-
1 mechanically
1 Mech [produce, perform, process, operate] mécaniquement ; mechanically-operated à commande mécanique ;2 ( automatically) [behave, respond] mécaniquement, machinalement. -
2 churn
churn [tʃɜ:n](sea, water) bouillonner;∎ figurative the thought made my stomach churn j'ai eu l'estomac tout retourné à cette idée3 noun(a) (for butter) baratte f(a) (produce rapidly → gen) produire rapidement□ ; (→ novels, reports) pondre à la chaîne ou en série(b) (produce mechanically) débiter(mud) remuer; (sea, water) faire bouillonner; -
3 grind
1 noun∎ the daily grind le train-train quotidien;∎ what a grind! quelle corvée!, quelle barbe!(a) (coffee, corn, pepper) moudre; (stones) concasser; American (meat) hacher; (into powder) pulvériser, réduire en poudre; (crush) broyer, écraser;∎ he ground his feet into the sand il a enfoncé ses pieds dans le sable;∎ to grind sth under one's heel écraser qch avec le talon;∎ figurative to grind the faces of the poor opprimer les pauvres(b) (rub together) écraser l'un contre l'autre;∎ to grind one's teeth grincer des dents;∎ to grind sth between one's teeth broyer qch entre ses dents;∎ Cars to grind the gears faire grincer les vitesses(c) (polish → lenses) polir; (→ glass) dépolir; (→ stones) polir, égriser; (sharpen → knife) aiguiser ou affûter (à la meule)(d) (turn handle) tourner;∎ to grind a pepper mill tourner un moulin à poivre;∎ to grind a barrel-organ tourner la manivelle de ou jouer de l'orgue de Barbarie∎ this barley grinds well cet orge est facile à moudre;∎ this pepper mill doesn't grind very well ce moulin à poivre ne moud pas très bien∎ to grind to a halt or to a standstill (machine, vehicle) s'arrêter ou s'immobiliser en grinçant; figurative (company, production) s'arrêter net; figurative (economy) se retrouver paralysé;∎ figurative the whole country ground to a halt or standstill during the General Strike le pays a été complètement paralysé pendant la grève généralefamiliar progresser laborieusement□ ;∎ I've been grinding away at this essay all weekend j'ai bûché sur cette dissertation tout le week-end(a) (pulverize) pulvériser, réduire en poudre∎ don't let your job grind you down ne te laisse pas abattre par ton boulot;∎ the people were ground down by years of poverty la population était écrasée par des années de misère∎ (substance) it grinds down easily c'est facile à moudre∎ to grind in a valve roder une soupape∎ the accordion music ground on in the background en fond sonore on entendait l'accordéon, interminable et monotone(a) (cigarette) écraser∎ he was grinding out a tune on the barrel-organ il jouait un air sur l'orgue de Barbarie;∎ familiar she's just ground out another blockbuster elle vient de pondre un nouveau best-sellerpulvériser;∎ to grind sth up into powder réduire qch en poudre
См. также в других словарях:
churn out — verb 1. perform in a mechanical way • Topics: ↑music • Hypernyms: ↑perform, ↑execute, ↑do • Verb Frames: Somebody s something They will churn ou … Useful english dictionary
Eastern epistemology — Jain EpistemologyAccording to Jain epistemology, reality is multifaceted ( anekanta , or non one sided ), such that no finite set of statements can capture the entire truth about the objects they describe. The Jain list of pramanas (valid sources … Wikipedia
churn — churnable, adj. churnability, n. churner, n. /cherrn/, n. 1. a container or machine in which cream or milk is agitated to make butter. 2. any of various containers or machines similar in shape or action to a butter churn, as a device for mixing… … Universalium
churn — ► NOUN 1) a machine for making butter by agitating milk or cream. 2) Brit. a large metal milk can. ► VERB 1) agitate (milk or cream) in a churn to produce butter. 2) (with reference to liquid) move about vigorously. 3) (churn out) produce… … English terms dictionary
churn out — transitive verb Date: 1876 to produce mechanically or copiously ; grind out < the usual pap which has been churned out about this superstar W. S. Murphy > … New Collegiate Dictionary
churn — [[t]tʃɜrn[/t]] n. 1) a container or machine in which cream or milk is agitated to make butter 2) any of various similar machines, as for mixing beverages 3) to agitate in order to make into butter: to churn cream[/ex] 4) to make (butter) by the… … From formal English to slang
churn something out — PRODUCE, make, turn out; informal crank out, bang out. → churn * * * produce something routinely or mechanically, esp. in large quantities artists continued to churn out insipid works * * * ˌchurn sthˈout derived (informal … Useful english dictionary
Diesel engine — Diesel engines in a museum Diesel generator on an oil tanker … Wikipedia
Gas turbine — Microturbine redirects here. For turbines in electricity, see Small wind turbine. For turbines driven by the flow of gas, see Turbine. A typical axial flow gas turbine turbojet, the J85, sectioned for display. Flow is left to right, multistage… … Wikipedia
agricultural technology — Introduction application of techniques to control the growth and harvesting of animal and vegetable products. Soil preparation Mechanical processing of soil so that it is in the proper physical condition for planting is usually… … Universalium
Zinc–air battery — specific energy 470 (practical),1370 (theoretical) Wh/kg[1][2] (1.692, 4.932 MJ/kg) energy density 1480 9780 Wh/L[c … Wikipedia
