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"Grated" is a form of "grated", an adjective which is often translated as "rallado". "Shredded" is a form of "shred", a noun which is often translated as "la tira". Learn more about the difference between "grated" and "shredded" below.
grated
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
1. (culinary)
a. rallado
The recipe calls for teaspoon of grated ginger.La receta pide una cucharadita de jengibre rallado.
shred(
shrehd
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (torn piece)
b. el jirón (M) (cloth)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
My dog looked at me innocently next to my gloves which were in shreds.Mi perro me miraba con cara de inocente al lado de mis guantes que estaban hechos jirones.
c. el trozo (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The tailor cleaned up all the shreds of cloth that were on the floor.El sastre recogió todos los trozos de tela que estaban en el suelo.
2. (figurative) (small amount)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning; metaphorical (e.g., carrot, bean).
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
3. (to destroy)
a. triturar
We shred any documents older than seven years.Trituramos cualquier documento de más de siete años.
b. hacer tiras
Let's shred this version of the contract and use the updated one.Vamos a hacer tiras esta versión del contrato y usar la actualizada.
c. destruir
The senator's aides managed to shred the financial records before the inspectors arrived.Los ayudantes del senador consiguieron destruir los registros financieros antes de que llegaran los inspectores.
4. (culinary)
a. cortar en tiras
Shred the pork, and then add the barbecue sauce.Corta el cerdo en tiras, y después incorpora la salsa barbacoa.
b. rallar (with a grater)
I'm going to shred the cabbage for the soup.Voy a rallar la col para la sopa.
c. cortar en juliana
Would you shred the carrots for the salad?¿Cortarías las zanahorias en juliana para la ensalada?
