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grind down [sth.], grind [sth.] down (crush) tritare, triturare; (pulverize) polverizzare [ substance]; grind [sb.] down opprimere, vessare [ person]* * *(to crush: She was ground down by poverty.) opprimere* * *vt + adv(substance) levigare, (fig: oppress) schiacciare, opprimere* * *grind down [sth.], grind [sth.] down (crush) tritare, triturare; (pulverize) polverizzare [ substance]; grind [sb.] down opprimere, vessare [ person] -
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grind down а) размалывать(ся) Mills used to use heavy stones to grind downthe wheat into flour, now they use more modern machinery. б) стачивать A newknife needs to be ground down to get it really sharp. в) замучить Thevillagers of the Middle Ages were often ground down by their lords andmasters. Don't let the army grind you down! -
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■ grind downv. t. + avv.1 tritare; triturare; fare ( macinando): to grind wheat down into flour, fare la farina macinando il grano3 (fig.) opprimere; infierire su, vessare: The peasants were ground down by heavy taxation, i contadini erano oppressi da gravose imposte. -
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to be ground down by poverty — fig être accablé par la misère
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transitive verb(fig.) [Tyrann, Regierung:] unterdrücken; [Armut, Verantwortung:] erdrücken* * *(to crush: She was ground down by poverty.) zermürben* * *vt1. (file)to \grind down down cereal Getreide schrotento \grind down sth down to flour etw zermahlen2. (wear)▪ to \grind down down ⇆ sth etw abtragen3. (mentally wear out)▪ to \grind down down ⇆ sb jdn zermürben; (oppress) jdn unterdrücken; (treat cruelly) jdn schinden [o quälen]she was ground down by years of abuse die jahrelangen Misshandlungen hatten sie zermürbt* * *vt sep (lit)(mill) pepper etc zermahlen; (sea) rocks abschleifen; (fig) people, resistance zermürben* * *transitive verb(fig.) [Tyrann, Regierung:] unterdrücken; [Armut, Verantwortung:] erdrücken -
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vt1) ( file)to \grind down down cereal Getreide schroten;to \grind down sth down to flour etw zermahlen2) ( wear)to \grind down down <-> sth etw abtragen3) ( mentally wear out)to \grind down down <-> sb jdn zermürben;( oppress) jdn unterdrücken;( treat cruelly) jdn schinden [o quälen];she was ground down by years of abuse die jahrelangen Misshandlungen hatten sie zermürbt -
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1. IIIgrind down smth. /smth. down/ grind down a knife (an axe, etc.) наточить или сточить нож и т. д.; grind down a lens шлифовать линзу2. XIbe 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 рабов3. XVIgrind down into smth. this corn grinds down into a nice white flour из этого зерна получается хорошая белая мука -
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(to crush: She was ground down by poverty.) oprimir, aplastar; destruirv + o + adv, v + adv + oa) ( polish) pulirb) ( oppress) oprimirVT + ADV1) (lit) pulverizarto grind sth down to (a) powder — reducir algo a polvo, pulverizar algo
2) (=wear away) desgastar3) (=oppress) agobiar, oprimir* * *v + o + adv, v + adv + oa) ( polish) pulirb) ( oppress) oprimir -
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1. phr v размалыватьgrind up — измельчать, размалывать
2. phr v размалыватьсяthis corn will grind down into a nice white flour — это зерно смелется в хорошую белую муку, из этого зерна получится хорошая белая мука
3. phr v стачивать4. phr v замучитьto grind by tyranny — тиранить, мучить чрезмерной требовательностью
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[ʹgraındʹdaʋn] phr v1. 1) размалывать2) размалыватьсяthis corn will grind down into a nice white flour - это зерно смелется в хорошую белую муку, из этого зерна получится хорошая белая мука
2. стачивать3. замучитьto be ground down by poverty [taxation] - быть замученным нищетой [налогами]
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стривам;* * *grind down 1) смилам (се), стривам (се); 2) изтривам; захабявам чрез точене (острене); 3) мъча, измъчвам, тормозя, изтормозвам, смазвам, потискам, сломявам; to be ground down by poverty тъна в мизерия; to be ground down with taxes смазан съм от данъци; -
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['graɪnd'daʊn]1) Общая лексика: замучить, размалывать, размалываться, размолоть, размолоться, стачивать, сточить, выжимать все соки (из кого-л.)2) Разговорное выражение: выматывать (Driving a heavy truck through a thick, dark night eventually grinds you down.), изматывать (Driving a heavy truck through a thick, dark night eventually grinds you down.)3) Макаров: истачивать -
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(to crush: She was ground down by poverty.) underkue; knuse* * *(to crush: She was ground down by poverty.) underkue; knuse -
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(to crush: She was ground down by poverty.) kremja -
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(to crush: She was ground down by poverty.) elnyom -
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(to crush: She was ground down by poverty.) esmagar -
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çektirmek, eziyet etmek, üzmek* * *kuvvetle bastır* * *(to crush: She was ground down by poverty.) ezmek -
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(to crush: She was ground down by poverty.) izčrpati* * *transitive verb & intransitive verb razmleti, zdrobiti; figuratively izčrpati, izmučiti; dati se zmleti
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