GRIND - Translation from English into German

in the PONS Dictionary

I. grind [graɪnd] N

1. grind no pl (crushing sound):

grind

Knirschen nt

the slow grind of the legal system fig

die langsamen Mühlen der Justiz

2. grind no pl inf (of work):

grind

Plackerei f <-> inf

the daily grind

der tägliche Trott

to be a real grind

sehr mühsam sein

3. grind inf:

grind

Arbeitstier nt <-(e)s, -e> fig inf

4. grind esp Brit dated vulg (have sexual intercourse):

to have a [good] grind

[ordentlich] vögeln vulg

5. grind Irish:

grind

Nachhilfe f <-, -n>

to receive grinds

Nachhilfe kriegen inf

II. grind <ground, ground> [graɪnd] VB trans

1. grind (crush):

to grind sth coffee, pepper

etw mahlen

freshly ground coffee

frisch gemahlener Kaffee

to grind sth [in]to flour/a powder

etw fein zermahlen

to grind meat Am, Aus

Fleisch fein hacken

to grind one's teeth

mit den Zähnen knirschen

2. grind (press firmly):

to grind sth cigarette

etw ausdrücken

to grind sth (with foot)

etw austreten

Sara ground her cigarette into the ashtray

Sara drückte ihre Zigarette im Aschenbecher aus

3. grind (sharpen):

to grind sth

etw schleifen <schliff, geschliffen> [o. schärfen] [o. wetzen]

Phrases:

to grind the faces of the poor Brit fig liter

die Armen [schändlich] ausbeuten

III. grind <ground, ground> [graɪnd] VB intr

to grind to a halt car, machine

[quietschend] zum Stehen kommen

to grind to a halt production

stocken

to grind to a halt negotiations

sich acc festfahren

Phrases:

the mills of God grind slowly [but they grind exceeding small] prov

Gottes Mühlen mahlen langsam [aber trefflich fein] prov

grind <ground, ground> [ɡraʊnd] VB

grind

mahlen

grind away VB intr inf

grind away

sich acc schinden [o. inf abschuften]

there are many who grind away at boring factory jobs

es gibt viele, die sich mit eintöniger Fabrikarbeit herumplagen müssen

grind down VB trans

1. grind down (file):

to grind down ⇆ sth

etw abschleifen [o. abwetzen]

to grind down ⇆ sth mill

etw zerkleinern

to grind down cereal

Getreide schroten

to grind sth down to flour

etw zermahlen

2. grind down (wear):

to grind down ⇆ sth

etw abtragen

3. grind down (mentally wear out):

to grind down ⇆ sb

jdn zermürben

to grind down ⇆ sb (oppress)

jdn unterdrücken

to grind down ⇆ sb (treat cruelly)

jdn schinden [o. quälen]

she was ground down by years of abuse

die jahrelangen Misshandlungen hatten sie zermürbt

grind on VB intr

grind on

[ewig so] weitergehen

grind on

sich acc [weiter] hinziehen

to grind on and on

genau so weitermachen wie bisher

grind out VB trans

1. grind out (produce continuously):

to grind out ⇆ sth

ununterbrochen etw produzieren

as a museum guide you grind out the same boring old information every day

als Museumsführer muss man jeden Tag das gleiche Programm abspulen

2. grind out (extinguish):

to grind out ⇆ a cigarette

eine Zigarette ausdrücken

to grind out ⇆ a cigarette (with foot)

eine Zigarette austreten

grind through VB intr

to grind through sth

sich acc durch etw acc [hindurch]arbeiten [o. inf [hindurch]ackern]

grind up VB trans

to grind up ⇆ sth

etw fein zerkleinern

Present

I	grind
you	grind
he/she/it	grinds
we	grind
you	grind
they	grind

Past

I	ground
you	ground
he/she/it	ground
we	ground
you	ground
they	ground

Present Perfect

I	have	ground
you	have	ground
he/she/it	has	ground
we	have	ground
you	have	ground
they	have	ground

Past Perfect

I	had	ground
you	had	ground
he/she/it	had	ground
we	had	ground
you	had	ground
they	had	ground