grind position

to fixedly position — жёстко фиксировать ( одну деталь относительно другой)

to be on dangerous o slippery ground — pisar terreno peligroso

to be on safe o firm o solid ground — pisar terreno firme

to be sure of one's ground — saber* qué terreno se pisa

to change o shift one's ground — cambiar de postura

to fall on stony ground — caer* en saco roto

to gain/lose ground — ganar/perder* terreno

to stand/hold one's ground — ( in argument) mantenerse* firme, no ceder terreno; ( in battle) no ceder terreno

thin on the ground — (BrE colloq)

orders have been very thin on the ground recently — últimamente han escaseado mucho los pedidos or ha habido muy pocos pedidos

to break new o fresh ground — abrir* nuevos caminos

to cut the ground from under somebody/somebody's feet: his evidence cut the ground from under the prosecuting lawyer's feet su testimonio echó por tierra el argumento del fiscal; his sudden change of mind cut the ground from under me su inesperado cambio de opinión echó por tierra todos mis planes; to get off the ground \<\<plan/project\>\> llegar* a concretarse; \<\<talks\>\> empezar* a encaminarse; to get something off the ground \<\<project\>\> poner* algo en marcha; to go to ground (BrE) \<\<fugitive\>\> esconderse; ( lit) \<\<fox\>\> meterse en la madriguera; to prepare the ground for something preparar el terreno para algo; to run o work oneself into the ground: you're working yourself into the ground te estás dejando el pellejo en el trabajo (fam); to suit somebody down to the ground (colloq) \<\<arrangement\>\> venirle* de perlas a alguien (fam); \<\<hat\>\> quedarle que ni pintado a alguien (fam); to worship the ground somebody walks on besar la tierra que pisa alguien; (before n) < conditions> del terreno; <personnel, support> de tierra; ground frost — helada f ( con escarcha sobre el suelo)

football ground — (BrE) campo m de fútbol, cancha f de fútbol (AmL)

recreation ground — parque m ( donde se practican deportes)

grounds for divorce — causal f de divorcio

they refused to do it, on the grounds that... — se negaron a hacerlo, alegando or aduciendo que...

coffee grounds — posos mpl de café

I can't go out tonight; I'm grounded — no puedo salir esta noche, estoy castigado or no me dejan

ground beef — (AmE) carne f molida or (Esp, RPl) picada

high/hilly ground — terreno m alto/montañoso

• to break new ground — hacer algo nuevo

• common ground — terreno m común

• to cover a lot of ground — (lit) recorrer una gran distancia

• to be on dangerous ground — entrar en territorio peligroso

• to be on firm ground — hablar con conocimiento de causa

• to gain ground — ganar terreno

• to go to ground — [fox] meterse en su madriguera; [person] esconderse, refugiarse

• to hold one's ground — (lit) no ceder terreno; (fig) mantenerse firme

• to be on (one's) home ground — tratar materia que uno conoce a fondo

• to lose ground — perder terreno

• to run sb to ground — localizar (por fin) a algn, averiguar el paradero de algn

• to shift one's ground — cambiar de postura

• to stand one's ground — (lit) no ceder terreno; (fig) mantenerse firme

• to be on sure ground — hablar con conocimiento de causa

• above ground — sobre la tierra

• below ground — debajo de la tierra

• to fall to the ground — (lit) caerse al suelo; (fig) fracasar

• to get off the ground — [aircraft] despegar; [plans etc] ponerse en marcha

• on the ground — en el suelo

• grounds for complaint — motivos mpl de queja

• what ground(s) do you have for saying so? — ¿en qué se basa para decir eso?

• on the ground(s) of... — con motivo de..., por causa de..., debido a...

ground attack N — ataque m de tierra; (Aer) ataque m a superficie

ground bass N — bajo m rítmico

ground cloth N — = groundcloth

ground colour N — fondo m, primera capa f

ground control N — (Aer) control m desde tierra

ground crew N — (Aer) personal m de tierra

ground floor N — (Brit) planta f baja

ground-floor flat — (Brit) piso m or (LAm) departamento m de planta baja

ground forces NPL — (Mil) fuerzas fpl de tierra

ground frost N — escarcha f

ground ivy N — hiedra f terrestre

ground level N — nivel m del suelo

ground plan N — plano m, planta f

ground pollution N — contaminación f del suelo

ground rent N — (esp Brit) alquiler m del terreno

ground rules NPL — reglas fpl básicas

ground staff N — = ground crew

ground troops NPL — tropas fpl de tierra

ground wire N — (US) cable m de toma de tierra

Ground Zero N — (in New York) zona f cero

ground almonds NPL — almendras fpl molidas

ground beef N — (US) picadillo m

to be on dangerous o slippery ground — pisar terreno peligroso

to be on safe o firm o solid ground — pisar terreno firme

to be sure of one's ground — saber* qué terreno se pisa

to change o shift one's ground — cambiar de postura

to fall on stony ground — caer* en saco roto

to gain/lose ground — ganar/perder* terreno

to stand/hold one's ground — ( in argument) mantenerse* firme, no ceder terreno; ( in battle) no ceder terreno

thin on the ground — (BrE colloq)

orders have been very thin on the ground recently — últimamente han escaseado mucho los pedidos or ha habido muy pocos pedidos

to break new o fresh ground — abrir* nuevos caminos

to cut the ground from under somebody/somebody's feet: his evidence cut the ground from under the prosecuting lawyer's feet su testimonio echó por tierra el argumento del fiscal; his sudden change of mind cut the ground from under me su inesperado cambio de opinión echó por tierra todos mis planes; to get off the ground \<\<plan/project\>\> llegar* a concretarse; \<\<talks\>\> empezar* a encaminarse; to get something off the ground \<\<project\>\> poner* algo en marcha; to go to ground (BrE) \<\<fugitive\>\> esconderse; ( lit) \<\<fox\>\> meterse en la madriguera; to prepare the ground for something preparar el terreno para algo; to run o work oneself into the ground: you're working yourself into the ground te estás dejando el pellejo en el trabajo (fam); to suit somebody down to the ground (colloq) \<\<arrangement\>\> venirle* de perlas a alguien (fam); \<\<hat\>\> quedarle que ni pintado a alguien (fam); to worship the ground somebody walks on besar la tierra que pisa alguien; (before n) < conditions> del terreno; <personnel, support> de tierra; ground frost — helada f ( con escarcha sobre el suelo)

football ground — (BrE) campo m de fútbol, cancha f de fútbol (AmL)

recreation ground — parque m ( donde se practican deportes)

grounds for divorce — causal f de divorcio

they refused to do it, on the grounds that... — se negaron a hacerlo, alegando or aduciendo que...

coffee grounds — posos mpl de café

I can't go out tonight; I'm grounded — no puedo salir esta noche, estoy castigado or no me dejan

ground beef — (AmE) carne f molida or (Esp, RPl) picada

deep under the ground — tief unter der Erde

on high ground — in höheren Lagen

cut the ground from under somebody's feet — jemandem den Wind aus den Segeln nehmen (ugs.)

be or suit somebody down to the ground — (coll.) genau das richtige für jemanden sein

get off the ground — (coll.) konkrete Gestalt annehmen

get something off the ground — (coll.) etwas in die Tat umsetzen

go to ground — [Fuchs usw.:] im Bau verschwinden; [Person:] untertauchen

run somebody/oneself into the ground — (coll.) jemanden/sich kaputtmachen (ugs.)

run a car into the ground — (coll.) ein Auto solange fahren, bis es schrottreif ist

on the ground — (in practice) an Ort und Stelle

cover much or a lot of ground — weit vorankommen

give or lose ground — an Boden verlieren

hold or keep or stand one's ground — nicht nachgeben

[sports] ground — Sportplatz, der

[cricket] ground — Cricketfeld, das

on the ground[s] of, on grounds of — auf Grund (+ Gen.); (giving as one's reason) unter Berufung auf (+ Akk.)

on health/religious etc. grounds — aus gesundheitlichen/religiösen usw. Gründen

the grounds for divorce are... — als Scheidungsgrund gilt...

be grounded on — gründen auf (+ Dat.)

ground meat — (Amer.) Hackfleisch, das

ground coffee — Kaffeepulver, das

how much ground do you own? — wie viel Grund und Boden or wie viel Land besitzen Sie?

to be on dangerous ground (fig) — sich auf gefährlichem Boden bewegen

to be on firm or sure ground — festen or sicheren Boden unter den Füßen haben; (fig) sich auf sicherem Boden bewegen

to be beaten on one's own ground — auf dem eigenen Gebiet geschlagen werden

to gain/lose ground — Boden gewinnen/verlieren; (disease, rumour) um sich greifen/im Schwinden begriffen sein

to break new ground (lit, fig) — neue Gebiete erschließen; (person) sich auf ein neues or unbekanntes Gebiet begeben

to go over the ground (fig) — alles durchgehen

to cover the/a lot of ground (lit) — die Strecke/eine weite Strecke zurücklegen; (fig)

to hold or stand one's ground (lit) — nicht von der Stelle weichen; (fig) seinen Mann stehen, sich nicht unterkriegen lassen

to shift or change one's ground (fig) — seine Haltung ändern

above/below ground — über/unter der Erde; (Min) über/unter Tage; (fig) unter den Lebenden/unter der Erde

to fall to the ground (lit) — zu Boden fallen; ( fig, plans ) ins Wasser fallen, sich zerschlagen

it suits me down to the ground — das ist ideal für mich

to get off the ground (plane etc) — abheben; ( fig : plans, project etc ) sich realisieren

to go to ground (fox) — im Bau verschwinden; (person) untertauchen

to run sb/oneself into the ground (inf) — jdn/sich selbst fertigmachen (inf)

to run a car into the ground (inf) — ein Auto schrottreif fahren

hunting grounds — Jagdgebiete pl

fishing grounds — Fischgründe pl

grounds for divorce — Scheidungsgrund m

grounds for dismissal — Entlassungsgrund m/-gründe pl

grounds for suspicion — Verdachtsmomente pl

on the grounds of... — aufgrund... (gen), auf Grund... (gen), aufgrund or auf Grund von...

ground rice — Reismehl nt

ground meat (US) — Hackfleisch nt

cut the ground from under somebody's feet — jemandem den Wind aus den Segeln nehmen (ugs.)

be or suit somebody down to the ground — (coll.) genau das richtige für jemanden sein

get off the ground — (coll.) konkrete Gestalt annehmen

get something off the ground — (coll.) etwas in die Tat umsetzen

go to ground — [Fuchs usw.:] im Bau verschwinden; [Person:] untertauchen

run somebody/oneself into the ground — (coll.) jemanden/sich kaputtmachen (ugs.)

run a car into the ground — (coll.) ein Auto solange fahren, bis es schrottreif ist

on the ground — (in practice) an Ort und Stelle

cover much or a lot of ground — weit vorankommen

give or lose ground — an Boden verlieren

hold or keep or stand one's ground — nicht nachgeben

[sports] ground — Sportplatz, der

[cricket] ground — Cricketfeld, das

on the ground[s] of, on grounds of — auf Grund (+ Gen.); (giving as one's reason) unter Berufung auf (+ Akk.)

on health/religious etc. grounds — aus gesundheitlichen/religiösen usw. Gründen

be grounded on — gründen auf (+ Dat.)

ground meat — (Amer.) Hackfleisch, das

ground coffee — Kaffeepulver, das

to throw sth. on the ground — buttare qcs. in o a terra

to fall to the ground — cadere in o a terra

to get off the ground — [ plane] decollare; fig. [ idea] decollare, prendere piede

to get sth. off the ground — fare decollare, mettere in moto [plan, campaign]

to prepare, clear the ground — preparare, sgombrare il terreno (anche fig.)

to cover a lot of ground — fare molta strada; fig. andare molto avanti, trattare molti argomenti

to break fresh o new ground fare importanti scoperte, aprire nuove strade (by o in doing facendo); to be sure of one's ground essere sicuro del fatto proprio o di ciò che si fa e si dice; on dangerous ground (in discussion) su un terreno minato; (in dealings) in una posizione delicata; on safe ground — sul sicuro

to gain ground — guadagnare terreno (on, over su, nei confronti di)

to lose ground — perdere terreno (to nei confronti di)

to give ground cedere terreno; to make up lost ground recuperare il terreno perduto; to hold o stand (one's) ground tenere duro, non cedere; to shift one's ground — cambiare la propria posizione o le carte in tavola

grounds for — motivi per o di [divorce, criticism, hope]

grounds for doing — motivi o ragioni per fare

to have grounds for complaint — avere motivo o ragione di lamentarsi

on (the) grounds of — a causa di, in ragione di [adultery, negligence]

on compassionate grounds — per motivi personali o familiari

to run sb., sth. to ground — scovare o stanare qcn., qcs.

to run o drive oneself into the ground ammazzarsi o sfiancarsi di lavoro; it suits me down to the ground — mi si addice perfettamente, è perfetto per le mie esigenze

to ground sth. on o in — basare o fondare qcs. su

to throw sth. on the ground — buttare qcs. in o a terra

to fall to the ground — cadere in o a terra

to get off the ground — [ plane] decollare; fig. [ idea] decollare, prendere piede

to get sth. off the ground — fare decollare, mettere in moto [plan, campaign]

to prepare, clear the ground — preparare, sgombrare il terreno (anche fig.)

to cover a lot of ground — fare molta strada; fig. andare molto avanti, trattare molti argomenti

to break fresh o new ground fare importanti scoperte, aprire nuove strade (by o in doing facendo); to be sure of one's ground essere sicuro del fatto proprio o di ciò che si fa e si dice; on dangerous ground (in discussion) su un terreno minato; (in dealings) in una posizione delicata; on safe ground — sul sicuro

to gain ground — guadagnare terreno (on, over su, nei confronti di)

to lose ground — perdere terreno (to nei confronti di)

to give ground cedere terreno; to make up lost ground recuperare il terreno perduto; to hold o stand (one's) ground tenere duro, non cedere; to shift one's ground — cambiare la propria posizione o le carte in tavola

grounds for — motivi per o di [divorce, criticism, hope]

grounds for doing — motivi o ragioni per fare

to have grounds for complaint — avere motivo o ragione di lamentarsi

on (the) grounds of — a causa di, in ragione di [adultery, negligence]

on compassionate grounds — per motivi personali o familiari

to run sb., sth. to ground — scovare o stanare qcn., qcs.

to run o drive oneself into the ground ammazzarsi o sfiancarsi di lavoro; it suits me down to the ground — mi si addice perfettamente, è perfetto per le mie esigenze

to ground sth. on o in — basare o fondare qcs. su