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1 grind
1. past tense, past participle - ground; verb1) (to crush into powder or small pieces: This machine grinds coffee.) moer2) (to rub together, usually producing an unpleasant noise: He grinds his teeth.) ranger3) (to rub into or against something else: He ground his heel into the earth.) esmagar2. noun(boring hard work: Learning vocabulary is a bit of a grind.) maçada- grinder- grinding
- grindstone
- grind down
- grind up
- keep someone's nose to the grindstone
- keep one's nose to the grindstone* * *grind1[graind] n ação de moer, de afiar, de triturar. • vt (ps, pp ground) 1 moer, triturar, deixar-se moer, ser moído. 2 amolar, afiar, desgastar. 3 ranger, rilhar. 4 virar uma manivela. 5 fig oprimir, judiar. 6 Amer enfadar, zangar. he ground it up ele triturou-o. he ground out the note ele espremeu o som. to grind a hand organ tocar realejo. to grind down to powder reduzir a pó. to grind the teeth ranger os dentes. to grind to (into) pieces reduzir a pedaços.————————grind2[graind] n sl 1 estudante caxias (extremamente aplicado), considerado chato e anti-social. 2 curso ferroso (difícil). 3 professor ferroso (exigente). • vi rachar: estudar muito, por um longo período de tempo. -
2 grind
1. past tense, past participle - ground; verb1) (to crush into powder or small pieces: This machine grinds coffee.) moer, triturar2) (to rub together, usually producing an unpleasant noise: He grinds his teeth.) ranger, rilhar3) (to rub into or against something else: He ground his heel into the earth.) esmagar2. noun(boring hard work: Learning vocabulary is a bit of a grind.) trabalho penoso- grinder- grinding - grindstone - grind down - grind up - keep someone's nose to the grindstone - keep one's nose to the grindstone -
3 gnash
(to rub (the teeth) together in anger etc.) rilhar* * *[næʃ] vt ranger. to gnash one’s teeth ranger os dentes. -
4 scrape
[skreip] 1. verb1) (to rub against something sharp or rough, usually causing damage: He drove too close to the wall and scraped his car.) arranhar2) (to clean, clear or remove by rubbing with something sharp: He scraped his boots clean; He scraped the paint off the door.) raspar3) (to make a harsh noise by rubbing: Stop scraping your feet!) rascar4) (to move along something while just touching it: The boat scraped against the landing-stage.) raspar5) (to make by scraping: The dog scraped a hole in the sand.) cavar2. noun1) (an act or sound of scraping.) raspadela2) (a mark or slight wound made by scraping: a scrape on the knee.) esfoladela3) (a situation that may lead to punishment: The child is always getting into scrapes.) enrascada•- scraper- scrape the bottom of the barrel
- scrape through
- scrape together/up* * *[skreip] n 1 ato, ruído ou efeito de raspar ou arranhar. 2 aperto, dificuldade, embaraço. • vt+vi 1 raspar, tirar por raspagem. 2 roçar, arranhar. 3 juntar, acumular. 4 economizar. 5 passar com dificuldade, labutar. to scrape acquaintance with sl insinuar-se na amizade de. to scrape against something esfregar-se contra alguma coisa. to scrape along sl viver ao deus-dará. to scrape off raspar. to scrape through passar com dificuldade, passar apertado. -
5 gnash
(to rub (the teeth) together in anger etc.) ranger -
6 scrape
[skreip] 1. verb1) (to rub against something sharp or rough, usually causing damage: He drove too close to the wall and scraped his car.) arranhar2) (to clean, clear or remove by rubbing with something sharp: He scraped his boots clean; He scraped the paint off the door.) raspar3) (to make a harsh noise by rubbing: Stop scraping your feet!) ranger4) (to move along something while just touching it: The boat scraped against the landing-stage.) roçar5) (to make by scraping: The dog scraped a hole in the sand.) cavoucar2. noun1) (an act or sound of scraping.) raspadura, rangido2) (a mark or slight wound made by scraping: a scrape on the knee.) raspão, esfoladura3) (a situation that may lead to punishment: The child is always getting into scrapes.) enrascada•- scraper- scrape the bottom of the barrel - scrape through - scrape together/up
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