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Feb 5, 2013 · Feb 5, 2013. #5. EStjarn said: To my knowledge, uncountable nouns generally collocates with 'a lot of': a lot of gold, a lot of butter, a lot of information. What you can't use is 'many'. Exactly "a lot of" can usually be replaced by "a large quantity of". We are not talking about "a dust" We are speaking of "a lot" or "an amount".
Feb 24, 2019 · I would really appreciate it if native speakers confirmed or denied my understanding. 1- Dust: is the dry powder that accumulates on furniture or in cupboards that are not cleaned properly. It can also be carried by wind. 2- Dirt: is the soil that plants grow in. It's damp or dry but not completely soaked in water.
May 7, 2024 · May 7, 2024. #1. Most characteristic of the state’s landscape is what a developer euphemistically describes as “indigenous growth right up to your front door”—a reference to waterless stands of salt sage, snakes, jack rabbits, deerflies, red dust, a brief respite of wildflowers, dry washes, and no trees. From the context,I guess red ...
Oct 29, 2009 · Northern Colorado USA. American English. Oct 29, 2009. #3. Direi che in questo contesto i significati di "speck of dust" e "speck of dirt" sono uguali. Dust is usually lighter and cleaner than dirt, but they only have approximate meanings. And in England, the meaning of dust is different from in the USA. I think your translation is good.
Jun 17, 2022 · Dill had been to see that one. So in acting out the movie, he took the part of the person who had turned Dracula to dust. Which, of course, was the final scene. reduce. 4. to act in a destructive manner upon (a substance or object): Their house was reduced to ashes by the fire. Last edited: Jun 17, 2022.
Nov 20, 2014 · French - France. Aug 17, 2011. #6. Dear Micia and Meille, I agree with you : "poudre de perlimpinpin" can have different meanings, depending on the context. (Dictionnaries list the various meanings of the word) And yes, Fairy dust is magic and Poudre de perlimpinpin is magic. But things are magic if we want to believe in it, otherwise we call ...
Feb 15, 2016 · San Jose, california. Farsi. Feb 15, 2016. #3. The Newt said: If you've just been in a fight with someone wrestling on the ground, when you get up you might brush the dust off your shoulders. It's a sign that you're unhurt and in control of the situation. Thanks.
May 14, 2012 · Colorado. English-US. May 14, 2012. #3. I'd use "shake off" in this situation. When I hear that somebody "flicked" the dust off something, I think they removed dust from some other object (like a piece of furniture) with a cloth. I'd find the idea of "flicking" dust off a cloth itself to be a little confusing unless the speaker meant to tell me ...
Nov 11, 2016 · Nov 11, 2016. #2. It is most common to speak of brushing the dust off: He brushed the dust off of his coat. He brushed the dust from his coat. You do not need an actual brush in order to brush dust off of something, you can brush off dust with your hands. However, if he became really dusty, then it is possible that the more vigorous verb "beat ...
Jan 15, 2010 · But the silence of the dead otherwise was overwhelming in a city where uncounted bodies littered the streets in the 80-degree heat, and dust-caked arms and legs reached, frozen and lifeless, from the ruins. Outside the General Hospital morgue, hundreds of collected corpses blanketed the parking...
