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['graɪndɪŋ] 1. 2.* * *1) (with a sound of grinding: The train came to a grinding stop.) stridulo2) (severe: grinding poverty.) opprimente* * *grinding /ˈgraɪndɪŋ/A a.B n. [u]1 macinazione; macinatura; molitura2 affilatura; arrotatura4 (fig.) oppressione7 (mecc.) molatura; rettifica; smerigliatura● grinding mill, tornio per gemme; (mecc.) mulino macinatore □ (mecc.) grinding wheel, mola.* * *['graɪndɪŋ] 1. 2. -
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I [graɪnd]1) colloq. (hard work) sfacchinata f., sgobbata f., faticaccia f.2) (harsh sound) stridore m., stridio m.3) AE colloq. spreg. (student) secchione m. (-a), sgobbone m. (-a)II 1. [graɪnd]1) (crush) macinare [corn, coffee beans]; schiacciare, pestare [ grain]; triturare [ pebbles]; tritare [ meat]to grind sth. to dust o to a powder ridurre qcs. in polvere; to grind one's teeth — digrignare i denti
3) (turn) girare [ handle]; suonare [ barrel organ]2.1) (make harsh sound) [ machine] stridereto grind to a halt — [ vehicle] fermarsi con stridore di ruote o freni; fig. [industry, production] fermarsi
2) AE colloq. (swot) sgobbare, sfacchinare•- grind on- grind up* * *1. past tense, past participle - ground; verb1) (to crush into powder or small pieces: This machine grinds coffee.) macinare2) (to rub together, usually producing an unpleasant noise: He grinds his teeth.) arrotare; digrignare3) (to rub into or against something else: He ground his heel into the earth.) sfregare2. noun(boring hard work: Learning vocabulary is a bit of a grind.) faticata, sgobbata- grinder- grinding
- grindstone
- grind down
- grind up
- keep someone's nose to the grindstone
- keep one's nose to the grindstone* * *[ɡraɪnd] ground vb: pt, pp1. vt(coffee, corn) macinare, (Am: meat) tritare, macinare, (car gears) grattare, (sharpen: knife) arrotare, (polish: gem, lens) molare2. vistridere, cigolareto grind to a halt — (vehicle) rallentare fino a fermarsi, (fig: talks, scheme) insabbiarsi, (work, production) cessare del tutto
3. n(fam: work) sgobbatathe daily grind fam — il trantran m inv quotidiano
•- grind on- grind up* * *grind /graɪnd/n.1 [u] il macinare; il frantumare; lo stritolare; l'affilare, l'arrotare, ecc.; macinatura; frantumazione (► to grind)2 [u] (fam.) faticata; sfacchinata; sgobbata5 (volg. ingl., antiq.) chiavata, scopata (volg.).(to) grind /graɪnd/(pass. e p. p. ground)A v. t.1 macinare; frantumare; sgretolare; stritolare: to grind wheat, macinare grano; to grind a bone [a stone], stritolare un osso [una pietra]3 fregare; sfregare; stropicciare5 levigare; molare: to grind diamonds, levigare le facce dei diamanti; to grind a lens, molare una lente6 (mecc.) molare; rettificare; smerigliare: to grind a flat surface, rettificare una superficie piana; to grind the valves of an engine, smerigliare le valvole d'un motore8 azionare; girare la manovella di: to grind a coffee mill, girare la manovella di un macinino da caffè; to grind a hand-organ, azionare (o suonare) un organetto9 (fig. fam.) inculcare; insegnare con grande impegno: to grind grammar into a boy's head, sudare sette camicie per insegnare la grammatica a un ragazzo10 (fig.) schiacciare; opprimere; infierire suB v. i.2 frantumarsi; sgretolarsi5 macinarsi: Some wheats grind better than others, certe varietà di grano si macinano meglio di altre● (fig.) to grind the faces of the poor, sfruttare i poveri; sfruttare i lavoratori □ to grind small (o to pieces), frantumare; fare a pezzi □ ( di un veicolo) to grind to a halt (o to a standstill), (mecc.) fermarsi con grande stridore; (fig.) arrestarsi, fermarsi: Public works have ground to a halt, i lavori pubblici si sono fermati □ (fig.) to have an axe to grind, avere un interesse personale, egoistico.* * *I [graɪnd]1) colloq. (hard work) sfacchinata f., sgobbata f., faticaccia f.2) (harsh sound) stridore m., stridio m.3) AE colloq. spreg. (student) secchione m. (-a), sgobbone m. (-a)II 1. [graɪnd]1) (crush) macinare [corn, coffee beans]; schiacciare, pestare [ grain]; triturare [ pebbles]; tritare [ meat]to grind sth. to dust o to a powder ridurre qcs. in polvere; to grind one's teeth — digrignare i denti
3) (turn) girare [ handle]; suonare [ barrel organ]2.1) (make harsh sound) [ machine] stridereto grind to a halt — [ vehicle] fermarsi con stridore di ruote o freni; fig. [industry, production] fermarsi
2) AE colloq. (swot) sgobbare, sfacchinare•- grind on- grind up
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