grain in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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grain [Am ɡreɪn, Brit ɡreɪn] N

See also salt

I.salt [Am sɔlt, Brit sɔːlt, sɒlt] N

1.1. salt U FOOD:

salt
sal f
pass the salt, please
pásame la sal, por favor
have you put salt on the meat?
¿le has puesto or echado sal a la carne?
the salt of the earth
la sal de la tierra
(to be) worth one's salt , any teacher worth her salt
toda maestra que se precie de tal
(to be) worth one's salt , any teacher worth her salt
toda maestra digna de ese nombre
to rub salt into the wound(s)
hurgar en la herida
to take sth with a pinch or grain of salt
no creerse algo al pie de la letra
to take sth with a pinch or grain of salt
tomar algo con pinzas CSur
I should take anything he says with a pinch of salt
no se puede creer lo que él dice al pie de la letra
I should take anything he says with a pinch of salt
todo lo que él diga hay que tomarlo con pinzas CSur

II.salt [Am sɔlt, Brit sɔːlt, sɒlt] VB trans

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III.salt [Am sɔlt, Brit sɔːlt, sɒlt] ADJ

whole-grain [Am ˈhoʊlɡreɪn, Brit ˈhəʊlɡreɪn] ADJ

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elevador de granos
grain elevator
cerealista
grain farmer
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heap of grain
veteado (de la madera)
grain
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ripe grain
grano (de sal, azúcar)
grain
grano (de trigo, arroz)
grain
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grain
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grain
almacenar grano
to store grain
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grain in the PONS Dictionary

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grain Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

grain of sand/salt
grano de arena/sal
wood grain
hebra f de madera
meat grain
veta de carne
it goes against the grain (for me) fig
se me hace cuesta arriba inf
a grain of hope
una pequeña esperanza
a grain of truth
una pizca de verdad
to take sth with a grain of salt
no creerse algo del todo
a grain of truth
una pizca de verdad
to take sth with a grain [or pinch] of salt
creerse la mitad de la mitad de algo
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The pecans are used just like grain and provide a nutty characteristic.
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The villagers used to store grain close to the shrine, certain that nobody would steal it and thereby violate the sanctity of the shrine.
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Lots of folks have been arguing that the grain market rally of 2012 is over, and there's not much chance of any upside.
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A diverter at the top of the elevator allows the grain to be sent to the chosen bin.
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Interior walls of redwood are bleach-stained to mute the color and highlight the grain.
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The prices of grain also decreased significantly and farmers of 1857 experienced a loss in revenue causing them to foreclose on recently purchased lands.
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If we eat more vegetable, we will eat less meat and less grain -- and these are exportable.
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The primary commodities hauled included grain, seeds, sugar and sugar by-products, coal, animal feeds, and fertilizers.
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Apart from that the grain of the paper was always perpendicular to the watermark text!
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The town has one tavern, a grain elevator, and a converted mobile home as its post office.
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