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grind
(grīnd)v. ground (ground), grind·ing, grinds
v.tr.
1.
a. To reduce to small bits or crush to a fine powder: grind wheat into flour; grind coffee beans.
b. To shape, sharpen, or refine with friction: grind scissors to a fine edge; grind lenses for eyeglasses.
2. To rub (two surfaces) together harshly; gnash: grind one's teeth.
3. To bear down on harshly; crush: The team's spirit was ground down by harsh losses.
4. To oppress or weaken gradually or persistently: "Laws grind the poor, and rich men rule the law" (Oliver Goldsmith).
5. To operate by turning a crank: ground a hurdy-gurdy.
6. To instill or teach by persistent repetition: ground the truth into their heads.
v.intr.
1. To perform the operation of grinding something.
2. To become crushed, pulverized, or powdered by friction: Those coffee beans ground easily.
3.
a. To move with noisy friction; grate: a train grinding along rusty rails.
b. To ride a skateboard, a snowboard, or skis over a grind rail or narrow surface, often with the board or skis at right angles to the direction of movement.
4. Informal To devote oneself to study or work: grinding for a test; grinding away at housework.
5. Slang To rotate the pelvis erotically, as while dancing or performing a striptease.
n.
Phrasal Verb: 1. The act of grinding.
2. A crunching or grinding noise.
3.
a. A specific grade or degree of pulverization, as of coffee beans: drip grind.
b. Bits of ground coffee; grounds.
4. Informal A laborious task, routine, or study: the daily grind.
5. Informal A student who works or studies excessively.
6. Slang An erotic rotation of the pelvis.
grind out
Idiom: To produce mechanically or without inspiration: a hack writer who grinds out one potboiler after another.
grind it out
To make a persistent effort in doing something that is difficult; work at something persistently.
grind′ing·ly adv.
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grinding
(ˈɡraɪndɪŋ)adj
never getting better, changing, or ending: grinding tedium.
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Noun 1. [画像:grinding - material resulting from the process of grinding]grinding - material resulting from the process of grinding; "vegetable grindings clogged the drain"
2. grinding - a harsh and strident sound (as of the grinding of gears)
noise - sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound); "he enjoyed the street noises"; "they heard indistinct noises of people talking"; "during the firework display that ended the gala the noise reached 98 decibels"
3. [画像:grinding - the wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice]grinding - the wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice
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Translations
بِصوت فيه صَريرشَديد، قاسٍ
skřípavýtíživý
knugendeskurrendetyngende
felõrlõ
mikill, alvarlegurnístandi, gnístandi
ezicigıcırtıcıkahredici
grinding
[ˈgraɪndɪŋ]A. ADJ
1. grinding sound → rechinamiento m
to come to a grinding halt [vehicle, traffic] → detenerse en seco ; [work, progress] → llegar a un punto muerto, estancarse
to come to a grinding halt [vehicle, traffic] → detenerse en seco ; [work, progress] → llegar a un punto muerto, estancarse
2. grinding poverty → miseria f (absoluta)
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grinding
[ˈgraɪndɪŋ] adj [poverty, difficulty] → écrasant(e)
to come to a grinding halt → s'arrêter net
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grinding
adj
(= grating) noise → knirschend ; to come to a grinding halt (lit, fig) → völlig zum Stillstand kommen ; (vehicle) → plötzlich stehen bleiben ; to bring something to a grinding halt (lit, fig) → etw völlig zum Stillstand bringen
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grind
(graind) – past tense, past participle ground (graund) – verb1. to crush into powder or small pieces. This machine grinds coffee. maal, fynmaak يَطْحَن меля moer mlít mahlen male; pulverisere αλέθω moler, triturar, picar jahvatama آسیاب کردن jauhaa moudre, broyer לִטחוֹן पीसना mljeti, samljeti őröl menggiling mala macinare 粉にひく 갈아 가루로 만들다 malti, grūsti []malt; []berzt (pulverī) mengisar malen male, knuse, kverne mleć, ucierać اوړه كول، ميدول، وړول، او ڼل: چيچل moer a măcina, a râşni молоть mlieť mleti mleti mala บด öğütmek 磨碎 молоти پیسنا nghiền 磨碎
2. to rub together, usually producing an unpleasant noise. He grinds his teeth. kners يَحُكُّ ، يَصرُّ أسنانه стривам ranger skřípat knirschen mase; kværne; skære tænder τρίζω hacer rechinar, moler krigistama ساییدن narskuttaa grincer לַחֲרוק किरकिराना škrgutati csikorgat mengertakkan gnísta, nísta arrotare; digrignare きしらせる 문지르다 brūžinti, griežti griezt zobus mengeritkan knarsen gnisse, skrape, skure zgrzytać ميدول ranger a scrâşni скрежетать škrípať škrtati škrgutati skära, gnissla ขยี้ gıcırdatmak 發出刺耳的磨擦聲 терти зі скрипом і скреготом ایک ساتھ رگڑنا nén hoặc cọ mạnh 磨得吱吱响
3. to rub into or against something else. He ground his heel into the earth. skuur يحُكُّ شَيئا بِشَيء смилам esmagar vtlačit, zavrtat bohren tvære; mase τρίβω oprimir, clavar nühkima ساییدن hangata enfoncer לְחַכֵּך सान देना trljati elnyom, széttapos menggosokkan kremja, merja sfregare こすりつける 비비다 įtrinti, sutrinti []berzēt; iespiest menenyeh-nenyeh schuren, wrijven skure, skrape wcierać ميدول esmagar a hârşâi вдавливать vtlačiť, zavŕtať drgniti prisloniti borra ner ถู sürtmek 壓碾 терти کسی چیز کے ساتھ رگڑنا mài 碾碎,挤压
noun boring hard work. Learning vocabulary is a bit of a grind. geswoeg كَدْح، عَمَل شاق отегчителна работа trabalho pesado e cansativo dřina die Schinderei rutinearbejde; slid άχαρη, βαρετή δουλειά trabajo pesado pähetuupimine کار سخت و خسته کننده puuduttava työ corvée עֲבוֹדָה מְשַעֲמֶמֶת उबाने वाला कठिन काम težak, dosadan posao lélekölő munka membosankan streð, púl faticata, sgobbata 単調な仕事 힘들고 단조로운 일 ilgas varginantis darbas, kalimas smags/vienmuļš darbs membosankan vermoeiend karwei, hele kluif slit, rutinearbeid harówka ستومانه كوونكي خط maçada corvoadă изнурительная работа drina mučno delo naporan posao knog, slitgöra งานที่น่าเบื่อ zor iş, ömür törpüsü iş 枯燥乏味的工作 важка, одноманітна праця بے مزہ کڑی محنت công việc cực nhọc đều đều 枯燥乏味的工作
ˈgrinder noun a person or machine that grinds. a coffee-grinder. slyper, slypmasjien مِطْحَنَه، جاروشَه мелач moedor mlýnek; brusič die Mühle møller; -mølle; -kværn μηχανή αλέσματος molendero; afilador; moledora jahvataja, veski آدم یا دستگاهی که چیزی را خرد می کند mylly broyeur/-euse מטחנה पिसनहारा mlinac, mlin daráló penggiling kvörn; malari macina, macinino グラインダー 가는 사람(기계) malėjas, malimo mašinėlė kafijas dzirnaviņas pengisar maler; molen sliper, møller; kvern, mølle młynek وړونكى، اوړه كونكى moedor râşniţă шлифовальщик; кофемолка mlynček drobilec mašina za mlevenje malare, slipare, kvarn เครื่องบด öğütücü 磨工,研磨機 точильник; шліфувальник پیسنے والا شخص یا آلہ cối xay, máy nghiền 磨工,研磨机
ˈgrinding adjective1. with a sound of grinding. The train came to a grinding stop. malery, slypery بِصوت فيه صَرير скърцащ rangente skřípavý mühsam skurrende με τριγμούς rechinante, chirriante krigisev دارای صدای سایش kirskuva grinçant पेषण škriputav csikorgó menggerit nístandi, gnístandi stridulo きしむ音を立てる 삐걱거리는 džeržgiantis žņerkstošs; griezīgs berkeriut knarsend skurende, skrapende zgrzytliwy جګ غږ لرونكي rangente scârţâitor скрежещущий škrípavý škripajoč zvuk mrvljenja gnisslande, skärande มีเสียงครูด gıcırtıcı 刺耳的磨擦聲 скрегочучий پیسنے کی آواز سے متعلق ken két 磨擦的嗄的一声
2. severe. grinding poverty. ernstige, swaar شَديد، قاسٍ тeжък esmagador tíživý bedrückend tyngende; knugende σκληρός, αδυσώπητος absoluto karm شدید vakava écrasant חוֹרֶק भीषण težak (fel)őrlő, nyomasztó parah mikill, alvarlegur opprimente きびしい 힘겨운 sunkus, kankinantis briesmīgs; satriecošs mengazabkan nijpend tyngende, knugende ciężki, gnębiący کلک esmagador apăsător ужасный ťaživý izčrpavajoč težak förkrossande, tröstlös รุนแรง ezici, kahredici 難熬的 болючий شدید cùng cực 难熬的
ˈgrindstone noun a wheel-shaped stone against which knives are sharpened as it turns. slypsteen حَجَر المِسَن точило pedra de amolar brusný kotouč der Schleifstein slibesten τροχός ακονίσματος muela; piedra de afilar käi سنگ آسیاب hiomakivi meule אֶבֶן מַשחֵזֵת सिल mlinski kamen köszörűkő batu gilingan hverfisteinn mola 砥石 회전식 숫돌 tekėlas galoda; tecīla batu pengasah slijpsteen, wetsteen slipestein kamień szlifierski وژرندى پل: دتيره كولو څرخ pedra de amolar polizor, piatră de ascuţit точило brús; mlynský kameň brus tocilo slipsten หินลับมีด biley taşı 磨石,砂輪 жорно; точило چکی کا پاٹ، گھسنے والا پرزہ đá mài 砂轮形磨石,旋转研磨机
grind down to crush. She was ground down by poverty. onderdruk يَسْحَق разбивам esmagar drtit zermürben underkue; knuse συνθλίβω oprimir, aplastar; destruir rõhuma از پا درآوردن murskautua écraser נשחק पिसाना svesti na nešto elnyom menghancurkan kremja opprimere 押しつぶす 쪼들리다 sugniuždyti samalt; nomocīt ditindas onderdrukken, uitmergelen tynge ned, underkue zgnębić ویجاورل esmagar a zdrobi замучить (roz)drviť; muťiť, ťažiť izčrpati tlačiti krossa, tillintetgöra กดขี่ ezmek 折磨,磨難 роздавлювати تباہ کر دینا hành hạ 折磨
grind up to grind into powder or small pieces. This machine grinds up rocks. maal يَسْحَق، يَطْحَن меля triturar rozdrtit, rozemlít zerkleinern male; knuse αλέθω, κομματιάζω pulverizar, hacer polvo, triturar jahvatama خرد کردن؛ پودر کردن murskata pulvériser לִטחוֹן पीसना mljeti, usitnjavati felőröl melumatkan mala, mylja frantumare 粉にする 가루로 만들다 grūsti, malti []malt mengisar malen male, knuse mleć ږ ټوټه ټو ټه كول triturar a pulveriza перемалывать rozdrviť, roz(o)mlieť zmleti mleti krossa, mala ner บดจนเป็นผง öğütmek 碾成粉 розмолоти برادے یا چھوٹے ٹکڑوں میں پیسنا nghiền nhỏ 碾成粉
keep (some)one's nose to the grindstone to (force someone to) work hard, without stopping. hard werk يُجْبِرُ على العَمَل الشّاق принуждавам някого да работи като вол (fazer) trabalhar duro (nechat) dřít do úpadu jemanden schwer schuften lassen holde ... fast til arbejdet μου βγαίνει το λάδι στη δουλειά batir el yunque, trabajar sin levantar cabeza tööd rügama panema سخت و مداوم کار کردن tehdä kovaa työtä yhtäjaksoisesti (faire) travailler sans relâche לְהַעֲבִיד עָבוֹדַת פָּרֶך अथक कठिन परिश्रम करना prisiliti nekoga na težak rad agyonhajt vkit memaksa kerja láta e-n vinna baki brotnu lavorare sodo, sgobbare あくせく働く 혹사하다 (priversti ką nors) dirbti be atvangos izdzīt/nostrādināt kādu memaksa seseorang bekerja keras afbeulen henge i, passe på at noen ikke sluntrer unna harować زيات كار كوول (fazer) trabalhar no duro a forţa pe cineva să muncească non stop/continuu (заставлять) работать без передышки nechať (koho) drieť do úmoru delati brez prestanka raditi bez prestanka vara (hålla ngn) i ständigt arbete, [låta ngn] slita hund รุนแรง durmadan çalışmak, didinip durmak (迫使某人)不間斷地辛勞 працювати не покладаючи рук کسی سے مسلسل کڑی محنت کروانا làm việc cật lực 使(某人)埋头从事辛苦的劳动
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