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1 there's not a grain of truth in what he says
English-spanish dictionary > there's not a grain of truth in what he says
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2 there's not a grain of truth in it
no tiene ni pizca de verdadEnglish-spanish dictionary > there's not a grain of truth in it
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3 grain
ɡrein1) (a seed of wheat, oats etc.) grano2) (corn in general: Grain is ground into flour.) cereal3) (a very small, hard particle: a grain of sand.) grano4) (the way in which the lines of fibre run in wood, leather etc.) veta, fibra5) (a very small amount: There isn't a grain of truth in that story.) pizca, ápice•grain n1. cereales2. granotr[greɪn]1 (gen) grano2 (cereals) cereales nombre masculino plural1 (give granular texture) granular1 (become granular) granularse\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto saw against the grain (wood) serrar contra vetato saw with the grain (wood) serrar en el sentido de la vetato go against the grain ir en contra de los principios de alguienthere's not a grain of truth in it no tiene ni pizca de verdadgrain ['greɪn] n1) : grano ma grain of corn: un grano de maízlike a grain of sand: como grano de arena2) cereals: cereales mpl3) : veta f, vena f, grano m (de madera)4) speck, trace: pizca f, ápice ma grain of truth: una pizca de verdad5) grano m (unidad de peso)adj.• cereal adj.• grano, -a adj.n.• cereales s.m.pl.• fibra s.f.• granilla s.f.• grano s.m.• granos s.m.pl.• hebra s.f.• mies s.f.v.• granar v.• granear v.greɪn1) c (of cereal, salt, sugar, sand) grano mthere's not a grain of truth in what he says — no hay ni pizca de verdad en lo que dice; salt I a)
2) u ( Agr) grano m, cereal magainst the grain — ( in carpentry) contra el hilo
to go against the grain: it goes against the grain for me to support them — apoyarlos va en contra de mis principios
[ɡreɪn]N1) (=single particle of wheat, sand etc) grano m3) (fig) [of sense, truth] pizca f4) [of wood] fibra f, hebra f ; [of stone] veta f, vena f ; [of leather] flor f ; [of cloth] granilla f ; (Phot) grano m5) (Pharm) grano m* * *[greɪn]1) c (of cereal, salt, sugar, sand) grano mthere's not a grain of truth in what he says — no hay ni pizca de verdad en lo que dice; salt I a)
2) u ( Agr) grano m, cereal magainst the grain — ( in carpentry) contra el hilo
to go against the grain: it goes against the grain for me to support them — apoyarlos va en contra de mis principios
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4 kernel
'kə:nl1) (the softer substance inside the shell of a nut, or the stone of a fruit such as a plum, peach etc.) semilla, pepita, hueso2) (the central, most important part of a matter.) núcleo, meollotr['kɜːnəl]1 (of nut, fruit) semilla2 figurative use núcleo, granokernel ['kərnəl] n1) : almendra f (de semillas y nueces)2) : grano m (de cereales)3) core: meollo ma kernel of truth: un fondo de verdadn.• almendra s.f.• gajo s.m.• grano s.m.• haba s.f.• núcleo s.m.'kɜːrnḷ, 'kɜːnḷnoun (of nut, fruit) almendra f; (of corn, wheat) grano m['kɜːnl]N [of nut] almendra f ; (=seed) [of fruit] pepita f, pepa f (LAm); [of grain] grano m ; (fig) [of matter, question] meollo m, núcleo m* * *['kɜːrnḷ, 'kɜːnḷ]noun (of nut, fruit) almendra f; (of corn, wheat) grano m
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