einpudern

to apply powder to skin

verb AYN-poo-dern Rare

Usage Note

Einpudern means to dust or apply powder to skin — face powder, baby powder, or foot powder. Das Gesicht einpudern = to powder one's face. Used with reflexive dative: sich das Gesicht einpudern.

Examples

"Sie puderte ihr Gesicht leicht ein, bevor sie das Haus verließ."

Natural Translation

She lightly powdered her face before leaving the house.

Literal Translation

She powdered her face lightly in, before she the house left.

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