grinding
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grinding(
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dihng
)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
1. (colloquial) (strenuous) (United States)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United States
a. agotador
The grinding bicycle race goes up and down mountains and through towns and cities.La agotadora carrera de bicicletas va subiendo y bajando montañas y pasando por pueblos y ciudades.
2. (grating)
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
The car came to a grinding halt when a dog crossed in front of it on the road.El coche se paró con un chirrido cuando se le cruzó un perro en el camino.
The truck came to a grinding halt at the loading dock.El camión se detuvo en seco en el muelle de carga.
4. (desperate)
a. absoluto
Grinding poverty in many areas of the world causes people to have to make impossible decisions.La miseria absoluta en muchas partes del mundo hace que la gente tenga que tomar decisiones imposibles.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. la molienda (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Coffee grinding is an essential step if you want to make a good cup of coffee.La molienda del café es un paso esencial si se desea hacer una buena taza de café.
6. (sharpening)
a. el afilado (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).
Ted learned about knife grinding when he worked at the butcher shop.Ted aprendió acerca del afilado de cuchillos cuando trabajó en la carnicería.
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