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Para mantenerlos blancos los solía empolvar con talco.
To keep them white he’d powdered them with talc.
—Esto, creo que me voy a empolvar la... que voy a...
'Er, I think I'll go and powder my, I'll just go and .
—Dile a esta mocosa tonta que hay que empolvar a los hombres.
“Tell this silly chit that the men must be powdered!” He paused.
También era negro y caía liso y sin empolvar sobre sus hombros.
It was black, too, and hung down uncombed and un-powdered to his shoulders.
Pero su cuello, sin empolvar, parecía desvanecerse como si fuera humo.
But his neck, which had not been powdered, seemed to vanish as if it were smoke.
Había cogido antipatía a ese cuerpo que tenía que lavar, empolvar, apaciguar con hielo y frotar con alcohol.
She disliked this body that she had to wash and powder and placate with ice and alcohol rubs.
Sabina sonrió satisfecha, mientras el maquillador se acercaba para empolvar el rostro de Zack.
Everyone relaxed, and Sabina smiled, as the makeup man rushed forward to powder Zack's face.
Llevaba una túnica de terciopelo negro que llegaba al suelo, y se acababa de empolvar la cara.
He wore a black velvet robe that brushed the floor, and his face was freshly powdered.
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