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grinding ['graɪndɪŋ]1 noun(sound) grincement m∎ a grinding noise un bruit grinçant;∎ to come to a grinding halt (vehicle) s'immobiliser en grinçant; (machine) & figurative (production) stopper;∎ figurative to bring sth to a grinding halt (production) arrêter qch d'un seul coup; (country, rail network) paralyser qch∎ grinding poverty misère f noire -
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1) (with a sound of grinding: The train came to a grinding stop.) grinçant2) (severe: grinding poverty.) écrasant -
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['graɪndɪŋ] 1. 2.adjective [noise] grinçantgrinding poverty — misère f noire
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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 -
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A n1 ○ ( hard work) boulot ○ m or travail m monotone ; the daily grind ○ le boulot ○ or le train-train ○ quotidien ; back to the grind ○ ! au boulot ○ ! ; marking exam papers is an awful grind ○ corriger des copies d'examen est une vraie corvée ; it was a long hard grind ○ cycling up the hill c'était long et pénible de monter la côte en vélo ; it'll be a long hard grind ○ ça va être très dur ;2 ( harsh sound) grincement m ;1 ( crush) moudre [corn, coffee beans, pepper] ; écraser, broyer [seeds, grain] ; concasser [pebbles, stone] ; hacher [meat] ; to grind sth to dust/to a powder réduire qch en poussière/en poudre ; to grind corn into flour moudre du grain pour en faire de la farine ; to grind one's teeth grincer des dents ; to grind sth into the ground écraser qch par terre ;2 ( sharpen) affûter or aiguiser [qch] (à la meule) [knife, blade] ; ( polish) polir [lenses] ; égriser [gems] ;1 ( make harsh sound) [machine, engine] grincer ; to grind to a halt [vehicle, train] s'arrêter avec un grincement de freins ; [machine] s'arrêter ; fig [factory, economy, industry, production] s'immobiliser ;2 ( be crushed) [corn, coffee beans] se moudre ;3 ○ US ( swot) bûcher ○, potasser ○ ;4 ○ US [dancer] danser en se déhanchant de manière provocante.■ grind away bosser ○, bûcher ○ ; she is grinding away at her maths elle bûche ses maths.■ grind down:▶ grind down [sth], grind [sth] down ( crush) écraser, broyer ; ( pulverize) pulvériser [substance]:▶ grind [sb] down avoir [qn] à l'usure ; to be ground down by poverty être accablé par la misère.■ grind on [negotiations, project] se poursuivre inexorablement.■ grind out:▶ grind out [sth], grind [sth] out1 ( extinguish) écraser [cigarette] ;2 ( play) to grind out a tune on a barrel organ jouer un air sur un orgue de Barbarie ; she grinds out ○ novels at the rate of one a month elle pond ○ des romans au rythme d'un par mois ; ‘mind your own business,’ he ground out ‘occupez-vous de vos affaires,’ a-t-il grommelé entre ses dents.■ grind up pulvériser.
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