grate
grate(
greyt
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
1. (culinary)
I'm going to grate some cheese for the nachos.Voy a rallar un poco de queso para los nachos.
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.).
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).
5. (fireplace)
a. la chimenea (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).
There was a fire already laid in the grate.Ya había fuego encendido en la chimenea.
6. (metal grid)
a. la rejilla (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).
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.
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