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gold dust

/ɡəʊld dʌst/

Tradução: Algo extremamente raro, valioso ou difícil de obter, frequentemente usado metaforicamente para descrever um recurso ou oportunidade escassa.

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/ɡəʊld dʌst/B2informal
  • ptAlgo extremamente raro, valioso ou difícil de obter, frequentemente usado metaforicamente para descrever um recurso ou oportunidade escassa.

Something extremely rare, valuable, or difficult to obtain, often used metaphorically to describe a scarce resource or opportunity.

  1. Valuable resourceB2informal

    Something that is extremely rare, valuable, or in high demand.

    ptRecurso valioso

    • Tickets for the final match are like gold dust.
    • In this industry, experienced engineers are gold dust.
    • Original copies of that book are gold dust among collectors.
  2. Literal gold particlesB1formal

    Fine particles or powder of gold, often found in rivers or mined.

    ptPoeira de ouro

    • The prospector panned for gold dust in the stream.
    • Gold dust is collected and melted into bars.
    • The museum displayed a sample of gold dust from the mine.