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1 grind
1. past tense, past participle - ground; verb1) (to crush into powder or small pieces: This machine grinds coffee.) moler, triturar, picar2) (to rub together, usually producing an unpleasant noise: He grinds his teeth.) hacer rechinar, moler3) (to rub into or against something else: He ground his heel into the earth.) oprimir, clavar
2. noun(boring hard work: Learning vocabulary is a bit of a grind.) trabajo pesado- grinder- grinding
- grindstone
- grind down
- grind up
- keep someone's nose to the grindstone
- keep one's nose to the grindstone
grind vb molertr[graɪnd]1 (mill) moler; (crush) machacar, triturar; (crystals, ore) pulverizar; (lens, mirror) pulir; (knife, blade) afilar2 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL (mince - beef) picar3 (teeth) hacer rechinar4 (press down hard on) incrustar, aplastar; (press in) meter1 (crush) triturarse2 (make harsh noise) rechinar, chirriar3 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL (swot) empollar, machacar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto grind the faces of the poor into the dust oprimir a los pobresto grind to a halt / grind to a standstill (vehicle) detenerse ruidosamente, pararse ruidosamente 2 (production) irse parando poco a poco 3 (negotiations) estancarse, llegar a un punto muertoto have an axe to grind tener un interés personal1) crush: moler, machacar, triturar2) sharpen: afilar3) polish: pulir, esmerilar (lentes, espejos)4)to grind one's teeth : rechinarle los dientes a uno5)to grind down oppress: oprimir, agobiargrind vi1) : funcionar con dificultad, rechinarto grind to a halt: pararse poco a poco, llegar a un punto muerto2) study: estudiar muchogrind n: trabajo m pesadothe daily grind: la rutina diarian.• empollón s.m.• molienda s.f.• rutina s.f.v.(§ p.,p.p.: ground) = afilar v.• amolar v.• majar v.• moler v.• pulverizar v.• quebrantar v.
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1. graɪnd(past & past p ground) transitive verba) \<\<coffee/wheat\>\> moler*; ( in mortar) machacar*; \<\<meat\>\> (AmE) moler* or (Esp, RPl) picar*; \<\<crystals/ore\>\> triturarb) ( rub together)to grind something INTO something: he ground the cigarette end into the carpet — incrustó or aplastó la colilla en la alfombra
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vi ( move with friction) rechinar, chirriar*to grind to a halt o standstill: the truck ground to a halt el camión se detuvo con gran chirrido de frenos; the negotiations have ground to a halt — las negociaciones han llegado a un punto muerto or se han estancado
Phrasal Verbs:- grind on
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a) ( drudgery) (colloq) (no pl) trabajo m pesado, paliza f (fam)b) ( over-conscientious worker) (AmE colloq)[ɡraɪnd] (pt, pp ground)1. VT1) [+ coffee] moler; [+ corn, flour] moler, machacar; [+ stone] pulverizar; (US) (Culin) [+ meat] picarto grind sth into or to a powder — reducir algo a polvo, pulverizar algo
2) (=sharpen) [+ knife] amolar, afilar3) (=polish) [+ gem, lens] esmerilar2.VI [machine etc] funcionar con dificultadto grind to a halt or standstill — pararse en seco
3.N * (=dull hard work) trabajo m pesado- grind on- grind up* * *
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1. [graɪnd](past & past p ground) transitive verba) \<\<coffee/wheat\>\> moler*; ( in mortar) machacar*; \<\<meat\>\> (AmE) moler* or (Esp, RPl) picar*; \<\<crystals/ore\>\> triturarb) ( rub together)to grind something INTO something: he ground the cigarette end into the carpet — incrustó or aplastó la colilla en la alfombra
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vi ( move with friction) rechinar, chirriar*to grind to a halt o standstill: the truck ground to a halt el camión se detuvo con gran chirrido de frenos; the negotiations have ground to a halt — las negociaciones han llegado a un punto muerto or se han estancado
Phrasal Verbs:- grind on
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a) ( drudgery) (colloq) (no pl) trabajo m pesado, paliza f (fam)b) ( over-conscientious worker) (AmE colloq) -
2 Mühle
f; -, -n2. fig. (monotone Tätigkeit) treadmill; in die Mühle der Justiz / Bürokratie geraten get caught up in the machinery of the law / get caught in the bureaucratic machine; jemanden durch die Mühle drehen umg. put s.o. through the mill (Am. auch wringer)4. umg., meist pej. (Auto) heap, pile of junk; (auch Flugzeug) (old) crate; (auch Fahrrad) rattletrap* * *die Mühle(Kaffeemühle) grinder;(Müllerei) mill* * *Müh|le ['myːlə]f -, -n1) mill; (= Kaffeemühle) grinderdie Mǘhlen der Justiz mahlen langsam — the wheels of justice grind slowly
3) (= Mühlespiel) nine men's morris (esp Brit)4) (inf) (Auto) banger (Brit inf jalopy (inf); (Fahrrad) boneshaker (Brit inf); (Flugzeug) crate (inf)* * *die1) (a person or machine that grinds: a coffee-grinder.) grinder2) (an electrical device used in cookery to grind up food.) liquidizer3) (an electrical device used in cookery to grind up food.) liquidiser4) (a machine, sometimes now electrical, for grinding coffee, pepper etc by crushing it between rough, hard surfaces: a coffee-mill; a pepper-mill.) mill5) (a building where grain is ground: The farmer took his corn to the mill.) mill* * *Müh·le<-, -n>[ˈmy:lə]f1. (Wassermühle) mill6.* * *die; Mühle, Mühlen1) millin die Mühle der Justiz geraten — (fig.) become enmeshed in the wheels or machinery of justice
das ist Wasser auf seine Mühle — (ugs.) it's [all] grist to his mill; it just confirms what he has always thought
2) (KaffeeMühle) [coffee-] grinder3) (Spiel) o. Art., o. Pl. nine men's morris4) (Konstellation beim Mühlespiel) mill5) (ugs. abwertend) (Auto, Motorrad) heap (coll.); (Auto, Flugzeug) crate (coll.); (Fahrrad) rattletrap; boneshaker* * *2. fig (monotone Tätigkeit) treadmill;in die Mühle der Justiz/Bürokratie geraten get caught up in the machinery of the law/get caught in the bureaucratic machine;* * *die; Mühle, Mühlen1) millin die Mühle der Justiz geraten — (fig.) become enmeshed in the wheels or machinery of justice
das ist Wasser auf seine Mühle — (ugs.) it's [all] grist to his mill; it just confirms what he has always thought
2) (KaffeeMühle) [coffee-] grinder3) (Spiel) o. Art., o. Pl. nine men's morris4) (Konstellation beim Mühlespiel) mill5) (ugs. abwertend) (Auto, Motorrad) heap (coll.); (Auto, Flugzeug) crate (coll.); (Fahrrad) rattletrap; boneshaker* * *-n f.grinder n.mill n.
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