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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 trigo
trigo sustantivo masculino wheat
trigo m Bot Agr wheat Locuciones: figurado no ser alguien trigo limpio, to be untrustworthy ' trigo' also found in these entries: Spanish: candeal - diezmar - espiga - dar - grano - greña - haz - moler - molino - mote - panocha - recoger - recolectar - sembrar - verter English: buckwheat - corn - grind - wheat - wholewheat
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