What does poussière in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word poussière in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use poussière in French.

The word poussière in French means dust, dust, dirt, or so, dust, overall, smock, do the dusting, make eat dust, speck of dust, bite the dust, dust ball, fluff ball, dustpan, cosmic dust, stardust, stardust, something in your eye, gather dust, dustpan, dustpan and brush, duststorm. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word poussière

dust

nom féminin (grains de saleté) (general, uncountable)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ce meuble est plein de poussière.
This piece of furniture is covered in dust.

dust, dirt

nom féminin (particule de terre) (uncountable)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
J'ai une poussière dans l'œil.
I've got a speck of dust in my eye.

or so

(familier (et quelques) (near)

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")
Ce vélo coûte cinquante euros et des poussières.
This bike costs about 50 euros.

dust

nom féminin (particule fine) (uncountable)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les moteurs diesels rejettent des poussières.
Diesel engines emit dust particles.

overall, smock

nom masculin invariable (vieilli (long pardessus)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Jean-Marc porte toujours le cache-poussière qu'il a acheté dans une brocante.

do the dusting

locution verbale (nettoyer)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Comme ma femme est asthmatique, je fais la poussière très souvent.

make eat dust

(figuré (infliger une défaite à [qqn]) (figurative)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

speck of dust

nom masculin (particule de poussière)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

bite the dust

locution verbale (figuré (perdre, subir une défaite)

dust ball, fluff ball

nom masculin (amas de poussière)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il y avait des moutons sous le lit.
There were dust balls under the bed.

dustpan

nom féminin (outil pour ramasser la poussière)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Je vais faire le ménage : passe-moi le balai et la pelle.
I'm going to do the housework. Pass me the dustpan and brush.

cosmic dust

nom féminin (résidu d'astre) (astronomy)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

stardust

nom féminin (particules interstellaires)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'espace n'est pas vraiment vide, il se compose de poussières d'étoiles.

stardust

nom féminin (fines particules stellaires) (uncountable)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

something in your eye

nom féminin (grain de poussière irritant l'œil)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Mais non, je ne pleure pas : j'ai juste une poussière dans l'œil.

gather dust

locution verbale (ne pas être protégé de la poussière)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

dustpan, dustpan and brush

nom masculin (petite pelle)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Tu trouveras le ramasse-poussière sous l'évier.

duststorm

nom féminin (vents violents chargés de poussière)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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