poussière
dust
noun poo-SYAIR Less Common
Origin: Latin pulvis, pulveris (powder, dust)
Usage Note
Poussière is the ordinary word for dust or fine particles. Mordre la poussière (to bite the dust) is used in French as in English for defeat or death. The derived adjective poussiéreux means dusty. Réduire en poussière means to reduce to dust or ashes, often used figuratively.
Examples
"Il y a de la poussière partout dans la pièce."
Natural Translation
There is dust everywhere in the room.
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