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1 go against the grain
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2 grain
noun1) Korn, das; (collect.): ([species of] corn) Getreide, das; Korn, das2) (particle) Korn, dasa grain of truth — (fig.) ein Gran od. Körnchen Wahrheit
4) (texture) Korn, das (fachspr.); Griff, der; (in wood) Maserung, die; (in paper) Faser, die; Faserverlauf, der; (in leather) Narbung, diego against the grain [for somebody] — (fig.) jemandem gegen den Strich gehen (ugs.)
* * *[ɡrein]1) (a seed of wheat, oats etc.) das Korn2) (corn in general: Grain is ground into flour.) das Korn3) (a very small, hard particle: a grain of sand.) das Korn4) (the way in which the lines of fibre run in wood, leather etc.) die Faser, die Maserung5) (a very small amount: There isn't a grain of truth in that story.) die Spur•- academic.ru/116411/go_against_the_grain">go against the grain* * *[greɪn]I. n\grain of salt/sand Salz-/Sandkorn nt\grain of barley/corn/rice/wheat Gersten-/Mais-/Reis-/Weizenkorn ntwood \grain Holzmaserung fa \grain of gold/silver ein Gran Gold/Silbera \grain of comfort ein kleiner Trosta \grain of common sense eine Spur gesunden Menschenverstandsa \grain of hope ein Fünkchen Hoffnunga \grain of truth ein Körnchen Wahrheit8.▶ to take something with a \grain of salt etw nicht so wörtlich nehmen\grain alcohol Äthylalkohol mIII. vt▪ to \grain sth1. (granulate) etw mahlen2. (paint a grain pattern) etw masern4. (remove hair from) hide etw narben* * *[greɪn]1. n1) no pl Getreide nt, Korn nt2) (of corn, salt, sand etc) Korn nt; (fig, of sense, malice) Spur f; (of truth) Körnchen nt; (of hope) Funke m3) (of leather) Narben m; (of cloth) Strich m; (of meat) Faser f; (of wood, marble) Maserung f; (of stone) Korn nt, Gefüge nt; (PHOT) Korn nt4) (= weight) Gran nt2. vtwood masern; leather, paper narben* * *grain [ɡreın]A s1. BOT (Samen-, besonders Getreide) Korn n:grain of rice Reiskorn2. koll Getreide n, Korn n (Pflanzen oder Frucht): → chaff1 13. (Sand- etc) Körnchen n, (-)Korn n:4. fig Spur f:not a grain of hope kein Funke Hoffnung;a grain of truth ein Körnchen Wahrheit;without a grain of sense ohne einen Funken Verstand5. WIRTSCH Gran n (Gewichtseinheit)6. TECHa) (Längs)Faser f, Faserung fb) Maserung f (vom Holz):7. TECH Narben m (bei Leder):grain (side) Narben-, Haarseite f8. TECHa) Korn n, Narbe f (von Papier)b) METALL Korn n, Körnung f9. TECHa) Strich m (Tuch)b) Faser fc) HIST Koschenille f (karminroter Farbstoff)10. MINER Korn n, Gefüge n11. FOTOa) Korn nb) Körnigkeit f (von Film)12. pl Brauerei: Treber pl, Trester plB v/t1. körnen, granulierena) enthaarenb) körnen, narben3. TECHa) Papier narbenb) Textilien in der Wolle färben4. künstlich masern, äderngr. abk1. grade3. gross Brutto…* * *noun1) Korn, das; (collect.): ([species of] corn) Getreide, das; Korn, das2) (particle) Korn, dasa grain of truth — (fig.) ein Gran od. Körnchen Wahrheit
4) (texture) Korn, das (fachspr.); Griff, der; (in wood) Maserung, die; (in paper) Faser, die; Faserverlauf, der; (in leather) Narbung, diego against the grain [for somebody] — (fig.) jemandem gegen den Strich gehen (ugs.)
* * *(woodwork) n.Äderung -en f. n.Getreide n.Korn ¨-er n.Quentchen (alt.Rechtschreibung) n.Quäntchen n.Samenkorn n. -
3 go against
transitive verbzuwiderhandeln (+ Dat.); handeln gegen [Prinzip, Gesetz]go against somebody — sich jemandem in den Weg stellen od. widersetzen; see also academic.ru/31516/go">go 1. 27), 28)
* * *1) (to oppose or refuse to act on: A child should never go against his parents' wishes.) widerstreben2) (to be unacceptable to: This goes against my conscience.) widerstreben* * *vi1. (be negative for)▪ to \go against against sb/sth vote, election zu jds Ungunsten ausgehenthe jury's decision went against the defendant die Entscheidung der Jury fiel gegen den Angeklagten aus2. (not agree)▪ to \go against against sth:public opinion is \go againsting against the government on this issue die Öffentlichkeit ist in dieser Angelegenheit nicht der gleichen Meinung wie die Regierung3. (contradict)what you're asking me to do \go againstes against everything I believe in was du da von mir verlangst, geht gegen all das, woran ich glaube4. (disobey)he's always \go againsting against his father's advice er handelt immer entgegen den Ratschlägen seines Vaters5.▶ to \go against against the grain for sb to do sth jdm gegen den Strich gehen, etw zu tun* * *go against v/i2. einem Verbot etc zuwiderhandeln, sich jemandem, einer Sache widersetzen3. ungünstig verlaufen für* * *transitive verbzuwiderhandeln (+ Dat.); handeln gegen [Prinzip, Gesetz]go against somebody — sich jemandem in den Weg stellen od. widersetzen; see also go 1. 27), 28)
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