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polvo

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nouncolloquialmasculine
  1. dustfine, dry particles of matter found in the air and covering the surface of objects
  2. powder, dustfine particles of a dry substance
  3. see polvos
  4. (vulgar) screwsexual intercourse

Forms

noun

singularpolvo
pluralpolvos

Used in the library

  • El oro se convirtió en polvo, los campos se secaron y los animales huyeron.The gold turned to dust, the fields dried up and the animals fled.A2La bruja de la torre — The witch in the tower (A2)
  • El trabajo es pesado: hay que cargar sacos de harina y limpiar el polvo del suelo.The work is hard: you have to carry sacks of flour and clean the dust off the floor.A2Otra vez, por favor (8) — Once more, please (8) (A2)
  • Cubrían al jefe de polvo de oro y lo llevaban al centro del agua en una balsa.They covered the chief in gold dust and took him to the middle of the water on a raft.A2El Dorado y los muiscas — El Dorado and the Muisca
  • Hay que soplar el polvo antes de abrir el libro.You have to blow the dust off before opening the book.B1Otra vez, por favor (5) — Once more, please (5) (B1)

Other ways to say it

  • cogidathe tossing of a bullfighter by a bull; harvest

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