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grano(

grah

noh

)

A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g. el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).

masculine noun

1. (particle)

a. grain

Un átomo es más pequeño que un grano de arena.An atom is smaller than a grain of sand.

2. (culinary)

a. grain (salt, sugar, cereals)

Nuestros cereales están hechos con grano entero.Our cereals are made with whole grain.

b. bean (coffee)

Esta receta incluye granos de café.This recipe includes coffee beans.

c. seed (mustard)

Tienes que moler el grano hasta que se convierte en pasta.You must mill the seed until it becomes a paste.

3. (acne)

a. pimple

Tiene la cara llena de granos.Her face is full of pimples.

b. spot (United Kingdom)

Me salió un grano en la nariz el día de mi boda.I got a spot on my nose on my wedding day.

grano

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

Noun

1. (de cereal, arena)

a. grain

grano de cafécoffee bean

grano de pimientapeppercorn

2. (partícula)

a. grain

3. (en la piel)

a. spot, pimple

4. (expresiones)

This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.

no direct translation

apartar o separar el grano de la pajato separate the wheat from the chaff

aportar o poner uno su grano de arenato do one's bit

ir al granoto get to the point

grano

1 (semilla) [de cereales] grain; [de mostaza] seed

ir (directo) al grano to get to the point

¡vamos al grano! let's get to the point!

no es grano de anís it's not just a small thing

grano de arroz grain of rice

grano de cacao cocoa bean

grano de café coffee bean

grano de sésamo sesame seed

grano de trigo grain of wheat

granos panificables bread grains

2 (semillas) grain

aquí se almacena el grano the grain is stored here

apartar el grano de la paja to separate the wheat from the chaff

3 (partícula) grain; (punto) speck

un grano de arena a grain of sand

poner su grano de arena to do one's bit (familiar)

4 (en la piel) spot; pimple

5 (en piedra, madera, fotografía) grain

de grano fino fine-grained; de grano gordo coarse-grained

6 (Farm) grain

7 [de droga] fix (muy_familiar); shot (familiar)

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