English-Danish translations for powder

  • pulverNæsten daglig går der en tiger tabt, fordi den bliver formalet til såkaldte helbredende pulvere og piller. Almost every day, one more tiger is lost, processed into supposedly curative powders and pills. Men det er ikke, fordi man spiser pulver fremstillet af næsehornets horn, at man bliver mere viril. If you are a consumer of powdered rhinoceros horn, your virility is not thereby improved. Vi taler om næringsstofkoncentrater, der tilbydes enkeltvis eller kombineret i form af kapsler, tabletter, pulver og lignende indgiftsformer. We are talking about concentrated sources of nutrients supplied either individually or combined in the form of capsules, tablets, powder or similar presentations.
  • krudtTranskaukasus er en krudtønde, der fortjener, og også får, Europas opmærksomhed. Transcaucasia is a powder keg which merits, and is receiving, Europe's attention. I dag har de ikke andet end det krudt, som Per Gahrton talte om, som sandsynligvis vil eksplodere mange gange endnu. As things stand, the only prospect is that the powder keg of which Per Gahrton spoke is likely to set off a few more explosions.

Definition of powder

  • The fine particles which are the result of reducing dry substance by pounding, grinding, or triturating, or the result of decay; dust
  • A mixture of fine dry, sweet-smelling particles applied to the face or other body parts, to reduce shine or to alleviate chaffing
  • An explosive mixture used in gunnery, blasting, etc.; gunpowder
  • The colour powder blue
  • To reduce to fine particles; to pound, grind, or rub into a powder
  • To sprinkle with powder, or as if with powder
  • To use powder on the hair or skin
  • To turn into powder; to become powdery
  • To sprinkle with salt; to corn, as meat

Examples

  • to powder ones hair

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