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They were steeped in gloom. The dampness made them shudder as they stood there amidst the dilapidated walls and the dust of the old rubbish piled upon either side.Les ténèbres les baignaient, l’humidité leur donnait un frisson, au milieu du délabrement des murs, de la poussière des vieilles loques entassées.Zola, Emile / The Three Cities Trilogy - LourdesZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - LourdesLes Trois Villes - LourdesZola, EmileThe Three Cities Trilogy - LourdesZola, Emile
Establishments should preferably be located in areas that are free from objectionable odours, smoke, dust or other contaminants, and not subject to flooding.L'établissement devrait être situé de préférence dans des zones exemptes d'odeurs désagréables, de fumée, de poussière ou autres contaminants, et qui soient à l'abri des inondations.© FAO et OMS 2011http://www.codexalimentarius.net/ 1/24/2012© FAO and WHO 2011http://www.codexalimentarius.net/ 1/24/2012
Until six in the evening, the wedding party drove along the boulevards, and then repaired to the cheap eating- house where a table was spread with seven covers in a small private room painted yellow, and reeking of dust and wine.En attendant six heures, la noce se promena en voiture tout le long des boulevards; puis elle se rendit à la gargote où une table de sept couverts était dressée dans un cabinet peint en jaune, qui puait la poussière et le vin.Zola, Emile / Therese RaquinZola, Emile / Therese RaquinTherese RaquinZola, EmileTherese RaquinZola, Emile
A pungent smoke, a violent odour, arose into the sunlight, mingling with the dust which was raised by the continuous tramp of the promenaders.Une fumée âcre, des odeurs violentes montaient dans le soleil, mêlées à la poussière que soulevait le continuel piétinement des promeneurs.Zola, Emile / The Three Cities Trilogy - LourdesZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - LourdesLes Trois Villes - LourdesZola, EmileThe Three Cities Trilogy - LourdesZola, Emile
The road has become blinding—a long-drawn cloud of desicсated chalk and dust that rises high above our columns and powders us as we go.La route s’est faite aveuglante et c’est maintenant un long nuage desséché de calcaire et de poussière qui s’étend au-dessus de notre marche et nous frotte au passage.Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feuLe feuBarbusse, Henri© BELENUS, 2008Under fireBarbusse, Henri© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
He went and groped about among the heap of papers, regardless of the dust; but he soon began to moan: " Nothing, not a single whole page.Il alla fouiller le tas de papiers, sans songer à la poussière. Il se lamentait. – Rien, pas une page entière.Zola, Emile / Madeleine FeratZola, Emile / Madeleine FeratMadeleine FeratZola, EmileMadeleine FeratZola, Emile
Even nowadays, if she had been able to indulge in a bout with the dust at Madame Vanzade's, she would have felt less bored.Encore aujourd’hui, si elle avait pu se battre contre la poussière, chez Mme Vanzade, elle se serait moins ennuyée.Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'OeuvreL'OeuvreZola, EmileHis MasterpieceZola, Emile
They still presented the same aspect of ancient princely pomp falling into decay and dust.C’était la même sensation d’ancienne pompe princière, dans l’usure et dans la poussière du passé.Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - RomeLes Trois Villes - RomeZola, EmileThe Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile
Then, at last, she did go off, after passing her sleeve brushwise over the cloth of the high altar, which seemed to her grey with dust.Enfin, elle s'en alla, après avoir essuyé de sa manche la nappe du maître-autel, qui lui parut grise de poussière.Zola, Emile / Abbe Mouret's TransgressionZola, Emile / La Faute de l'Abbe MouretLa Faute de l'Abbe MouretZola, EmileAbbe Mouret's TransgressionZola, Emile© BiblioBazaar, LLC
Zinc dust : Dust obtained by condensation of zinc vapour, consisting of spherical particles which are finer than zinc powders.« poussières de zinc » : les poussières qui sont obtenues par condensation de vapeurs de zinc et qui présentent des particules sphériques plus fines que les poudres.http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 8/27/2009http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 8/27/2009
Run around in the mornin' an' look in the dust pans.Tu vas partir le matin, fouiller dans les poubelles.London, Jack / The People of the AbyssLondon, Jack / Le Peuple de l'AbimeLe Peuple de l'AbimeLondon, JackThe People of the AbyssLondon, Jack© BiblioBazaar, LLC
All the tints had turned dirty grey in this cupboard, rotting with dust and damp.Toutes les teintes avaient tourné au gris sale, dans cette armoire que la poussière et l'humidité pourrissaient.Zola, Emile / Therese RaquinZola, Emile / Therese RaquinTherese RaquinZola, EmileTherese RaquinZola, Emile
Unused packaging materials must be stored in premises away from the production area and be protected from dust and contamination.Le matériel d'emballage doit, avant son emploi, être entreposé dans un local séparé de l'aire de production; il doit être protégé de la poussière et des contaminations.http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 8/25/2009http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 8/25/2009
Then, again, when the sunbeams broke into dust amidst the vapours of the Seine, it appeared steeped in diffused brightness, without a shadow about it, lighted up equally on every side, and looking as charmingly delicate as a cut gem set in fine gold.D’autres fois encore, quand le soleil se brisait en poussière parmi les vapeurs de la Seine, elle baignait au fond de cette clarté diffuse, sans une ombre, également éclairée partout, d’une délicatesse charmante de bijou taillé en plein or fin.Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'OeuvreL'OeuvreZola, EmileHis MasterpieceZola, Emile
A short distance from the park gates, an equipage was observed approaching, creating by its numerous horses and attendants a dust which drove the pedestrians to one side of the road.À peu de distance des portes du parc, ils virent s’avancer un équipage qui fit tant de poussière, que les modestes piétons furent obligés de se mettre sur le côté de la route d’où venait le vent.Cooper, James Fenimore / PrecautionCooper, James Fenimore / Précaution. Le choix d'un mariPrécaution. Le choix d'un mariCooper, James FenimorePrecautionCooper, James Fenimore
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Collocations
bag-type dust collector
dépoussiéreur à manches filtrantes
centrifugal dust collector
séparateur centrifuge
cloth-tube dust arrester
filtre à manches
cloth-tube dust arrester
filtre à sacs
combustible dust
poussière combustible
dust arrester
dépoussiéreur
dust collector
dépoussiéreur
dust deposition
accumulation de poussières
dust exposure index
indice d'exposition aux poussières
dust measurement
mesure de l'empoussièrement
dust sample
échantillon de poussières
dust sampling
prélèvement de poussières
dust suppression
lutte contre les poussières
dust wetting
mouillage des poussières
fine dust
poussière fine
Word forms
dust
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | dust | dusts |
Possessive case | dust's | dusts' |
dust
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | dusted |
Imperative | dust |
Present Participle (Participle I) | dusting |
Past Participle (Participle II) | dusted |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I dust | we dust |
you dust | you dust |
he/she/it dusts | they dust |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am dusting | we are dusting |
you are dusting | you are dusting |
he/she/it is dusting | they are dusting |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have dusted | we have dusted |
you have dusted | you have dusted |
he/she/it has dusted | they have dusted |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been dusting | we have been dusting |
you have been dusting | you have been dusting |
he/she/it has been dusting | they have been dusting |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I dusted | we dusted |
you dusted | you dusted |
he/she/it dusted | they dusted |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was dusting | we were dusting |
you were dusting | you were dusting |
he/she/it was dusting | they were dusting |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had dusted | we had dusted |
you had dusted | you had dusted |
he/she/it had dusted | they had dusted |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been dusting | we had been dusting |
you had been dusting | you had been dusting |
he/she/it had been dusting | they had been dusting |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will dust | we shall/will dust |
you will dust | you will dust |
he/she/it will dust | they will dust |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be dusting | we shall/will be dusting |
you will be dusting | you will be dusting |
he/she/it will be dusting | they will be dusting |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have dusted | we shall/will have dusted |
you will have dusted | you will have dusted |
he/she/it will have dusted | they will have dusted |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been dusting | we shall/will have been dusting |
you will have been dusting | you will have been dusting |
he/she/it will have been dusting | they will have been dusting |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would dust | we should/would dust |
you would dust | you would dust |
he/she/it would dust | they would dust |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be dusting | we should/would be dusting |
you would be dusting | you would be dusting |
he/she/it would be dusting | they would be dusting |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have dusted | we should/would have dusted |
you would have dusted | you would have dusted |
he/she/it would have dusted | they would have dusted |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been dusting | we should/would have been dusting |
you would have been dusting | you would have been dusting |
he/she/it would have been dusting | they would have been dusting |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am dusted | we are dusted |
you are dusted | you are dusted |
he/she/it is dusted | they are dusted |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being dusted | we are being dusted |
you are being dusted | you are being dusted |
he/she/it is being dusted | they are being dusted |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been dusted | we have been dusted |
you have been dusted | you have been dusted |
he/she/it has been dusted | they have been dusted |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was dusted | we were dusted |
you were dusted | you were dusted |
he/she/it was dusted | they were dusted |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being dusted | we were being dusted |
you were being dusted | you were being dusted |
he/she/it was being dusted | they were being dusted |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been dusted | we had been dusted |
you had been dusted | you had been dusted |
he/she/it had been dusted | they had been dusted |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be dusted | we shall/will be dusted |
you will be dusted | you will be dusted |
he/she/it will be dusted | they will be dusted |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been dusted | we shall/will have been dusted |
you will have been dusted | you will have been dusted |
he/she/it will have been dusted | they will have been dusted |