powder
To reduce to fine particlesTo reduce to fine particles; to pound, grind, or rub into a powder.
» There was some kind of white powder on the floor.
Eine Art weißes Pulver war auf dem Boden.
На полу был какой-то белый порошок.
Meaning
6 senses(transitive)To reduce to fine particles; to pound, grind, or rub into a powder.
make into a powder by breaking up or cause to become dust
(transitive)To sprinkle with powder, or as if with powder.
to powder one's hair
пу́дритьpúdritʹ, напу́дритьnapúdritʹ, припу́дритьpripúdritʹ
apply powder to
(intransitive)To use powder on the hair or skin.
пу́дритьсяpúdritʹsja, напу́дритьсяnapúdritʹsja, припу́дритьсяpripúdritʹsja
(intransitive)To turn into powder; to become powdery.
(intransitive, slang)To depart suddenly; to "take a powder".
(obsolete, transitive)To sprinkle with salt; to corn, as meat.
Examples
133 sentencesThere was some kind of white powder on the floor.
ruНа полу был какой-то белый порошок.
deEine Art weißes Pulver war auf dem Boden.
Keep your powder dry.
Add flour, baking powder, and milk.
How much curry powder do you use a year?
Dissolve the baking powder in one tablespoon of water.
ruРастворите разрыхлитель в столовой ложке воды.
deDas Backpulver in 1 EL Wasser auflösen.
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English poudre, pouder, pouldre, borrowed from Old French poudre, poldre, puldFrom Middle English poudre, pouder, pouldre, borrowed from Old French poudre, poldre, puldre, from Latin pulverem, accusative singular of Latin pulvis (“dust, powder”). Doublet of pulver. Compare pollen (“fine flour”), polverine, pulverize.
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Forms
powders, powdering, powdered, powderedSynonyms
8 synonymsWord family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle