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to grind a lens

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1 grind a lens

Общая лексика: шлифовать линзу

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > grind a lens
2 grind

I [graɪnd]
nome

1) colloq. (hard work) sfacchinata f., sgobbata f., faticaccia f.

the daily grind — il solito tran tran

it'll be a long hard grind — sarà una bella sfacchinata

2) (harsh sound) stridore m., stridio m.

3) AE colloq. spreg. (student) secchione m. (-a), sgobbone m. (-a)
II 1. [graɪnd]
verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. ground)

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

2) (sharpen) affilare, arrotare [ knife]; (polish) molare [ lenses]; levigare [ gems]

3) (turn) girare [ handle]; suonare [ barrel organ]
2.
verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. ground)

1) (make harsh sound) [ machine] stridere

to grind to a halt — [ vehicle] fermarsi con stridore di ruote o freni; fig. [industry, production] fermarsi

2) AE colloq. (swot) sgobbare, sfacchinare

•

- grind away

- grind down

- grind on

- grind out

- grind up

* * *
1. past tense, past participle - ground; verb
1) (to crush into powder or small pieces: This machine grinds coffee.) macinare

2) (to rub together, usually producing an unpleasant noise: He grinds his teeth.) arrotare; digrignare

3) (to rub into or against something else: He ground his heel into the earth.) sfregare
2. 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, pp
1. vt

(coffee, corn) macinare, (Am: meat) tritare, macinare, (car gears) grattare, (sharpen: knife) arrotare, (polish: gem, lens) molare

have you ground the coffee? — hai macinato il caffè?

to grind one's teeth — digrignare i denti

to grind sth into the earth — schiacciare qc col piede

2. vi

stridere, cigolare

to grind to a halt — (vehicle) rallentare fino a fermarsi, (fig: talks, scheme) insabbiarsi, (work, production) cessare del tutto

3. n

(fam: work) sgobbata

the daily grind fam — il trantran m inv quotidiano

•

- grind away

- grind down

- 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; sgobbata

3 (fam. USA) sgobbone

4 (fam.) rotazione del bacino ( nello spogliarello)

5 (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]

2 fare, produrre ( macinando): to grind flour, fare la farina

3 fregare; sfregare; stropicciare

4 affilare; arrotare: to grind a knife, arrotare un coltello

5 levigare; molare: to grind diamonds, levigare le facce dei diamanti; to grind a lens, molare una lente

6 (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 motore

7 arrotare, digrignare ( i denti): I grind my teeth while I sleep, mentre dormo digrigno i denti

8 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 organetto

9 (fig. fam.) inculcare; insegnare con grande impegno: to grind grammar into a boy's head, sudare sette camicie per insegnare la grammatica a un ragazzo

10 (fig.) schiacciare; opprimere; infierire su

B v. i.

1 far girare le macine

2 frantumarsi; sgretolarsi

3 ( di un coltello, ecc.) affilarsi ( bene, male, ecc.)

4 (fig. fam., spesso to grind away) lavorare sodo; sgobbare

5 macinarsi: Some wheats grind better than others, certe varietà di grano si macinano meglio di altre

6 (mecc.: del cambio) grattare

7 (fam.) muovere (o ruotare) il bacino ( nello spogliarello)

● (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]
nome

1) colloq. (hard work) sfacchinata f., sgobbata f., faticaccia f.

the daily grind — il solito tran tran

it'll be a long hard grind — sarà una bella sfacchinata

2) (harsh sound) stridore m., stridio m.

3) AE colloq. spreg. (student) secchione m. (-a), sgobbone m. (-a)
II 1. [graɪnd]
verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. ground)

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

2) (sharpen) affilare, arrotare [ knife]; (polish) molare [ lenses]; levigare [ gems]

3) (turn) girare [ handle]; suonare [ barrel organ]
2.
verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. ground)

1) (make harsh sound) [ machine] stridere

to grind to a halt — [ vehicle] fermarsi con stridore di ruote o freni; fig. [industry, production] fermarsi

2) AE colloq. (swot) sgobbare, sfacchinare

•

- grind away

- grind down

- grind on

- grind out

- grind up

English-Italian dictionary > grind
3 grind

1. II
grind in s ome manner

1) grind small /fine/ мелко /тонко/ молоть

2) grind small /fine/ мелко /тонко/ молоться; this wheat grinds well эту пшеницу легко молоть
2. III
grind smth.

1) grind coffee (egg-shells, grain, etc.) молоть кофе и т. д.; grind colours растирать краски; your back teeth grind food пищу пережевывают коренными зубами || grind teeth скрежетать зубами

2) grind knives (scissors, an axe, etc.) точить ножи и т. д.; grind a lens шлифовать линзу

3) grind a coffee-mill вертеть ручку кофейной мельницы; grind a street-organ /а barrel-organ/ играть на шарманке
3. IV
grind smth. in some manner grind grain small мелко молоть зерно
4. XI
1) be ground in some manner the corn was ground fine зерно было мелко помолото; the meat was ground small мясо было мелко порублено; the stone was ground to a fine powder камень был растерт /растолчен/ в мелкий порошок

2) be ground for some time your reading glasses must be ground again they're all scratched вам надо снова отшлифовать очки для чтения, они сильно поцарапаны

3) be ground into smth. the dirt was deeply ground into the carpet грязь была глубоко втоптана в ковер; а cigarette was ground into an ashtray окурок был загашен в пепельнице
5. XVI
grind at smth. coll. grind at one's English (at one's algebra, at examination subjects, etc.) зубрить.английский и т. д., корпеть над английским и т. д., grind at one's duties усердно исполнять свои обязанности; grind for smth. grind for an exam зубрить перед экзаменом
6. XXI1
1) grind smth. in with. grind wheat in a mill (meat in a meat-grinder, etc.) молоть пшеницу на мельнице и т. д., grind smth. (in)to smth. grind corn into flour перемолоть зерно в муку; grind stone (almonds, nuts, etc.) (in)to powder раздробить/размельчить, стереть/ камень и т. д. в порошок; grind smth. by smth. grind coffee by hand молоть кофе вручную

2) grind smth. to smth. grind a knife to a sharp edge остро наточить нож; grind a steel strip to a fine end заточить полоску стали; grind smth. on smth. grind an axe on a grindstone точить топор на точильном камне; grind smth. with smth. grind glass with sand and water шлифовать стекло песком и водой

3) grind smth. into smth. grind one's heel into the ground вдавить каблук в землю; grind a cigarette into the ground затоптать /погасить/ сигарету; grind one's fist into a man's face (one's knee into a man's stomach, etc.) coll. дать /заехать/ кому-л. по лицу кулаком и т. д.; grind one's foot /one's heel/ into the picture (into the photo, into the cigar, etc.) растоптать картинку и т. д.; grind smth. under (with) smth. grind a cigarette under one's heel /a stub with one's heel/ (fruit under the wheel, a flower with one's stick, pebbles with a roller, etc.) затоптать /погасить/ сигарету каблуком и т. д.

4) grind smth. into smb., smth. grind a lesson (grammar, figures, English, etc.) into him /into his head/ вдалбливать ему в голову урок и т. д.

5) grind smb. in smth. grind smb. in grammar (in mathematics, in biology, etc.) натаскивать кого-л. по грамматике и т. д.

English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > grind
4 grind

1. [graınd] n
1. размалывание

2. разг. тяжёлая, однообразная, скучная работа

this work is a considerable grind - эта работа довольно однообразна и тяжела

do you find this work a grind? - ты считаешь эту работу скучной и однообразной?

it's a constant grind - приходится тянуть лямку

what a grind! - ну и работёнка!

to go back to the old grind - снова впрячься в работу, снова надеть на себя хомут

3. разг.

1) долбёжка

learning this text is a grind - этот текст приходится зубрить

2) амер. зубрила

4. 1) студ. разг. скачки с препятствиями

2) спорт. тренировочное занятие по ходьбе
2. [graınd] v (ground)
1. 1) молоть, размалывать, перемалывать; толочь; растирать

to grind flour [coffee] - молоть муку [кофе]

to grind wheat in a mill - молоть пшеницу на мельнице

to grind corn into flour - перемолоть зерно на муку

to grind small /fine/ - мелко смолоть

to grind to powder /into dust/ - стирать в порошок

to grind colours - растирать краски

to grind smth. with /under/ one's heel - раздавить /растереть/ что-л. каблуком

to grind smth. between one's teeth - размалывать что-л. зубами

2) молоться, размалываться, перемалываться

this wheat grinds well - эта пшеница хорошо мелется

2. 1) шлифовать, полировать

to grind dry [wet] - шлифовать всухую [с охлаждением]

to grind a lens - шлифовать линзу

2) точить, оттачивать

to grind a knife [an axe] - точить нож [топор]

3) стачиваться; шлифоваться

4) наводить мат

3. 1) тереть со скрипом или скрежетом

to grind the teeth - скрежетать зубами

2) (on, against) тереться со скрипом или скрежетом (обо что-л.)

I could hear the keel grinding on the rocks - я слышал, как киль скрежетал по камням

a cart came grinding past - мимо со скрипом проехала тележка

3) (into) вдавливать, выдавливать, высверливать (каблуком, палкой и т. п.)

to grind one's heel into the ground - вдавливать каблук в землю

4. вертеть ручку; вертеть шарманку

to grind a coffee-mill - вертеть ручку кофейной мельницы

to grind a street-organ /a barrel-organ/ - играть на шарманке

5. (at) разг. = grind away

6. 1) (at) студ. разг. зубрить

to grind at smth. - зубрить что-л.

to grind at one's English - зубрить английский

to grind for an exam - зубрить перед экзаменом

2) вдалбливать (кому-л.); репетировать; «натаскивать» (кого-л.)

to grind grammar into smb.'s head - вдалбливать кому-л. грамматику

to grind smb. in grammar - «натаскивать» кого-л. по грамматике

I had mathematics ground into me - в меня (форменным образом) вбили математику

7. 1) мучить; угнетать

to grind by tyranny - тиранить, мучить чрезмерной требовательностью

to grind the poor, to grind the faces of the poor - угнетать бедных

2) амер. разг. дразнить, раздражать

8. сл. вертеть тазом, задом ( в танце)

♢ to grind smth. true - исправлять что-л.

the mills of God grind slowly - посл. ≅ бог правду видит, да не скоро скажет

НБАРС > grind
5 grind

[graɪnd] 1. гл.; прош. вр., прич. прош. вр. ground
1)

а) молоть, перемалывать; растирать ( в порошок); толочь; размельчать

Grind a pound of coffee for me. — Намели мне фунт кофе.

to grind wheat into flour — перемалывать зерно в муку

Syn:

champ, chew, chomp, gnash, masticate

б) амер. пропускать через мясорубку, измельчать в блендере ( о мясе)

Syn:

mince

2)

а) = grind down; = grind out точить, оттачивать, затачивать

A new knife needs to be ground down to get it really sharp. — Новый нож надо заточить, чтобы он был на самом деле острый.

This machine grinds out the crushed rock ready for road building. — Эта машина дробит разрезанную породу для дорожного строительства.

б) полировать; шлифовать; гранить ( алмазы)

to grind a lens — шлифовать линзу

3)

а) тереть со скрипом

grind on / into / against smth. — тереть обо что-л.

to grind the teeth — скрипеть зубами

б) ( grind out) растаптывать ( окурок)

4) вертеть ручку чего-л.; играть на шарманке

5)

а) работать усердно, кропотливо

б) зубрить (что-л.)

в) разг. участвовать в скачках с препятствиями

6) разг. вдалбливать ( ученику); натаскивать (кого-л.)

7)

а) мучить, угнетать ( чрезмерной требовательностью); подавлять, притеснять

By reforming the laws he enabled the kingdom to pay its way without grinding the poor. — Пересмотрев законодательную систему, он дал возможность королевству осуществлять необходимые платежи, не притесняя бедных.

The villagers of the Middle Ages were often ground down by their lords and masters. — В средние века английские помещики и управляющие часто доводили крестьян до отчаяния.

Don't let the army grind you down! — Не дай армии сломать себя!

It was safer to let the Greeks grind each other down in a protracted conflict. — В этом затянувшемся конфликте было безопаснее дать грекам растерзать друг друга.

Syn:

oppress, harass

б) досаждать, удручать, расстраивать

After all, it does grind me to have lost that money. — В конце концов, меня действительно удручает, что я потерял эти деньги.

Syn:

annoy, vex

8) амер.; разг. едко иронизировать (над кем-л.), посмеиваться

9) делать матовым ( стекло)

10) стачиваться; шлифоваться

•

- grind away
- grind in
- grind out
- grind up
••

to grind one's own axe — преследовать личные, корыстные цели
2. сущ.
1)

а) размалывание ( процесс)

б) помол ( качество)

в) лязг, скрежет (звук чего-л. перемалывающегося)

grind of swords — лязг мечей

2) разг. тяжёлая, однообразная, скучная работа ( деятельность); скучное задание

To a large proportion of students, both at our public schools and at the Universities, Latin and Greek are a mere grind. — Для большого количества учащихся как школ, так и университетов, латынь и греческий - скучнейшие занятия.

Syn:

labour

3) амер.; разг.

а) зубрила, ботан ( усердный студент)

Come now, old grind, do take a day off. — Ну, ботаник ты несчастный, устрой себе выходной.

б) долбёжка, зубрёжка

Syn:

drilling

4) разг.

а) прогулка для моциона

б) бег, скачки с препятствиями

Syn:

steeplechase

Англо-русский современный словарь > grind
6 lens

lenz сущ.
1) линза, чечевица, оптическое стекло;
лупа;
объектив to grind a lens ≈ делать стекло матовым concave lens ≈ вогнутая линза convex lens ≈ выпуклая линза crystalline lens ≈ прозрачная линза telephoto, telescopic lens ≈ телескопическая линза contact lenses ≈ контактные линзы corrective lenses ≈ корректирующие линзы
2) анат. хрусталик глаза (тж. crystalline lens)
3) геол. чечевицеобразная залежь линза, чечевица, оптическое стекло;
объектив;
лупа - concave * вогнутая линза (анатомия) хрусталик глаза (тж. crystalline *) (геология) чечевицеобразная залежь lens (pl es) линза, чечевица, оптическое стекло;
лупа;
объектив ~ анат. хрусталик глаза (тж. crystalline lens) ~ геол. чечевицеобразная залежь to ~ out горн. выклиниваться

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > lens
7 lens

[lenz]
сущ.

1) линза, чечевица, оптическое стекло; лупа; объектив

concave lens — вогнутая линза

convex lens — выпуклая линза

telephoto / telescopic lens — телескопическая линза

contact lenses — контактные линзы

corrective lenses — корректирующие линзы

to grind a lens — шлифовать линзу

2) анат.; = crystalline lens хрусталик ( глаза)

3) геол. чечевицеобразная залежь

Англо-русский современный словарь > lens
8 grind

grind [graɪnd] (pt & pp ground [graʊnd])

1 noun

(a) familiar (monotonous work) corvée^□ f;

∎ the daily grind le train-train quotidien;

∎ what a grind! quelle corvée!, quelle barbe!

(b) American familiar (hard worker) bûcheur(euse) m,f, bosseur(euse) m,f

(c) familiar (when dancing) déhanchement m

(d) (sound) grincement m, crissement m

(e) Irish familiar School (private tutor) prof mf particulier(ère); (class) cours m particulier^□

2 transitive verb

(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

(e) American familiar (irritate) taper sur les nerfs à

3 intransitive verb

(a) (crush)

∎ 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

(b) (noisily) grincer; (wheels) grincer, crisser; (gears) craquer;

∎ 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 générale

(c) American familiar (work hard) bûcher ou bosser (dur)

(d) vulgar (copulate) baiser

➲ grind away intransitive verb

familiar progresser laborieusement^□ ;

∎ I've been grinding away at this essay all weekend j'ai bûché sur cette dissertation tout le week-end

➲ grind down

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (pulverize) pulvériser, réduire en poudre

(b) (lens) meuler

(c) figurative (oppress) opprimer, écraser;

∎ 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

2 intransitive verb

∎ (substance) it grinds down easily c'est facile à moudre

➲ grind in separable transitive verb

∎ to grind in a valve roder une soupape

➲ grind on intransitive verb

familiar (speaker) parler à n'en plus finir^□ ; (lecture, speech, week) traîner en longueur^□ ;

∎ the accordion music ground on in the background en fond sonore on entendait l'accordéon, interminable et monotone

➲ grind out separable transitive verb

(a) (cigarette) écraser

(b) figurative (produce mechanically)

∎ 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-seller

➲ grind up separable transitive verb

pulvériser;

∎ to grind sth up into powder réduire qch en poudre

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > grind
9 grind

1. past tense, past participle - ground; verb
1) (to crush into powder or small pieces: This machine grinds coffee.) moler, triturar, picar

2) (to rub together, usually producing an unpleasant noise: He grinds his teeth.) hacer rechinar, moler

3) (to rub into or against something else: He ground his heel into the earth.) oprimir, clavar

2. noun
(boring hard work: Learning vocabulary is a bit of a grind.) trabajo pesado

- grinder
- grinding
- grindstone
- grind down
- grind up
- keep someone's nose to the grindstone
- keep one's nose to the grindstone

grind vb moler

grind the coffee fine muele el café fino

El pasado y participio pasado de grind se escribe ground

grind

tr[graɪnd]

transitive verb (pt & pp ground tr[graʊnd])

1 (mill) moler; (crush) machacar, triturar; (crystals, ore) pulverizar; (lens, mirror) pulir; (knife, blade) afilar

2 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL (mince - beef) picar

3 (teeth) hacer rechinar

■ she grinds her teeth le rechinan los dientes

4 (press down hard on) incrustar, aplastar; (press in) meter

■ the dirt had been ground into the carpet la suciedad estaba bien metida en la alfombra

intransitive verb

1 (crush) triturarse

2 (make harsh noise) rechinar, chirriar

3 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL (swot) empollar, machacar

noun

1 familiar (work) trabajo pesado; (effort) paliza

■ the daily grind la rutina diaria

2 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL familiar (swot) empollón,-ona

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to grind the faces of the poor into the dust oprimir a los pobres

to grind to a halt / grind to a standstill (vehicle) detenerse ruidosamente, pararse ruidosamente 2 (production) irse parando poco a poco 3 (negotiations) estancarse, llegar a un punto muerto

to have an axe to grind tener un interés personal

grind ['graɪnd] v, ground ['graʊnd] ; grinding vt

1) crush: moler, machacar, triturar

2) sharpen: afilar

3) polish: pulir, esmerilar (lentes, espejos)

4)

to grind one's teeth : rechinarle los dientes a uno

5)

to grind down oppress: oprimir, agobiar

grind vi

1) : funcionar con dificultad, rechinar

to grind to a halt: pararse poco a poco, llegar a un punto muerto

2) study: estudiar mucho

grind n

: trabajo m pesado

the daily grind: la rutina diaria

grind

n.

• empollón s.m.

• molienda s.f.

• rutina s.f.

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: ground) = afilar v.

• amolar v.

• majar v.

• moler v.

• pulverizar v.

• quebrantar v.

I
1. graɪnd
(past & past p ground) transitive verb

a) \<\<coffee/wheat\>\> moler*; ( in mortar) machacar*; \<\<meat\>\> (AmE) moler* or (Esp, RPl) picar*; \<\<crystals/ore\>\> triturar

b) ( rub together)

he grinds his teeth in his sleep — le rechinan los dientes cuando duerme

to grind something INTO something: he ground the cigarette end into the carpet — incrustó or aplastó la colilla en la alfombra

2.

vi ( move with friction) rechinar, chirriar*

the wheels of bureaucracy grind very slowly — las cosas de palacio van despacio

to grind to a halt o standstill: the truck ground to a halt el camión se detuvo con gran chirrido de frenos; the negotiations have ground to a halt — las negociaciones han llegado a un punto muerto or se han estancado

Phrasal Verbs:

- grind down

- grind on

- grind out

II

noun

a) ( drudgery) (colloq) (no pl) trabajo m pesado, paliza f (fam)

the daily grind — el monótono trajín diario

back to the grind! — de vuelta al yugo!

b) ( over-conscientious worker) (AmE colloq)

she's the office grind — es la niña aplicada de la oficina (iró)

[ɡraɪnd] (pt, pp ground)
1. VT

1) [+ coffee] moler; [+ corn, flour] moler, machacar; [+ stone] pulverizar; (US) (Culin) [+ meat] picar

to grind sth into or to a powder — reducir algo a polvo, pulverizar algo

to grind sth into the earth — clavar algo en el suelo

to grind one's teeth — rechinar los dientes

2) (=sharpen) [+ knife] amolar, afilar

3) (=polish) [+ gem, lens] esmerilar

2.

VI [machine etc] funcionar con dificultad

to grind against — ludir ruidosamente con

to grind to a halt or standstill — pararse en seco

3.

N * (=dull hard work) trabajo m pesado

the work was such a grind — el trabajo era tan pesado

the daily grind — la rutina diaria

- grind away

- grind down

- grind on

- grind out

- grind up

* * *

I
1. [graɪnd]
(past & past p ground) transitive verb

a) \<\<coffee/wheat\>\> moler*; ( in mortar) machacar*; \<\<meat\>\> (AmE) moler* or (Esp, RPl) picar*; \<\<crystals/ore\>\> triturar

b) ( rub together)

he grinds his teeth in his sleep — le rechinan los dientes cuando duerme

to grind something INTO something: he ground the cigarette end into the carpet — incrustó or aplastó la colilla en la alfombra

2.

vi ( move with friction) rechinar, chirriar*

the wheels of bureaucracy grind very slowly — las cosas de palacio van despacio

to grind to a halt o standstill: the truck ground to a halt el camión se detuvo con gran chirrido de frenos; the negotiations have ground to a halt — las negociaciones han llegado a un punto muerto or se han estancado

Phrasal Verbs:

- grind down

- grind on

- grind out

II

noun

a) ( drudgery) (colloq) (no pl) trabajo m pesado, paliza f (fam)

the daily grind — el monótono trajín diario

back to the grind! — de vuelta al yugo!

b) ( over-conscientious worker) (AmE colloq)

she's the office grind — es la niña aplicada de la oficina (iró)

English-spanish dictionary > grind
10 grind

1. transitive verb,
ground

1) (reduce to small particles)

grind [up] — zermahlen; pulverisieren [Metall]; mahlen [Kaffee, Pfeffer, Getreide]

2) (sharpen) schleifen [Schere, Messer]; schärfen [Klinge]; (smooth, shape) schleifen [Linse, Edelstein]

3) (rub harshly) zerquetschen

grind one's teeth — mit den Zähnen knirschen

4) (produce by grinding) mahlen [Mehl]

5) (fig.): (oppress, harass) auspressen (fig.)

grinding poverty — erdrückende Armut
2. intransitive verb,
ground

grind to a halt, come to a grinding halt — [Fahrzeug:] quietschend zum Stehen kommen; (fig.) [Verkehr:] zum Erliegen kommen; [Maschine:] stehen bleiben; [Projekt:] sich festfahren
3. noun
Plackerei, die (ugs.)

the daily grind — (coll.) der alltägliche Trott

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/87578/grind_away">grind away

- grind down

* * *
1. past tense, past participle - ground; verb
1) (to crush into powder or small pieces: This machine grinds coffee.) mahlen

2) (to rub together, usually producing an unpleasant noise: He grinds his teeth.) knirschen

3) (to rub into or against something else: He ground his heel into the earth.) bohren
2. noun
(boring hard work: Learning vocabulary is a bit of a grind.) die Schinderei

- grinder
- grinding
- grindstone
- grind down
- grind up
- keep someone's nose to the grindstone
- keep one's nose to the grindstone
* * *

grind

[graɪnd]

I. n

1. no pl (crushing sound) Knirschen nt

the slow \grind of the legal system ( fig) die langsamen Mühlen der Justiz

2. no pl ( fam: of work) Plackerei f fam

the daily \grind der tägliche Trott

to be a real \grind sehr mühsam sein

3. ( fam) Arbeitstier nt fig fam

4. esp BRIT ( vulg: have sexual intercourse)

▪ to have a [good] \grind [ordentlich] vögeln vulg

II. vt

<ground, ground>

1. (crush)

▪ to \grind sth coffee, pepper etw mahlen

freshly ground coffee frisch gemahlener Kaffee

to \grind sth [in]to flour/a powder etw fein zermahlen

to \grind meat AM, AUS Fleisch fein hacken

to \grind one's teeth mit den Zähnen knirschen

2. (press firmly)

▪ to \grind sth cigarette etw ausdrücken; (with foot) etw austreten

Sara ground her cigarette into the ashtray Sara drückte ihre Zigarette im Aschenbecher aus

3. (sharpen)

▪ to \grind sth etw schleifen [o schärfen] [o wetzen

4.

▶ to \grind the faces of the poor BRIT ( fig liter) die Armen [schändlich] ausbeuten

III. vi

<ground, ground>

to \grind to a halt car, machine [quietschend] zum Stehen kommen; production stocken; negotiations sich akk festfahren

▶ the mills of God \grind slowly [but they \grind exceeding small] ( prov) Gottes Mühlen mahlen langsam [aber trefflich fein] prov

* * *
[graɪnd] vb: pret, ptp ground
1. vt

1) (= crush) zerkleinern, zermahlen; corn, coffee, pepper, flour mahlen; (in mortar) zerstoßen

to grind sth to a powder — etw fein zermahlen/zerstoßen

to grind one's teeth — mit den Zähnen knirschen

2) (= polish, sharpen) gem, lens, knife schleifen

3) (= turn) handle, barrel organ drehen

to grind one's heel into the earth — den Absatz in die Erde bohren

4)

the tyrant ground the people into the dust — der Tyrann hat das Volk zu Tode geschunden

2. vi

1) (mill) mahlen; (brakes, teeth, gears) knirschen

the metal ground against the stone —

the ship ground against the rocks — das Schiff lief knirschend auf die Felsen auf

to grind to a halt or standstill (lit) — quietschend zum Stehen kommen; (fig) stocken; (production etc) zum Erliegen kommen; (negotiations)

the tanks were grinding south — die Panzer rollten langsam nach Süden

2) (inf: study) büffeln (inf)

3. n

1) (= sound) Knirschen nt → bump

See:

→ bump

2) (fig inf: drudgery) Schufterei f (inf); (US inf = swot) Streber(in) m(f) (inf)

the daily grind — der tägliche Trott

it's a real grind — das ist ganz schön mühsam (inf)

she found housework a grind — sie empfand Hausarbeit als Plackerei (inf)

* * *

grind [ɡraınd]

A v/t prät und pperf ground [ɡraʊnd]

1. Glas etc schleifen, Brillengläser etc einschleifen

2. ein Messer etc schleifen, wetzen, schärfen:

grind in TECH Ventile etc einschleifen; → ax A 1

3. auch grind down (zer)mahlen, zerreiben, -stoßen, -stampfen, -kleinern, schroten:

grind small (into dust) fein (zu Staub) zermahlen;

grind with emery (ab)schmirgeln, glätten

4. a) Kaffee, Korn etc mahlen

b) Fleisch durchdrehen:

grind meat auch Hackfleisch machen

5. auch grind down abwetzen

6. knirschend aneinanderreiben:

grind one’s teeth mit den Zähnen knirschen

7. grind down fig (unter)drücken, schinden, quälen:

grind the faces of the poor die Armen aussaugen

8. einen Leierkasten drehen

9. oft grind out ein Musikstück herunterspielen, einen Zeitungsartikel etc herunterschreiben, hinhauen

10. grind out mühsam hervorbringen, ausstoßen

11. grind sth into sb umg jemandem etwas einpauken oder eintrichtern

12. some lorries were grinding their way up the long incline umg ein paar Lkws quälten sich die lange Steigung hoch

B v/i

1. mahlen: → mill¹ A 1

2. sich mahlen oder schleifen lassen

3. knirschen:

grind to a halt

a) quietschend zum Stehen kommen,

b) fig zum Erliegen kommen;

grind on fig sich dahinschleppen (Tag etc);

the negotiations ground on for several months die Verhandlungen schleppten sich über mehrere Monate dahin

4. umg sich abschinden, schuften

5. SCHULE umg pauken, büffeln, ochsen ( alle:

for für):

grind at English Englisch pauken

6. meist bump and grind → bump B 3

C s

1. Knirschen n

2. umg Schinderei f, Schufterei f:

the daily grind der Alltagstrott

3. SCHULE umg

a) Pauken n, Büffeln n, Ochsen n

b) Pauker(in), Büffler(in)

4. Br sl Nummer f sl (Geschlechtsverkehr):

have a grind eine Nummer machen oder schieben

* * *
1. transitive verb,
ground

1) (reduce to small particles)

grind [up] — zermahlen; pulverisieren [Metall]; mahlen [Kaffee, Pfeffer, Getreide]

2) (sharpen) schleifen [Schere, Messer]; schärfen [Klinge]; (smooth, shape) schleifen [Linse, Edelstein]

3) (rub harshly) zerquetschen

grind one's teeth — mit den Zähnen knirschen

4) (produce by grinding) mahlen [Mehl]

5) (fig.): (oppress, harass) auspressen (fig.)

grinding poverty — erdrückende Armut
2. intransitive verb,
ground

grind to a halt, come to a grinding halt — [Fahrzeug:] quietschend zum Stehen kommen; (fig.) [Verkehr:] zum Erliegen kommen; [Maschine:] stehen bleiben; [Projekt:] sich festfahren
3. noun
Plackerei, die (ugs.)

the daily grind — (coll.) der alltägliche Trott

Phrasal Verbs:

- grind away

- grind down

* * *

n.

Plackerei f. v.

(§ p.,p.p.: ground)

= mahlen v.

(§ p.,pp.: mahlte, gemahlen)

reiben v.

(§ p.,pp.: rieb, gerieben)

schleifen v.

wetzen v.

English-german dictionary > grind
11 grind

[graɪnd] 1. pt, pp ground, vt
tablet etc kruszyć (rozkruszyć perf); coffee, pepper, meat mielić (zmielić perf); knife ostrzyć (naostrzyć perf); gem, lens szlifować (oszlifować perf)
2. vi
zgrzytać (zazgrzytać perf)
3. n
harówka f (inf)

to grind one's teeth — zgrzytać (zazgrzytać perf) zębami

to grind to a halt — vehicle zatrzymać się ( perf) powoli; talks, scheme zabrnąć ( perf) w ślepy zaułek; work, production stawać (stanąć perf) w miejscu

the daily grind ( inf) — codzienna harówka (inf)

* * *
1. past tense, past participle - ground; verb
1) (to crush into powder or small pieces: This machine grinds coffee.) mleć, ucierać

2) (to rub together, usually producing an unpleasant noise: He grinds his teeth.) zgrzytać

3) (to rub into or against something else: He ground his heel into the earth.) wcierać
2. noun
(boring hard work: Learning vocabulary is a bit of a grind.) harówka

- grinder
- grinding
- grindstone
- grind down
- grind up
- keep someone's nose to the grindstone
- keep one's nose to the grindstone

English-Polish dictionary > grind
12 grind\ down

1. III
grind down smth. /smth. down/ grind down a knife (an axe, etc.) наточить или сточить нож и т. д.; grind down a lens шлифовать линзу
2. XI
be ground down by smth., smb. be ground down by taxation (by poverty, by tyranny, etc.) быть замученным налогами и т. д., the slaves were ground down by their masters хозяева угнетали своих рабов
3. XVI
grind down into smth. this corn grinds down into a nice white flour из этого зерна получается хорошая белая мука

English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > grind\ down
13 slipe

polish, sharpen

* * *
verb. grind (f.eks.
grind a lens
) verb. polish verb. hone verb. wet rub verb. (treforedling) grind

Norsk-engelsk ordbok > slipe
14 nachschleifen

v/t (unreg., trennb., hat -ge-) TECH. regrind

—

nachschleifen2

v/t (trennb., hat -ge-) (Schal etc.) trail (along) behind one; (schleppen) drag ( oder lug) (behind one); (Bein) drag

* * *
nach|schlei|fen I
vt sep
(= hinterherschleifen) to drag along II
vt sep

eine Linse náchschleifen — to grind a lens a little more

ein Messer náchschleifen — to sharpen up a knife

* * *

nach|schlei·fen

vt irreg

ein Messer \nachschleifen to [re]sharpen [or [re]grind] a knife

* * *

transitives Verb (ugs.) drag [along] behind one/it

* * *

nachschleifen¹ v/t (irr, trennb, hat -ge-) TECH regrind

nachschleifen² v/t (trennb, hat -ge-) (Schal etc) trail (along) behind one; (schleppen) drag ( oder lug) (behind one); (Bein) drag

* * *

transitives Verb (ugs.) drag [along] behind one/it

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > nachschleifen
15 шлифовать линзу

General subject: grind a lens

Универсальный русско-английский словарь > шлифовать линзу
16 grande

adj.

1 big, large.

este traje me está o me queda grande this suit is too big for me

un gran artista a great artist

el gran favorito the firm favorite

una gran figura a big name

una gran parte de mi trabajo implica… a large part of my job involves…

una gran responsabilidad a heavy responsibility

a lo grande in a big way, in style

grandes almacenes department store

gran angular (photography) wide-angle lens

Gran Bretaña Great Britain

el Gran Cañón the Grand Canyon

gran danés great Dane

gran éxito smash (hit) (disco, libro)

los Grandes Lagos the Great Lakes

la Gran Muralla (China) the Great Wall (of China)

el gran público the general public

gran superficie (commerce) hypermarket (peninsular Spanish)

2 old (de edad). (Mexican Spanish, River Plate)

3 fantastic(informal). ( River Plate)

4 magnus, Mag, magnum.

5 grand, formidable, majestical, stately.

m.

grandee (noble).

* * *

grande

► adjetivo

1 (tamaño) large, big

■ esta casa es demasiado grande para ellos dos this house is too big for the two of them

2 (fuerte, intenso) great

■ su partida les produjo una pena muy grande his departure caused them great sorrow

3 (mayor) grown-up, old, big

► nombre masculino

1 (de elevada jerarquía) great

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

a lo grande on a grand scale, in a big way

estar grande una cosa a alguien to be too big on somebody

pasarlo en grande familiar to have a great time

vivir a lo grande figurado to live in style

Grande de España grandee Table 1 NOTA See also gran/Table 1

* * *

adj.

1) big

2) large

3) great

* * *

1. ADJ
( antes de sm sing gran)
1) [de tamaño] big, large; [de estatura] big, tall; [número, velocidad] high, great

viven en una casa muy grande — they live in a very big o large house

¿cómo es de grande? — how big o large is it?, what size is it?

los zapatos le están muy grandes — the shoes are too big for her

en cantidades más grandes — in larger o greater quantities

grandísimo — enormous, huge

un esfuerzo grandísimo — an enormous effort, a huge effort

un coche grandísimo — a whacking great car *

¡grandísimo tunante! — you old rogue!

el gran Buenos Aires — greater Buenos Aires

- a lo grande

hacer algo a lo grande — to do sth in style, make a splash doing sth *

vivir a lo grande — to live in style

- quedarle algo grande a algn

- pasarlo en grande

2) (=importante) [artista, hazaña] great; [empresa] big

un gran pintor — a great painter

un gran desastre — a great disaster

es una ventaja muy grande — it's a great advantage

hay una diferencia no muy grande — there is not a very big o great difference

los grandes bancos internacionales — the big international banks

las grandes empresas multinacionales — the big multinationals

la gran mayoría — the great majority

3) (=mucho, muy) great

con gran placer — with great pleasure

fueron grandes amigos — they were great friends

he sentido una gran pena — I felt very sad

me llevé una alegría muy grande — I felt very happy

comer con gran apetito — to eat hungrily

un mes de gran calor — a very hot month

un programa de gran éxito — a very successful programme

se estrenó con gran éxito — it was a great success, it went off very well

4) [en edad]
(=mayor)
ya eres grande, Raúl — you are a big boy now, Raúl

¿qué piensas hacer cuando seas grande? — what do you want to do when you grow up?

5)

¡qué grande! — Arg * how funny!

2. SMF

1) (=personaje importante)

los grandes de la industria — the major companies in the industry

uno de los grandes de la pantalla — one of the screen greats

los siete grandes — the Big Seven

Grande de España — grandee

2) LAm (=adulto) adult

3. SF

1) Arg [de lotería] first prize, big prize

2) And ** (=cárcel) clink **, jail

* * *
I
adjetivo [ gran is used before singular nouns]

1)

a) ( en dimensiones) large, big; <boca/nariz> big

un tipo grande — a big guy

b) ( en demasía) too big

me queda or me está grande — it's too big for me

quedarle grande a alguien — puesto/responsabilidad to be too much for somebody

2) ( alto) tall

qué grande está Andrés! — isn't Andrés tall!

3) (Geog)

el Gran Santiago — Greater Santiago

4) ( en edad)

los más grandes pueden ir solos — the older o bigger ones can go on their own

cuando sea grande — when I grow up

ya son grandes — they are all grown up now

5) (delante del n)

a) (notable, excelente) great

un gran hombre/vino — a great man/wine

b) ( poderoso) big

los grandes bancos — the big banks

los grandes señores feudales — the great feudal lords

a lo grande — in style

6)

a) (en intensidad, grado) great

me causó una gran pena — it caused me great sadness

un día de gran calor — a very hot day

me llevé un susto más grande...! — I got such a fright!

una gran explosión — a powerful explosion

es un gran honor — it is a great honor

una temporada de gran éxito — a very o a highly successful season

son grandes amigos — they're great friends

b) ( uso enfático)

eso es una gran verdad — that is absolutely true

eres un grandísimo sinvergüenza — you're a real swine (colloq)

qué mentira más grande! — that's a complete lie!

7)

a) ( en número) < familia> large, big; < clase> big

la gran parte or mayoría de los votantes — the great o vast majority of the voters

b) ( elevado)

a gran velocidad — at high o great speed

volar a gran altura — to fly at a great height

un edificio de gran altura — a very tall building

un gran número de personas — a large number of people

objetos de gran valor — objects of great value

en grande: lo pasamos en grande — we had a great time (colloq)

•

- grandes almacenes

- gran danés

- Gran Guerra

- gran ópera

- Gran Premio

- gran público
II
masculino, femenino

1) (de la industria, el comercio) big o leading name

2)

a) ( mayor)

quiero ir con los grandes — I want to go with the big boys/girls

la grande ya está casada — their eldest (daughter) is already married

b) ( adulto)

los grandes — the grown-ups

•

- Grande de España

* * *

= vast [vaster -comp., vastest -sup.], big [bigger -comp., biggest -sup.], bulky, considerable, deep [deeper -comp., deepest -sup.], extensive, great [greater -comp., greatest -sup.], heavy [heavier -comp., heaviest -sup.], high [higher -comp., highest -sup.], huge, large [larger -comp., largest -sup.], large scale [large-scale], tremendous, wide [wider -comp., widest -sup.], goodly [goodlier -comp., goodliest -sup.], abysmal, heavyweight [heavy weight], broad [broader -comp., broadest -sup.], of the highest order.

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* a grandes rasgos = broadly, rough draft.

* a gran escala = large scale [large-scale], massive, on a wide scale, high-volume, wide-scale, on a broad scale, in a big way, on a grand scale.

* a gran velocidad = at great speed.

* a lo grande = in a big way, big time, grandly, on a grand scale.

* armar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.

* a un gran coste = at (a) great expense.

* avanzar con gran dificultad = grind on.

* bastante grande = largish.

* calabacín grande = marrow, marrow squash.

* causar una gran sensación = make + a splash.

* causar un gran alboroto = make + a splash.

* causar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons, make + a splash.

* celebrar a lo grande = make + a song and dance about.

* con gran capacidad = capacious.

* con gran colorido = brightly coloured.

* con gran densidad de población = densely populated.

* con gran dificultad = with great difficulty.

* con gran esplendor = grandly.

* con gran iluminación = brightly illuminated.

* con gran motivación = highly-motivated.

* con gran sentimiento = earnestly.

* conseguir en gran medida + Infinitivo = go + a long way (towards/to/in) + Gerundio.

* contribuir en gran medida a + Infinitivo = go + a long way (towards/to/in) + Gerundio, go far in + Gerundio, go far towards + Gerundio.

* con una gran cultura = well-read.

* con una gran diferencia = by a huge margin.

* con una gran tradición = long-standing.

* con un gran número de lectores = widely-read.

* con un gran suspiro = with a deep sigh.

* convertirse en un gran problema = grow to + a crisis.

* correr un gran riesgo = play (for) + high stakes.

* crear con gran destreza = craft.

* dar un gran paso adelante = reach + milestone.

* de gran ahorro energético = energy-saving.

* de gran belleza = scenic.

* de gran calibre = high-calibre.

* de gran calidad = high-quality, high-grade [high grade], high-calibre.

* de gran capacidad = large-capacity, high capacity.

* de gran colorido = brightly coloured.

* de gran corazón = big-hearted.

* de gran efecto = wide-reaching.

* de gran éxito comercial = high selling.

* de gran formato = oversized.

* de gran impacto = high impact [high-impact].

* de gran influencia = seminal.

* de gran lucidez = clear-sighted.

* de gran lujo = top-class.

* de gran potencia = high-powered.

* de gran repercusión = far-reaching, wide-reaching, far-ranging.

* de gran talento = talented.

* de gran valor = highly valued, highly valuable.

* de gran valor histórico = of great historical value.

* de gran venta = high selling.

* demasiado grande = oversized.

* describir a grandes rasgos = paint + a broad picture.

* desplazarse grandes distancias = travel + long distances.

* ejercer una gran influencia en = play + a strong hand in.

* el gran hermano = big brother.

* el todo es más grande que la suma de sus partes = the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.

* empresa de grandes derroches = high roller.

* en gran cantidad = prodigiously.

* en grandes cantidades = en masse, in good number, in bulk.

* en grandes números = in record numbers, in record numbers.

* en gran formato = oversize, oversized.

* en gran medida = by and large, extensively, greatly, heavily, largely, to a considerable extent, to a high degree, to a large extent, tremendously, vastly, very much, to a great extent, in no small way, to any great degree, in many ways, in large part, in large measure, in no small measure, to a large degree, to a great degree.

* en gran número = numerously.

* en gran parte = largely, in large part, in large measure, for the most part, to a great extent, to a great degree.

* en un gran aprieto = in dire straits.

* en un gran apuro = in dire straits.

* esperar una (gran) sorpresa = be in for a (big) surprise.

* expresión típica de Gran Bretaña = Briticism.

* extra grande = extra-large.

* gestión de grandes extensiones para la cría de ganado = range management.

* gran altura = high altitude.

* gran aumento = heavy increase.

* gran bebedor = heavy drinker.

* gran belleza = scenic beauty.

* Gran Bretaña = Britain, Great Britain.

* gran calidad = high standard.

* gran cantidad de = large crop of, mass of.

* gran categoría = high standard.

* gran cosa = big deal.

* gran danés = Great Dane.

* Gran Depresión, la = Depression, the, Great Depression, the.

* grandes almacenes = department store.

* grandes cantidades de = storerooms of, huge numbers of, huge numbers of, great numbers of.

* grandes escritores, los = great imaginative writers, the.

* grandes robles nacen de pequeñas bellotas = great oaks from little acorns grow.

* grandes sumas de dinero = vast sums of money.

* grande superficie = shopping mall, shopping complex, shopping centre.

* grandes y pequeños = great and small.

* grande y tenebroso = cavernous.

* gran ducado = grand-duchy.

* gran espectáculo = extravaganza.

* gran extensión de tierra dedicada a la cría de animales de pasto = rangeland.

* gran grupo = constellation.

* gran mentira = big fat lie.

* gran nivel = high standard.

* gran número de = great numbers of.

* gran pantalla de televisión = large-screen television.

* gran parte = much.

* gran parte de = much of.

* gran peso = heavy weight.

* gran placer = great pleasure.

* gran potencia = great power.

* gran salto adelante = giant leap, great leap forward.

* gran tiburón blanco = great white shark.

* gran titular = headline banner.

* hacer grandes esfuerzos por = take + (great) pains to.

* hacer grandes progresos = make + great strides.

* hacer un gran esfuerzo = go out of + Posesivo + way to + Infinitivo.

* hacer un gran negocio = make + a killing.

* IGE (Integración a Gran Escala) = LSI (Large Scale Integration).

* influir en gran medida = become + a force.

* jaula grande para pájaros = aviary.

* jugador de grandes apuestas = high roller.

* la Gran Manzana = the Big Apple.

* la gran mayoría de = the vast majority of, the bulk of.

* levantar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.

* llevarse una (gran) sorpresa = be in for a (big) surprise.

* lo suficientemente grande = large enough, big enough.

* más grande = greater.

* muy grande = big time.

* Nombre + a gran escala = broad scale + Nombre.

* no ser gran cosa = not add up to much, add up to + nothing.

* no ser una gran pérdida = be no great loss.

* no significar gran cosa = not add up to much.

* no suponer gran cosa = not add up to much.

* no valer gran cosa = be no great shakes.

* pago único y bien grande = fat lump sum.

* para + Posesivo + gran sorpresa = much to + Posesivo + surprise.

* pasarlo a lo grande = have + a ball, have + a whale of a time.

* pasarlo en grande = have + a ball, have + a whale of a time.

* pasárselo en grande = enjoy + every minute of, love + every minute of it.

* Pedro el Grande = Peter the Great.

* pensar a lo grande = think + big.

* Pie Grande = Bigfoot, Sasquatch.

* por un gran margen = by a huge margin.

* producir con gran destreza = craft.

* provocar un gran alboroto = make + a splash.

* provocar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.

* que le presta gran importancia a la cultura = culture-conscious.

* recorrer grandes distancias = travel + long distances.

* revista que tiene una gran demanda popular = mass-market journal.

* ser de gran ayuda para = be a boon to.

* ser de gran beneficio para = be of great benefit to.

* ser una gran ayuda = be a tower of strength.

* ser un gran alivio = be a welcome relief.

* ser un gran apoyo = be a tower of strength.

* ser un gran avance = be half the battle.

* ser un gran paso adelante = be half the battle.

* taza grande = mug.

* tener en gran estima = have + a very high regard for.

* tener gran éxito = hit + a home run, hit it out of + the park, knock it out of + the park.

* tener gran importancia = be of high significance.

* tener gran repercusión = be far reaching.

* tener una gran tradición = have + a long ancestry.

* tener un gran impacto = have + a big impact.

* tomar un gran riesgo = play (for) + high stakes.

* una gran cantidad de = a good deal of, a great deal of, a large degree of, a mass of, a plethora of, a supply of, a vast amount of, a city of, a wealth of, a sea of, a cascade of, an army of, a good many, a huge number of, a great number of, a multitude of, scores of, a host of, a vast corpus of, a whole host of.

* una gran cantidad y variedad de = a wealth and breadth of.

* una gran diversidad de = a wide range of, a broad variety of, a wide variety of, a broad range of.

* una gran experiencia = a wealth of experience.

* una gran extensión de = a sea of.

* una gran gama de = a wide range of, a rich tapestry of, a wide band of, a broad variety of, a wide variety of, a broad range of, a whole gamut of.

* una gran mayoría de = a large proportion of.

* una gran parte de = a broad population of, a lion's share of.

* una gran pérdida = a great loss.

* una gran proporción de = a large proportion of.

* una gran variedad de = a wide range of, a multiplicity of, a rich tapestry of, a plurality of, a broad variety of, a broad range of, a whole gamut of.

* un gran espectro de = a wide band of.

* un gran número de = a good deal of, a great deal of, a plethora of, a wide range of, a full roster of, a fair number of, a great number of, a broad variety of, a wide variety of, a broad range of, a vast corpus of.

* un gran repertorio de = an arsenal of, an armoury of [armory].

* un gran volumen de = a vast corpus of.

* venirle Algo grande a Alguien = get + too big for + Posesivo + breeches.

* WAN (red de gran alcance) = WAN (wide area network).

* * *
I
adjetivo [ gran is used before singular nouns]

1)

a) ( en dimensiones) large, big; <boca/nariz> big

un tipo grande — a big guy

b) ( en demasía) too big

me queda or me está grande — it's too big for me

quedarle grande a alguien — puesto/responsabilidad to be too much for somebody

2) ( alto) tall

qué grande está Andrés! — isn't Andrés tall!

3) (Geog)

el Gran Santiago — Greater Santiago

4) ( en edad)

los más grandes pueden ir solos — the older o bigger ones can go on their own

cuando sea grande — when I grow up

ya son grandes — they are all grown up now

5) (delante del n)

a) (notable, excelente) great

un gran hombre/vino — a great man/wine

b) ( poderoso) big

los grandes bancos — the big banks

los grandes señores feudales — the great feudal lords

a lo grande — in style

6)

a) (en intensidad, grado) great

me causó una gran pena — it caused me great sadness

un día de gran calor — a very hot day

me llevé un susto más grande...! — I got such a fright!

una gran explosión — a powerful explosion

es un gran honor — it is a great honor

una temporada de gran éxito — a very o a highly successful season

son grandes amigos — they're great friends

b) ( uso enfático)

eso es una gran verdad — that is absolutely true

eres un grandísimo sinvergüenza — you're a real swine (colloq)

qué mentira más grande! — that's a complete lie!

7)

a) ( en número) < familia> large, big; < clase> big

la gran parte or mayoría de los votantes — the great o vast majority of the voters

b) ( elevado)

a gran velocidad — at high o great speed

volar a gran altura — to fly at a great height

un edificio de gran altura — a very tall building

un gran número de personas — a large number of people

objetos de gran valor — objects of great value

en grande: lo pasamos en grande — we had a great time (colloq)

•

- grandes almacenes

- gran danés

- Gran Guerra

- gran ópera

- Gran Premio

- gran público
II
masculino, femenino

1) (de la industria, el comercio) big o leading name

2)

a) ( mayor)

quiero ir con los grandes — I want to go with the big boys/girls

la grande ya está casada — their eldest (daughter) is already married

b) ( adulto)

los grandes — the grown-ups

•

- Grande de España

* * *

= vast [vaster -comp., vastest -sup.], big [bigger -comp., biggest -sup.], bulky, considerable, deep [deeper -comp., deepest -sup.], extensive, great [greater -comp., greatest -sup.], heavy [heavier -comp., heaviest -sup.], high [higher -comp., highest -sup.], huge, large [larger -comp., largest -sup.], large scale [large-scale], tremendous, wide [wider -comp., widest -sup.], goodly [goodlier -comp., goodliest -sup.], abysmal, heavyweight [heavy weight], broad [broader -comp., broadest -sup.], of the highest order.

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* a grandes rasgos = broadly, rough draft.

* a gran escala = large scale [large-scale], massive, on a wide scale, high-volume, wide-scale, on a broad scale, in a big way, on a grand scale.

* a gran velocidad = at great speed.

* a lo grande = in a big way, big time, grandly, on a grand scale.

* armar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.

* a un gran coste = at (a) great expense.

* avanzar con gran dificultad = grind on.

* bastante grande = largish.

* calabacín grande = marrow, marrow squash.

* causar una gran sensación = make + a splash.

* causar un gran alboroto = make + a splash.

* causar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons, make + a splash.

* celebrar a lo grande = make + a song and dance about.

* con gran capacidad = capacious.

* con gran colorido = brightly coloured.

* con gran densidad de población = densely populated.

* con gran dificultad = with great difficulty.

* con gran esplendor = grandly.

* con gran iluminación = brightly illuminated.

* con gran motivación = highly-motivated.

* con gran sentimiento = earnestly.

* conseguir en gran medida + Infinitivo = go + a long way (towards/to/in) + Gerundio.

* contribuir en gran medida a + Infinitivo = go + a long way (towards/to/in) + Gerundio, go far in + Gerundio, go far towards + Gerundio.

* con una gran cultura = well-read.

* con una gran diferencia = by a huge margin.

* con una gran tradición = long-standing.

* con un gran número de lectores = widely-read.

* con un gran suspiro = with a deep sigh.

* convertirse en un gran problema = grow to + a crisis.

* correr un gran riesgo = play (for) + high stakes.

* crear con gran destreza = craft.

* dar un gran paso adelante = reach + milestone.

* de gran ahorro energético = energy-saving.

* de gran belleza = scenic.

* de gran calibre = high-calibre.

* de gran calidad = high-quality, high-grade [high grade], high-calibre.

* de gran capacidad = large-capacity, high capacity.

* de gran colorido = brightly coloured.

* de gran corazón = big-hearted.

* de gran efecto = wide-reaching.

* de gran éxito comercial = high selling.

* de gran formato = oversized.

* de gran impacto = high impact [high-impact].

* de gran influencia = seminal.

* de gran lucidez = clear-sighted.

* de gran lujo = top-class.

* de gran potencia = high-powered.

* de gran repercusión = far-reaching, wide-reaching, far-ranging.

* de gran talento = talented.

* de gran valor = highly valued, highly valuable.

* de gran valor histórico = of great historical value.

* de gran venta = high selling.

* demasiado grande = oversized.

* describir a grandes rasgos = paint + a broad picture.

* desplazarse grandes distancias = travel + long distances.

* ejercer una gran influencia en = play + a strong hand in.

* el gran hermano = big brother.

* el todo es más grande que la suma de sus partes = the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.

* empresa de grandes derroches = high roller.

* en gran cantidad = prodigiously.

* en grandes cantidades = en masse, in good number, in bulk.

* en grandes números = in record numbers, in record numbers.

* en gran formato = oversize, oversized.

* en gran medida = by and large, extensively, greatly, heavily, largely, to a considerable extent, to a high degree, to a large extent, tremendously, vastly, very much, to a great extent, in no small way, to any great degree, in many ways, in large part, in large measure, in no small measure, to a large degree, to a great degree.

* en gran número = numerously.

* en gran parte = largely, in large part, in large measure, for the most part, to a great extent, to a great degree.

* en un gran aprieto = in dire straits.

* en un gran apuro = in dire straits.

* esperar una (gran) sorpresa = be in for a (big) surprise.

* expresión típica de Gran Bretaña = Briticism.

* extra grande = extra-large.

* gestión de grandes extensiones para la cría de ganado = range management.

* gran altura = high altitude.

* gran aumento = heavy increase.

* gran bebedor = heavy drinker.

* gran belleza = scenic beauty.

* Gran Bretaña = Britain, Great Britain.

* gran calidad = high standard.

* gran cantidad de = large crop of, mass of.

* gran categoría = high standard.

* gran cosa = big deal.

* gran danés = Great Dane.

* Gran Depresión, la = Depression, the, Great Depression, the.

* grandes almacenes = department store.

* grandes cantidades de = storerooms of, huge numbers of, huge numbers of, great numbers of.

* grandes escritores, los = great imaginative writers, the.

* grandes robles nacen de pequeñas bellotas = great oaks from little acorns grow.

* grandes sumas de dinero = vast sums of money.

* grande superficie = shopping mall, shopping complex, shopping centre.

* grandes y pequeños = great and small.

* grande y tenebroso = cavernous.

* gran ducado = grand-duchy.

* gran espectáculo = extravaganza.

* gran extensión de tierra dedicada a la cría de animales de pasto = rangeland.

* gran grupo = constellation.

* gran mentira = big fat lie.

* gran nivel = high standard.

* gran número de = great numbers of.

* gran pantalla de televisión = large-screen television.

* gran parte = much.

* gran parte de = much of.

* gran peso = heavy weight.

* gran placer = great pleasure.

* gran potencia = great power.

* gran salto adelante = giant leap, great leap forward.

* gran tiburón blanco = great white shark.

* gran titular = headline banner.

* hacer grandes esfuerzos por = take + (great) pains to.

* hacer grandes progresos = make + great strides.

* hacer un gran esfuerzo = go out of + Posesivo + way to + Infinitivo.

* hacer un gran negocio = make + a killing.

* IGE (Integración a Gran Escala) = LSI (Large Scale Integration).

* influir en gran medida = become + a force.

* jaula grande para pájaros = aviary.

* jugador de grandes apuestas = high roller.

* la Gran Manzana = the Big Apple.

* la gran mayoría de = the vast majority of, the bulk of.

* levantar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.

* llevarse una (gran) sorpresa = be in for a (big) surprise.

* lo suficientemente grande = large enough, big enough.

* más grande = greater.

* muy grande = big time.

* Nombre + a gran escala = broad scale + Nombre.

* no ser gran cosa = not add up to much, add up to + nothing.

* no ser una gran pérdida = be no great loss.

* no significar gran cosa = not add up to much.

* no suponer gran cosa = not add up to much.

* no valer gran cosa = be no great shakes.

* pago único y bien grande = fat lump sum.

* para + Posesivo + gran sorpresa = much to + Posesivo + surprise.

* pasarlo a lo grande = have + a ball, have + a whale of a time.

* pasarlo en grande = have + a ball, have + a whale of a time.

* pasárselo en grande = enjoy + every minute of, love + every minute of it.

* Pedro el Grande = Peter the Great.

* pensar a lo grande = think + big.

* Pie Grande = Bigfoot, Sasquatch.

* por un gran margen = by a huge margin.

* producir con gran destreza = craft.

* provocar un gran alboroto = make + a splash.

* provocar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.

* que le presta gran importancia a la cultura = culture-conscious.

* recorrer grandes distancias = travel + long distances.

* revista que tiene una gran demanda popular = mass-market journal.

* ser de gran ayuda para = be a boon to.

* ser de gran beneficio para = be of great benefit to.

* ser una gran ayuda = be a tower of strength.

* ser un gran alivio = be a welcome relief.

* ser un gran apoyo = be a tower of strength.

* ser un gran avance = be half the battle.

* ser un gran paso adelante = be half the battle.

* taza grande = mug.

* tener en gran estima = have + a very high regard for.

* tener gran éxito = hit + a home run, hit it out of + the park, knock it out of + the park.

* tener gran importancia = be of high significance.

* tener gran repercusión = be far reaching.

* tener una gran tradición = have + a long ancestry.

* tener un gran impacto = have + a big impact.

* tomar un gran riesgo = play (for) + high stakes.

* una gran cantidad de = a good deal of, a great deal of, a large degree of, a mass of, a plethora of, a supply of, a vast amount of, a city of, a wealth of, a sea of, a cascade of, an army of, a good many, a huge number of, a great number of, a multitude of, scores of, a host of, a vast corpus of, a whole host of.

* una gran cantidad y variedad de = a wealth and breadth of.

* una gran diversidad de = a wide range of, a broad variety of, a wide variety of, a broad range of.

* una gran experiencia = a wealth of experience.

* una gran extensión de = a sea of.

* una gran gama de = a wide range of, a rich tapestry of, a wide band of, a broad variety of, a wide variety of, a broad range of, a whole gamut of.

* una gran mayoría de = a large proportion of.

* una gran parte de = a broad population of, a lion's share of.

* una gran pérdida = a great loss.

* una gran proporción de = a large proportion of.

* una gran variedad de = a wide range of, a multiplicity of, a rich tapestry of, a plurality of, a broad variety of, a broad range of, a whole gamut of.

* un gran espectro de = a wide band of.

* un gran número de = a good deal of, a great deal of, a plethora of, a wide range of, a full roster of, a fair number of, a great number of, a broad variety of, a wide variety of, a broad range of, a vast corpus of.

* un gran repertorio de = an arsenal of, an armoury of [armory].

* un gran volumen de = a vast corpus of.

* venirle Algo grande a Alguien = get + too big for + Posesivo + breeches.

* WAN (red de gran alcance) = WAN (wide area network).

* * *

grande¹

adjective

[ gran is used before singular nouns]

A

1 (en dimensiones) large, big

se mudaron a una casa más grande they moved to a larger o bigger house

sus grandes ojos negros her big dark eyes

un tipo grande, ancho de hombros a big, broad-shouldered guy

una chica grandota, fortachona ( fam); a big, strong girl, a strapping lass ( BrE colloq)

tiene la boca/nariz grande she has a big mouth/nose

abra la boca más grande open wider

2 (en demasía) too big

¿esto será grande para Daniel? do you think this is too big for Daniel?

estos zapatos me quedan or me están grandes these shoes are too big for me

quedarle or ( Esp) venirle grande a algn «puesto/responsabilidad» to be too much for sb

B (alto) tall

¡qué grande está Andrés! isn't Andrés tall!, hasn't Andrés gotten* tall!

C ( Geog):

el Gran Buenos Aires/Bilbao Greater Buenos Aires/Bilbao

D

1

( esp AmL) ‹niño/chico› (en edad): los más grandes pueden ir solos the older o bigger ones can go on their own

ya eres grande y puedes comer solito you're a big boy now and you can feed yourself

cuando sea grande quiero ser bailarina when I grow up I want to be a ballet dancer

mis hijos ya son grandes my children are all grown up now

2

( Arg) (maduro, mayor): es una mujer grande she isn't a young woman o she's a mature woman

está saliendo con un tipo grande she's going out with an older guy

E ( delante del n)

1 (notable, excelente) great

un gran hombre/artista/vino a great man/artist/wine

la gran dama del teatro the grande dame of the theater

2 (poderoso) big

los grandes bancos/industriales the big banks/industrialists

los grandes señores feudales the great feudal lords

a lo grande in style

3

(en importancia): son grandes amigos they're great friends

grandes fumadores heavy smokers

F ( fam)

(increíble): ¡qué cosa más grande! ¡ya te he dicho 20 veces que no lo sé! this is unbelievable! I've told you 20 times already that I don't know!

¿no es grande que ahora me echen la culpa a mí? ( iró); and now they blame me; great, isn't it? ( iro)

G

1 (en intensidad, grado) great

me causó una gran pena it caused me great sadness

me has dado una gran alegría you have made me very happy

comió con gran apetito she ate hungrily o heartily

un día de gran calor a very hot day

los grandes fríos del 47 the great o big freeze of '47

me llevé un susto más grande … I got such a fright

para mi gran vergüenza to my great embarrassment

se produjo una gran explosión there was a powerful explosion

es un gran honor para mí it is a great honor* for me

ha sido una temporada de gran éxito it has been a very o a highly successful season

no corre gran prisa it is not very urgent

las paredes tienen gran necesidad de una mano de pintura the walls are very much in need of a coat of paint

2

(uso enfático): eso es una gran verdad that is absolutely o very true

eres un grandísimo sinvergüenza you're a real swine ( colloq)

ésa es la mentira más grande que he oído that's the biggest lie I've ever heard

¡qué gran novedad! ( iró); you don't say! o what a surprise! ( iro)

H

1 (en número) ‹familia› large, big; ‹clase› big

la gran mayoría de los votantes the great o vast majority of the voters

dedican gran parte de su tiempo a la investigación they devote much of o a great deal of their time to research

esto se debe en gran parte a que … this is largely due to the fact that …

2

(elevado): a gran velocidad at high o great speed

volar a gran altura to fly at a great height

un edificio de gran altura a very tall building

un gran número de personas a large number of people

objetos de gran valor objects of great value

en grande: lo pasamos or nos divertimos en grande we had a great time ( colloq)

Compuestos:

● gran angular

masculine wide-angle lens

● gran capital

masculine:

el gran capital big business

● gran danés

masculine Great Dane

● Gran Depresión

feminine:

la Gran Depresión the Great Depression

● gran explosión

( Astron): la gran explosión the Big Bang

● Gran Guerra

feminine:

la Gran Guerra the Great War

● gran hermano

masculine Big Brother

el gran hermano te observa or te vigila Big Brother is watching you

● Gran Maestre

masculine Grand Master

● gran maestro

masculine grand master

● gran maestro internacional

masculine international grand master

● gran ópera

feminine grand opera

● Gran Premio

masculine Grand Prix

● gran público

masculine:

el gran público the general public

● gran reserva

feminine gran reserva (↑ grana a1)

● gran simpático

masculine ( Anat):

el gran simpático the sympathetic nervous system

● gran superficie

feminine ( Esp) large supermarket, hypermarket ( BrE)

● grandes almacenes

mpl department store

grande²

masculine, feminine

A (de la industria, el comercio) big o leading name, leading player

uno de los tres grandes de la industria automovilística one of the big three names o one of the big three in the car industry

B ( esp AmL)

1

(mayor): quiero ir con los grandes I want to go with the big boys/girls

la grande ya está casada their eldest (daughter) is already married

2 (adulto) grown-up

Compuesto:

Grande de España

(Spanish) grandee o nobleman

grande³

feminine

( RPl)

la grande the big prize, the jackpot

sacarse la grande (literal) to win the big prize o the jackpot

se sacó la grande con ese marido she hit the jackpot with that husband

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grande adjetivo
◊ gran is used before singular nouns

1
a) ( en dimensiones) ‹casa/área/nariz› big, large;

◊ un tipo grande a big guy;

unos grande almacenes a department store
b) ( en demasía) too big;

◊ me queda grande it's too big for me

c) ( en número) ‹ familia› large, big;

‹ clase› big;
la gran parte or mayoría the great majority
2
a) ( alto) tall;

◊ ¡qué grande está Andrés! isn't Andrés tall!

b) ( en edad):

◊ cuando sea grande when I grow up;

ya son grandes they are all grown up now
3 (Geog):
◊ el Ggrande Santiago Greater Santiago

4 ( delante del n)
a) (notable, excelente) great;

◊ un gran hombre a great man

b) ( poderoso) big;

◊ los grandes bancos the big banks;

a lo grande in style
5
a) (en intensidad, grado) ‹pena/honor/ventaja› great;

‹ explosión› powerful;
◊ ¡me llevé un susto más grande … ! I got such a fright!;

una temporada de gran éxito a very o a highly successful season;
son grandes amigos they're great friends;
eso es una gran verdad that is absolutely true;
¡qué mentira más grande! that's a complete lie!
b) ( elevado):

◊ a gran velocidad at high o great speed;

volar a gran altura to fly at a great height;
un gran número de personas a large number of people;
objetos de gran valor objects of great value;
en grande: lo pasamos en grande we had a great time (colloq)
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
a) ( mayor):

◊ la grande ya está casada their eldest (daughter) is already married

b) ( adulto):

◊ los grandes the grown-ups

grande adjetivo
1 (tamaño) big, large
grandes almacenes, department stores
2 (cantidad) large
3 fig (fuerte, intenso) great: es un gran músico, he is a great musician
♦ Locuciones: a lo grande, in style
figurado pasarlo en grande, to have a great time
' grande' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abarcar
- alfombra
- ampliar
- ampliación
- armatoste
- así
- bastante
- bestial
- bloque
- buena
- bueno
- cabezón
- cabezona
- cabezudo
- cajón
- calabacín
- campeonato
- cantidad
- canto
- ciudad
- colosal
- consideración
- fenomenal
- formidable
- gran
- hermosa
- hermoso
- incalculable
- ingeniosa
- ingenioso
- mía
- mío
- monstruosa
- monstruoso
- monumental
- nuestra
- nuestro
- pila
- puerta
- quedar
- señor
- suficientemente
- suma
- sumo
- terraza
- tirada
- tremenda
- tremendo
- venir
- bailar
English:
abnormally
- above
- ample
- army
- awful
- bag
- baggy
- bay
- big
- boat
- border
- box
- breaker
- brush
- bulk
- carve
- cauldron
- cushion
- deposit
- enough
- extend
- grand
- great
- grow
- hers
- in
- integrate
- large
- lion
- manufacturer
- marrow
- mighty
- mine
- outrank
- overgrown
- paving stone
- place
- roller
- set on
- set upon
- slight
- spanking
- style
- tablespoonful
- tea urn
- temptation
- terrific
- time
- to
- tub

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grande gran is used instead of grande before singular nouns (e.g. gran hombre great man).

♦ adj

1. [de tamaño] big, large;

este traje me está o [m5] me queda grande this suit is too big for me;

el gran Buenos Aires/Santiago greater Buenos Aires/Santiago, the metropolitan area of Buenos Aires/Santiago;
Fig
el cargo le viene grande he's not up to the job;
Fam
pagó con un billete de los grandes he paid with a large note

Comp
grandes almacenes department store; Fot gran angular wide-angle lens;
la Gran Barrera de Coral the Great Barrier Reef;

Gran Bretaña Great Britain;

el Gran Cañón (del Colorado) the Grand Canyon;

gran danés Great Dane;
Hist la Gran Depresión the Great Depression;
gran ducado grand duchy;

la Gran Explosión the Big Bang;

la Gran Guerra the Great War;

los Grandes Lagos the Great Lakes;

gran maestro [en ajedrez] grand master;
Hist Gran Mogol Mogul;
la Gran Muralla (China) the Great Wall (of China);
Dep Gran Premio Grand Prix; Hist el Gran Salto Adelante the Great Leap Forward;
gran simio antropoide great ape;

gran slam [en tenis] grand slam;
Esp Com gran superficie hypermarket
2. [de altura] tall;

¡qué grande está tu hermano! your brother's really grown!

3. [en importancia] great;

una gran mujer a great woman;

los grandes bancos the major banks;

la gran mayoría está a favor del proyecto the great o overwhelming majority are in favour of the project;

el éxito se debe en gran parte a su esfuerzo the success is largely due to her efforts, the success is in no small measure due to her efforts

4. [en intensidad] great;

es un gran mentiroso he's a real liar;

¡qué alegría más grande! what joy!

5. Fam [adulto]
cuando sea grande quiere ser doctora she wants to be a doctor when she grows up;

me dijeron que todavía no soy grande como para salir solo they told me I'm not big enough to go out on my own yet

6. Méx, RP [de edad]
cuando se casó ya era grande she was already quite old when she got married;

siempre se llevó bien con gente más grande he always got on well with older people

7. RP Fam [fantástico] fantastic, Br brilliant

8. RP Irónico [genial] great;

ayer le hice un favor y hoy me vuelve la espalda, ¡grande! great! I did him a favour and now he doesn't want to know!

9. Comp
Fam
hacer algo a lo grande to do sth in a big way o in style;

vivir a lo grande to live in style;

pasarlo en grande to have a great time

♦ nm

1. [noble] grandee

Comp
Grande de España = one of highest-ranking members of Spanish nobility
2. [persona, entidad importante]
uno de los grandes del sector one of the major players in the sector;

los tres grandes de la liga the big three in the league;

uno de los grandes de la literatura mexicana one of the big names in Mexican literature

3. Fam
grandes [adultos] grown-ups

♦ nf
RP [en lotería] first prize, jackpot;
sacarse la grande [en lotería] to win first prize o the jackpot;

se sacó la grande con ese trabajo [tuvo buena suerte] she hit the jackpot with that job;

con esa nuera que tiene le tocó la grande [tuvo mala suerte] you've got to feel sorry for her having a daughter-in-law like that

♦ interj
RP Fam [fantástico] great!
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grande

I adj

1 big, large;

el vestido me está o

me viene grande the jacket is too big for me;

el cargo le viene grande the job is too much for him

2

:

a lo grande in style;

pasarlo en grande have a great time

II m/f

1 L.Am. ( adulto) grown-up, adult;

grandes y pequeños young and old

2 ( mayor) eldest

* * *

grande adj, ( gran before singular nouns)

1) : large, big

un libro grande: a big book

2) alto: tall

3) notable: great

un gran autor: a great writer

4) (indicating intensity) : great

con gran placer: with great pleasure

5) : old, grown-up

hijos grandes: grown children

* * *

grande adj

1. (tamaño) big [comp. bigger; superl. biggest]

¿es muy grande el jardín? is the garden very big?

se mudaron a un piso más grande they moved to a bigger flat

2. (número, cantidad) large

una gran cantidad de dinero a large sum of money

3. (importante) great

un gran arquitecto a great architect

hoy es un gran día today is a great day

a lo grande in style

pasarlo en grande to have a great time

grandes almacenes department store

Spanish-English dictionary > grande
17 slibe

sand, sandpaper, sharpen, whet

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vb (sleb, slebet)

( skærpe) sharpen, grind ( fx a knife, an axe),

( på hvæssesten) hone;

( tildanne, polere) grind ( fx a lens),

(marmor etc) polish,

( ædelstene, glas) cut;

[ slibe af] grind,

( fjerne) grind off;

( polere, også fig) polish;

[ få kanterne slebet af]

(fig) have one's corners rubbed off;

[ slibe ` til] grind (in) ( fx grind in a glass stopper);

(se også sleben).

Danish-English dictionary > slibe
18 pebble

n. gladde steen
--------
v. kiezelsteen; bergkristal

pebble

[ pebl]

1 kiezelsteen ⇒ grind

2 bergkristal

3 lens van bergkristal

♦voorbeelden:

1 a path with pebbles • een kiezelpad

→ only only/

English-Dutch dictionary > pebble
19 стекло

glass, ( в оконном переплете) light

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стекло́ с.
glass
арми́ровать стекло́ — reinforce glass

вставля́ть (око́нные) стё́кла — glaze, set glass windows, fit windows with glass

выдува́ть стекло́ — blow glass

вытя́гивать [тяну́ть] стекло́ — draw glass

грани́ть стекло́ — cut glass

заглуша́ть стекло́ — opacify glass

закаля́ть стекло́ — temper glass

мати́ровать стекло́ — frost glass

обезга́живать стекло́ — degas glass

отжига́ть стекло́ — anneal glass

полирова́ть стекло́ — polish glass

(по)серебрить стекло́ — silver glass
прессова́ть стекло́ — press glass

прока́тывать стекло́ — roll glass

стекло́ разруша́ется — glass shatters

стекло́ разруша́ется без оско́лков — glass does not break into fragments [splinters]

спека́ть стекло́ — sinter [frit] glass

трави́ть стекло́ — etch glass

шлифова́ть стекло́ — grind glass

алюмоборосилика́тное стекло́ — aluminoborosilicate glass

арми́рованное стекло́ — wire glass

безоско́лочное стекло́ — non-splintering [safety] glass

бесцве́тное стекло́ ( не путать с прозра́чным стекло́м) — clear glass (not to be confused with transparent glass)

боросилика́тное стекло́ — borosilicate glass

буты́лочное стекло́ — bottle glass

ветрово́е стекло́ — windshield, windscreen

витри́нное стекло́ — plate glass

водоме́рное стекло́ — water-level gauge glass

вулкани́ческое стекло́ — volcanic glass

ды́мчатое стекло́ — smoked [obscure] glass

жаросто́йкое стекло́ — heat-resistant glass

жи́дкое стекло́ — water glass, sodium silicate solution

закристаллизо́ванное стекло́ — glass ceramic

защи́тное стекло́ — ( для остекления мобилей) safety glass; (для осциллографов, телевизоров) faceplate

зерка́льное стекло́ — plate glass

известко́вое стекло́ — lime glass

кали́йное стекло́ — potassium glass, potassium silicate glass

ква́рцевое стекло́ — quartz glass, vitreous silica glass

стекло́ кероси́новой ла́мпы — chimney

контро́льное стекло́ — eye [feed, sight] glass

листово́е стекло́ — sheet glass

лито́е стекло́ — cast glass

лобово́е стекло́ ( фонаря кабины) — windshield, windscreen

маслоуказа́тельное стекло́ — oil gauge glass

ма́товое стекло́ — focusing screen

ме́рное стекло́ — (liquid-level) gauge glass

многосло́йное стекло́ — laminated glass

моло́чное стекло́ — opal glass

на́триевое стекло́ — soda (ash) glass, sodium silicate glass

небью́щееся стекло́ — shatter-proof glass

неоди́мовое стекло́ — neodymium-doped glass

неоргани́ческое стекло́ — inorganic glass

непрозра́чное стекло́ — opaque glass

око́нное стекло́ — window glass, window pane

окра́шенное стекло́ — stained [tinted] glass

опа́ловое стекло́ — opal glass

опти́ческое стекло́ — optical glass

органи́ческое стекло́ — acrylic plastic

очко́вое стекло́ — eye glass, spectacle lens

пло́ское стекло́ стр. — flat glass

покро́вное стекло́ — cover glass

полупрозра́чное стекло́ — translucent glass

посу́дное стекло́ — dish [dishware] glass

предме́тное стекло́ ( в микроскопии) — (microscopic) slide

прозра́чное стекло́ — transparent glass

пуленепробива́емое стекло́ — bullet-resisting [bullet-proof] glass

пустоте́лое стекло́ — hollow glass

раствори́мое стекло́ — soluble glass

рифлё́ное стекло́ — rippled [ribbed, grooved, corrugated] glass

светорассе́ивающее стекло́ — diffusing glass

свинцо́вое стекло́ — lead glass

силика́тное стекло́ — soda-lime glass

слои́стое стекло́ — laminated glass

смотрово́е стекло́ — sight glass

стекло́ с про́волочной се́ткой — wire glass

строи́тельное стекло́ — structural glass

строи́тельное, про́фильное стекло́ — structural glass shapes

сульфа́тное стекло́ — sulphate of soda glass

стекло́ с фа́ской — bevelled glass

та́рное стекло́ — container glass

теплозащи́тное стекло́ — heat-resisting glass

термосто́йкое стекло́ — heat-resistant glass

термоупрочнё́нное стекло́ — heat-strengthened glass

техни́ческое стекло́ — industrial glass

увеличи́тельное стекло́ — magnifying glass, magnifier

увио́левое стекло́ — uviol glass

узо́рчатое стекло́ — figured [patterned] glass

указа́тельное стекло́ — glass gauge

фасо́нное стекло́ — moulded glass

филигра́нное стекло́ — reticulated glass

фотохро́мное стекло́ — photochromic glass

хи́мико-лаборато́рное стекло́ — chemical glass

цветно́е стекло́ — coloured glass

электрова́куумное стекло́ — electron-tube glass

яче́истое стекло́ — cellular glass

Русско-английский политехнический словарь > стекло
20 центр

center, site

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центр м.
1. centre; central point

в це́нтрах — on centres

шлифова́ть в це́нтрах — grind on centres

вне це́нтра — out-of-centre

нака́лывать центр ( для проведения окружности) — prick off a centre

помещё́нный в це́нтре — centrally located, centrally positioned

(расстоя́ние) ме́жду це́нтрами — centre-to-centre (distance), (distance) on centres

с це́нтром в то́чке, напр. А — with point A as centre

устана́вливать по це́нтру — mount on centre

устана́вливать совмеще́нием от це́нтра — mount off centre

2. (напр. кристалла) nucleus

актива́торный центр — activation centre

акти́вный центр — active centre

акце́пторный центр — acceptor centre

центр архитекту́рного оформле́ния автомоби́ля — styling centre

веду́щий центр ( токарный) — driving centre

центр величины́ мор. — centre of buoyancy, centre of cavity, centre of displacement

центр вневпи́санной окру́жности — excentre (of a triangle)

центр впи́санной в треуго́льник окру́жности — incentre of a triangle, orthocentre of a triangle

центр враще́ния — centre of rotation

центр вы́борки мат., стат. — centre of a sample

вычисли́тельный центр — computing [computation] centre, computer bureau

центр гармони́ческого движе́ния — centre of harmonic motion

геодези́ческий центр — centre of a beacon

центр гомоте́тии — centre of similitude, homothetic centre

центр гра́ни — face centre

центр гру́ппы мат. — centre [central] of a group

центр давле́ния — centre of pressure

центр давле́ния — э́то то́чка пересече́ния результи́рующей си́лы давле́ния на крыло́ с пло́скостью хо́рды крыла́ ав. — the centre of pressure is the point where the resultant aerodynamic force cuts the chord line of an airfoil

центр да́льней косми́ческой свя́зи — deep-space communications centre

центр движе́ния — centre of motion

центр де́йствия — centre of action

центр деформа́ции — strain centre

диагности́ческий центр — diagnostic centre

до́норный центр — donor centre

центр жё́сткости ав. — elastic centre

за́дний центр ( токарный) — tailstock centre

закладно́й центр геод. — lower [underground] centre

центр захва́та полупр. — trapping site

центр захва́та ды́рки — hole trapping site

центр захва́та электро́на — electron trapping site

центр зо́ны генера́ции клистро́на — centre of a klystron mode

центр изги́ба — flexural centre

центр инве́рсии — centre of inversion

центр ине́рции — centre of mass, centre of inertia

информацио́нно-вычисли́тельный центр — data-processing [dp] (computer) centre

центр кача́ний ( физического маятника) — centre of oscillation

центр колеба́ний — centre of oscillation

колё́сный центр — wheel spider, wheel centre

коммутацио́нный центр свз. — switching centre, switching office

соединя́ть коммутацио́нные це́нтры по при́нципу “ка́ждый с ка́ждым” — connect switching centres each to all others by direct circuits

коммутацио́нный, гла́вный центр — regional switching centre, regional switching office

коммутацио́нный, областно́й центр — primary outlet

коммутацио́нный, райо́нный центр — toll centre

центр конденса́ции — condensation centre

центр кре́на — roll centre

центр кре́на, мгнове́нный — instantaneous (roll) centre

центр кривизны́ — centre of curvature

центр кристаллиза́ции — crystallization centre, nucleus of crystallization

центр круче́ния — centre of twist, shear centre

центр ли́нзы, опти́ческий — centre of lens

центр люминесце́нции — luminescence [luminescent] centre

центр масс — centre of mass, centre of inertia

мгнове́нный центр — instant(aneous) centre

неподви́жный центр ( токарный) — dead centre

центр обрабо́тки да́нных — data processing centre

обра́тный центр ( токарный) — reverse [female] centre

центр окра́ски — colour centre

центр опи́санной окру́жности — circumcentre

опти́ческий центр — optical centre

центр паралле́льных сил — centre of parallel forces

пере́дний центр ( токарный) — headstock centre

центр перемеще́ния — centre of movement

центр пита́ния эл. — main substation

пла́вающий центр ( токарный) — floating a centre

центр поворо́та, мгнове́нный — instantaneous centre of turn

центр подве́са — centre of suspension

центр подо́бия — centre of similitude, homothetic centre

центр пото́ка — core of flow

центр приведе́ния — reduction centre

центр прилипа́ния полупр. — trap(ping) centre

при́месный центр — impurity site

центр проекти́рования мат. — centre of projection; station point

центр прое́кций — centre of projection, projection centre

промежу́точный центр ( станция или установка) — intermediate centre

центр проя́вления — development nucleus, development centre

центр пучка́ мат. — vertex of a pencil

центр равнове́сия — centre of equilibrium

радика́льный центр мат. — radical centre

рассе́ивающий центр — scattering centre

центр регули́рования — control centre

центр рекомбина́ции — recombination centre

центр свече́ния — luminescence [luminescent] centre

центр сил — centre of force

силово́й центр — centre of force

центр симме́трии — centre of symmetry

центр си́мплекса — midpoint of a simplex

сре́занный центр ( токарный) — half-centre

центр сры́ва пото́ка — separation centre

таре́льчатый центр ( токарный) — disk centre

телевизио́нный центр — television centre

центр тя́жести — centre of gravity

центр уда́ра — centre of percussion

центр управле́ния — control centre

центр управле́ния возду́шным движе́нием — air traffic control centre

центр ускоре́ний — acceleration centre

центр циркуля́ции су́дна — centre of the turning circle of a vessel

центр шарни́ра — fulcrum

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