa antes de que lleguen los invitados.

to forget about something or someone because you are too busy with other things

olvidar, dejar de lado

• dust somebody/something off

• After the meeting, I need to dust my old ideas off.

  Después de la reunión, necesito volver a considerar mis viejas ideas.

to remove something that is not needed or wanted

eliminar, quitar

• dust something off

• The new manager dusted the old policies off.

  El nuevo gerente eliminó las viejas políticas.

to remove something that is not needed or wanted, especially when you are trying to improve a situation

eliminar, quitar

• dust something off

• We need to dust the old rules off and make new ones.

  Necesitamos eliminar las viejas reglas y hacer nuevas.

to remove something that is not needed or wanted, especially when you are trying to improve a situation

eliminar, quitar

• dust something off

• The company dusted the old procedures off to make room for new ones.

  La empresa eliminó los viejos procedimientos para hacer espacio a nuevos.

to remove something that is not needed or wanted, especially when you are trying to improve a situation

eliminar, quitar

• dust something off

• They dusted the old ideas off to make way for new innovations.

  Ellos eliminaron las viejas ideas para hacer espacio a nuevas innovaciones.

to remove something that is not needed or wanted, especially when you are trying to improve a situation

eliminar, quitar

• dust something off

• The committee dusted the old regulations off to make room for new policies.

  El comité eliminó las viejas regulaciones para hacer espacio a nuevas políticas.