grind

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grind
[graɪnd]
sustantivo
1(familiar) (work)
  • the daily grind -> la rutina diaria
  • what a grind! -> ¡qué rollo de trabajo!
2empollón(ona) (m,f) (student) (Estados UnidosEsp)matado(a) (m,f) (español de México)traga (sustantivo masculino) (RP)
verbo transitivo (pt & pp ground [graʊnd])
3moler (grain, coffee)
  • to grind something/somebody under one's heel (sentido figurado) -> hacer añicos algo/a alguien
  • to grind one's teeth -> hacer rechinar los dientes
4pulir (polish) (glass)
verbo intransitivo
5chirriar (wheels, gears)
  • to grind to a halt -> detenerse con estrépito; (vehicle, machine) acabar estancado(a) (project)

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grind [graind]
participio pasivo
1GROUND).
2Moler, pulverizar, quebrantar alguna cosa haciéndola polvo.
3Amolar, afilar.
4Estregar, refregar una cosa con otra.
5Mascar.
6Moler, molestar, agobiar, oprimir.
7Estudiar con ahinco; también, burlar a alguno. (Familiar) (m)
verbo neutro (intransitivo)
8Hacer andar la rueda de un molino. (n)
9Moverse o andar alrededor como la rueda de un molino. (n)
10Pulirse, quedar alisado o afilado por el roce; deslustrar el vidrio. (n)
  • Steel grinds easily -> el acero se afila (o se pule) fácilmente
  • Ground glass -> vidrio deslustrado, opaco
adjetivo
1Molienda, trituración.
2Rechinamiento de dientes.
3Trabajo continuado. (Familiar) (m)
4Empollón. (m)

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grind [ɡraɪnd] ground (past)
verb:transitive
1 [+coffee] moler; [+corn, flour] moler; machacar; [+stone] pulverizar; (US) (Cookery) [+meat] picar
to grind sth into to a powderor 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
verb:intransitive
[+machine etc] funcionar con dificultad
to grind against ludir ruidosamente con; to grind to a halt standstillor pararse en seco
noun
(informal) (dull hard work) trabajo pesado; (m)
the work was such a grind el trabajo era tan pesado; the daily grind la rutina diaria

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Verb Conjugation for "grind"

Imperative
  • grind
  • you grind
  • he/she grinds
  • we grind
  • you grind
  • they grind
Preterite
  • I ground
  • you ground
  • he/she ground
  • we ground
  • you ground
  • they ground
Present Continuous
  • I am grinding
  • you are grinding
  • he/she is grinding
  • we are grinding
  • you are grinding
  • they are grinding
Present Perfect
  • I have ground
  • you have ground
  • he/she has ground
  • we have ground
  • you have ground
  • they have ground
Past Continuous
  • I was grinding
  • you were grinding
  • he/she was grinding
  • we were grinding
  • you were grinding
  • they were grinding
Past Perfect
  • I had ground
  • you had ground
  • he/she had ground
  • we had ground
  • you had ground
  • they had ground
Future
  • I will grind
  • you will grind
  • he/she will grind
  • we will grind
  • you will grind
  • they will grind
Future Perfect
  • I will have ground
  • you will have ground
  • he/she will have ground
  • we will have ground
  • you will have ground
  • they will have ground
Future Continuous
  • I will be grinding
  • you will be grinding
  • he/she will be grinding
  • we will be grinding
  • you will be grinding
  • they will be grinding
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been grinding
  • you have been grinding
  • he/she has been grinding
  • we have been grinding
  • you have been grinding
  • they have been grinding
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been grinding
  • you will have been grinding
  • he/she will have been grinding
  • we will have been grinding
  • you will have been grinding
  • they will have been grinding
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been grinding
  • you had been grinding
  • he/she had been grinding
  • we had been grinding
  • you had been grinding
  • they had been grinding
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