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1 ♦ grain
♦ grain /greɪn/n.1 [u] grano; granaglie; cereali: a cargo of grain, un carico di granaglie; grain exports, esportazioni di cereali4 [u] grana ( di metalli, marmi, ecc.); filo, vena, venatura ( del legno); acqua ( di pietre preziose); verso ( di una stoffa): metals of coarse [fine] grain, metalli a grana grossa [fine]6 [u] (fig.) inclinazione naturale; natura; carattere: It goes against the grain for me to tell lies, è contro la mia natura dire bugie7 (fig.) granello; briciolo; pizzico: He didn't have a grain of sense, non aveva un briciolo di buon senso8 [u] (stor.) grana; carminio di cocciniglia9 [u] (poet.) colore; tinta10 (geol.) granulo● (chim.) grain alcohol, alcol etilico; etanolo □ (agric.) grain drill, seminatrice per cereali □ grain elevator, silo per cereali □ grain farmer, cerealicoltore □ grain farming, (sost.) cerealicoltura; (agg.) cerealicolo □ grain leather, cuoio fiore ( conciato e voltato dalla parte del pelo, che è stato tolto) □ grain merchant, commerciante di cereali □ (bot.) grains of Paradise (o Guinea grains), grani del paradiso □ (geol.) grain size, grandezza del grano; grana □ (tecn.) grain size analysis, analisi granulometrica; granulometria □ (fig.) against the (o one's) grain, di malavoglia; contro la propria natura □ (fig.) with a grain of salt, cum grano salis (lat.).(to) grain /greɪn/A v. t.1 granire; ridurre in grani2 granire; zigrinare3 marmorizzare; marezzare; macchiare a finto legnoB v. i.1 (bot.) formare grani; granire2 ridursi in grani; formare granuli. -
2 husk
I [hʌsk]1) (of grains) buccia f.2) fig. involucro m.II [hʌsk]* * *1. noun(the dry thin covering of certain fruits and seeds: corn husk.) buccia2. verb(to remove the husk from (a fruit or seed).) sbucciare* * *husk /hʌsk/n.1 (bot.) buccia, guscio, pellicola (spec. di cereali); cartoccio ( del granturco); pula, lolla, loppa2 (fig.) involucro, cartoccio3 (pl.) scarti; roba senza valore4 (vet.) tosse5 (med.) raucedine● olive husks, sansa di olive.(to) husk /hʌsk/A v. t.B v. i.* * *I [hʌsk]1) (of grains) buccia f.2) fig. involucro m.II [hʌsk]
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