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I . rasp [rɑ:sp, Am ræsp] N

1. rasp (tool):

rasp

ра́шпиль m

rasp

напи́льник m

2. rasp (sound):

rasp

скре́жет m

II . rasp [rɑ:sp, Am ræsp] VB trans

1. rasp (file):

rasp

подпи́ливать

2. rasp (rub roughly):

rasp

скрести́

3. rasp (say roughly):

rasp

сказа́ть отры́висто, хри́пло

III . rasp [rɑ:sp, Am ræsp] VB intr (make grating sound)

rasp

скрести́

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English

Rasps are generally coarse and can not be resharpened. en.wikipedia.org

He talks with a horrible rasp in his voice. en.wikipedia.org

Perforation of steel strips is used in the manufacture of some zesters and rasps. en.wikipedia.org

A riffler is a smaller variation of the rasp, which can be used to create details such as folds of clothing or locks of hair. en.wikipedia.org

Even though rasps leave very coarse finishes, the cut-away areas can be easily smoothed with finer tools, such as files. en.wikipedia.org

When the rock is wet it moves about and uses its radula to rasp microscopic algae and diatoms off the rock surface. en.wikipedia.org

You can tell from his chain-smoker's rasp, his steely self-possession. www.ft.com

They rasp away the skin of the host and suck the blood, but most do only superficial damage. en.wikipedia.org

Liquid and soft in quality when he is talking dispassionately, it is as harsh and rasping as a file when he is aroused. en.wikipedia.org

In radulae that just sweep, rather than rasp, the underlying substrate, the shaft and cusp are often continuous and can not be differentiated. en.wikipedia.org

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