grate

rallar

la chimenea

grate(greyt)

A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).

transitive verb

1. (culinary)

a. rallar

Grate a little chocolate over the top of the cake.Ralla un poco de chocolate encima de la torta.

2. (to scrape)

a. hacer chirriar

I hate it when the teacher grates the chalk over the blackboard.Me saca de quicio cuando el profesor hace chirriar la tiza en la pizarra.

An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).

intransitive verb

3. (to make a harsh noise)

a. rechinar

I heard a key grating in the lock.Oí rechinar una llave en la cerradura.

b. chirriar

The gate was rusty and grated on its hinges.El portón estaba herrumbrado y las bisagras chirriaban.

4. (to jar; used with "on")

a. crispar a

Her endless enthusiasm and cheerfulness sometimes grated on me.Su inagotable entusiasmo y alegría a veces me crispaban.

b. poner de los nervios a

His high-pitched voice really grates on me.Su voz aguda me pone de los nervios.

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

noun

5. (fireplace)

a. la chimenea

(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).

(F)

There was a fire already laid in the grate.Ya había fuego encendido en la chimenea.

6. (metal grid)

a. la rejilla

(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).

(F)

A burning coal fell off the grate onto the floor of the hearth.Un pedazo de carbón ardiendo cayó de la rejilla al piso del hogar.

grate

A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).

transitive verb

1. (cheese, nutmeg)

a. rallar

An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).

intransitive verb

2. (machinery)

a. chirriar, rechinar

to grate on the earchirriar al oído

it really grates on my nervesme ataca los nervios

grate [ɡreɪt]

transitive verb

1 [+cheese etc] rallar

grated cheese queso (m) rallado

2 (scrape) [+metallic object, chalk etc] hacer chirriar

to grate one's teeth hacer rechinar los dientes

intransitive verb

1 [+chalk, hinge etc] chirriar;on, against al desplazarse por

2

it really grates (on me) me pone los pelos de punta; to grate on the ear hacer daño a los oídos; it grates on my nerves me pone los nervios de punta; me destroza los nervios

grate [ɡreɪt]

noun

(grid) parrilla (f); (fireplace) chimenea (f);