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1 grit the icy roads
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2 grit
ɡrit 1. noun1) (very small pieces of stone: She's got a piece of grit in her eye.) gruspartikkel, sandkorn2) (courage: He's got a lot of grit.) karakterstyrke, mot2. verb(to keep (the teeth) tightly closed together: He gritted his teeth to stop himself from crying out in pain.) bite tennene sammen- grittygrus--------mot--------sandkornIsubst. \/ɡrɪt\/1) hard partikkel, sandkorn, sand, grus2) ( geologi) (grovkornet) sandstein3) ( mineralogi) struktur (i stein)4) ( hverdagslig) karakter, viljestyrke, mot, tælhave plenty of grit ha masser av tælIIverb \/ɡrɪt\/1) (spesielt om tenner, også overført) knase, raspe, skrape, skure, skjære (tenner)2) strø3) irritere4) ( om korn) grovmale, grøppe -
3 grit
n. gravel; zand; lef, durf; uithoudingsvermogen--------v. knarsen (van tanden)grit1[ grit] 〈 zelfstandig naamwoord〉————————grit2〈 gritted〉1 knarsen♦voorbeelden:II 〈 overgankelijk werkwoord〉♦voorbeelden: -
4 grit
I [grɪt]nome U1) (on lens) polvere f., granelli m.pl. di polvere; (sandy dirt) sabbia f., granelli m.pl. di sabbia2) BE (for roads) sabbia f. (grossolana)3) colloq. (courage) coraggio m., fegato m.II [grɪt]••* * *[ɡrit] 1. noun1) (very small pieces of stone: She's got a piece of grit in her eye.) polvere2) (courage: He's got a lot of grit.) coraggio2. verb(to keep (the teeth) tightly closed together: He gritted his teeth to stop himself from crying out in pain.) stringere- gritty* * *[ɡrɪt]1. n(gravel) ghiaia, (fig: courage) fegatoSee:2. vt1) (road) ricoprire di ghiaia2)* * *grit /grɪt/n. [u]1 (edil.) sabbia grossa; tritume di pietra4 (fig. fam.) coraggio; fermezza; saldezza; fegato (fig.): The miners showed they had grit, i minatori hanno dimostrato d'aver fegato● a bit of grit, un sassolino □ (tecn.) grit blasting, granigliatura.(to) grit /grɪt/A v. t.2 (tecn.) cospargere di granigliaB v. i.stridere; raschiare* * *I [grɪt]nome U1) (on lens) polvere f., granelli m.pl. di polvere; (sandy dirt) sabbia f., granelli m.pl. di sabbia2) BE (for roads) sabbia f. (grossolana)3) colloq. (courage) coraggio m., fegato m.II [grɪt]•• -
5 grit
1. noun1) Sand, der2. transitive verb,- tt-1) streuen [vereiste Straßen]2)grit one's teeth — die Zähne zusammenbeißen (ugs.)
* * *[ɡrit] 1. noun2) (courage: He's got a lot of grit.) der Mumm2. verb(to keep (the teeth) tightly closed together: He gritted his teeth to stop himself from crying out in pain.) (die Zähne) zusammenbeißen- academic.ru/32524/gritty">gritty* * *[grɪt]he showed true \grit er hat echten Mut bewiesenII. vt<- tt->1. (scatter)▪ to \grit sth etw streuen2. (press together)to \grit one's teeth die Zähne zusammenbeißen a. fig* * *[grɪt]1. n1) (= dust, in eye) Staub m; (= gravel) Splitt m, feiner Schotter; (for roads in winter) Streusand m2. vt1) road etc streuen2)* * *grit [ɡrıt]A s1. GEOLa) (grober) Sand, Kies m, Grus mb) Grit m, flözleerer Sandstein2. Streusand m3. MINER Korn n, Struktur f4. fig Mut m, Entschlossenheit f5. pla) Haferkorn nb) Haferschrot n, -grütze fc) US grobes MaismehlB v/t1. eine vereiste Straße etc streuen, sanden2. grit one’s teeth die Zähne zusammenbeißen (a. fig)C v/i knirschen, mahlen* * *1. noun1) Sand, der2. transitive verb,- tt-1) streuen [vereiste Straßen]2)grit one's teeth — die Zähne zusammenbeißen (ugs.)
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6 catch somebody napping
застать врасплохThe first heavy snowfall of the winter caught the roads department napping — they had no grit.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > catch somebody napping
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