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1 grease
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1. noun1) (soft, thick, animal fat.) grasa2) (any thick, oily substance: She put grease on the squeaking hinge.) grasa
2. verb(to put grease on, over or in: The mechanic greased the car's axle.) engrasar- greasy- greasiness
grease1 n1. lubricante / grasathe mechanic put grease on the squeaking wheel el mecánico puso lubricante en la rueda que chirriaba2. grasagrease2 vb engrasartr[griːs]1 (gen) grasa1 (part of car, machine, device) engrasar2 SMALLCOOKERY/SMALL untar con mantequilla, untar con manteca\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLgrease gun pistola engrasadoragrease monkey ayudante nombre masulino o femenino de mecánicogrease ['gri:s] n: grasa fn.• engrase s.m.• grasa s.f.• grasilla s.f.• mugre s.f.• pringue s.m.• sebo s.m.• untadura s.f.• unto s.m.• untura s.f.v.• engrasar v.• ensebar v.• untar v.
I griːsmass nouna) ( Mech Eng) grasa fb) ( fat) grasa fc) ( secreted by body) grasa fd) ( hair oil) brillantina f, gomina f
II
a) ( lubricate) \<\<machinery/hinge\>\> engrasarb) ( Culin) \<\<dish/baking tray\>\>to grease (with butter) — enmantequillar, untar con mantequilla, enmantecar* (RPl)
c) ( with hair oil)[ɡriːs]1.N (=oil, fat etc) grasa f ; [of candle] sebo m ; (=dirt) mugre f ; (=lubricant) lubricante m2.VT [+ baking tin] engrasar; (Aut etc) engrasar, lubricar- grease sb's palm3.CPDgrease gun N — pistola f engrasadora, engrasadora f a presión
grease monkey * N — (US) mecánico(-a) m / f, maquinista mf
grease nipple N — (Aut) engrasador m
grease remover N — quitagrasas m inv
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I [griːs]mass nouna) ( Mech Eng) grasa fb) ( fat) grasa fc) ( secreted by body) grasa fd) ( hair oil) brillantina f, gomina f
II
a) ( lubricate) \<\<machinery/hinge\>\> engrasarb) ( Culin) \<\<dish/baking tray\>\>to grease (with butter) — enmantequillar, untar con mantequilla, enmantecar* (RPl)
c) ( with hair oil)
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