noun pols to reduce something to powder reduir a pols \ fer pols alguna cosa for face pólvores pl fpr gun pólvora to keep one's powder dry reservar-se per a una ocasió millor it's not worth powder and shot no val la pena de disparar transitive verb polvoritzar , fer pols apply powder to empolsegar , empolsar , empolsinar to powder one's face \ nose posar-se pólvores , empolvorar-se intransitive verb pulveritzar-se , fer-se pols person posar-se pólvores , empolvorar-se reflexive verb to powder oneself empolvorar-se , posar-se pólvores