grinding

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grinding
[ˈgraɪndɪŋ]
adjetivo
1insufrible, insoportable (boredom, worry)
  • to come to a grinding halt -> pararse en seco; (car, machine) acabar estancado(a) (project)
  • grinding poverty -> pobreza (f) absoluta

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grinding [grain-din]
sustantivo
1Pulverización, molienda; amoladura; bruñimiento, pulidura.
participio activo
2de GRIND.
  • Grinding lathe -> torno de pulir
  • Grinding plate -> disco pesado de hierro que gira sobre un eje vertical y se usa para pulir el vidrio
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grinding [ˈɡraɪndɪŋ]
adjective
1
grinding sound rechinamiento; (m) to come to a grinding halt [+vehicle, traffic] detenerse en seco; [+work, progress] llegar a un punto muerto; estancarse
A car will come to a grinding halt if you put water in the petrol tank The traffic came to a grinding halt
The dispute became more serious until work at the factory finally came to a grinding halt On the second day the negotiations came to a grinding halt
2
grinding poverty miseria (absoluta); (f)
noun
[of coffee] molienda; (f) [of stone] pulverización; (f) [of knife] afilado; (m)

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