grinding in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for grinding in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.grinding [Brit ˈɡrʌɪndɪŋ, Am ˈɡraɪndɪŋ] N (sound)

grinding

stridore m

grinding

stridio m

II.grinding [Brit ˈɡrʌɪndɪŋ, Am ˈɡraɪndɪŋ] ADJ

grinding noise:

grinding

stridente, stridulo

grinding poverty

miseria nera

grinding wheel [Am ˈɡraɪndɪŋ (h)wil] N

grinding wheel

mola f

I.grind [Brit ɡrʌɪnd, Am ɡraɪnd] N

1. grind (hard work):

grind inf

sfacchinata f

grind inf

sgobbata f

grind inf

faticaccia f

the daily grind

il solito tran tran

back to the grind!

si ritorna al solito tran tran!

marking exam papers is an awful grind

correggere gli esami è una gran rottura

it was a long hard grind cycling up the hill

è stata una bella faticata pedalare su per la collina

it'll be a long hard grind

sarà una bella sfacchinata

2. grind (harsh sound):

grind

stridore m

grind

stridio m

3. grind Am (hardworking student):

grind inf, pej

secchione m / secchiona f

grind inf, pej

sgobbone m / sgobbona f

II.grind <pt/pp ground> [Brit ɡrʌɪnd, Am ɡraɪnd] VB trans

1. grind (crush):

grind corn, coffee beans, pepper

macinare

grind seeds, grain

schiacciare, pestare

grind pebbles, stone

triturare, stritolare

grind meat

tritare

to grind sth to dust, to a powder

ridurre qc in polvere

to grind corn into flour

macinare il grano per fare la farina

to grind one's teeth

digrignare i denti

to grind sth into the ground

schiacciare qc per terra

2. grind:

grind (sharpen) knife, blade

affilare, arrotare

grind (polish) lenses

molare

grind gems

levigare

3. grind (turn):

grind handle

girare

grind MUS barrel organ

suonare

III.grind <pt/pp ground> [Brit ɡrʌɪnd, Am ɡraɪnd] VB intr

1. grind (make harsh sound):

grind machine, engine:

stridere

to grind to a halt vehicle, train:

fermarsi con stridore di ruote or di freni

to grind to a halt machine:

fermarsi or arrestarsi

to grind to a halt fig factory, economy, industry, production:

fermarsi

2. grind (be crushed):

grind corn, coffee beans:

macinarsi

3. grind Am (swot):

grind inf

sgobbare

grind inf

sfacchinare

4. grind Am inf dancer:

grind

ballare in modo provocante (muovendo le anche)

grind away VB [ɡrʌɪnd -]

grind away

sgobbare, darci sotto

she is grinding away at her maths

ci sta dando sotto in matematica

grind out VB [ɡrʌɪnd -] (grind out [sth], grind [sth] out)

1. grind out (extinguish):

grind out cigarette

spegnere (schiacciando)

2. grind out (play):

to grind out a tune on a barrel organ

suonare un motivo con un organetto di Barberia

she grinds out novels at the rate of one a month inf

sforna romanzi al ritmo di uno al mese

“mind your own business, ” he ground out

“fatti gli affari tuoi”, disse a denti stretti

I.grind down VB [ɡrʌɪnd -] (grind down [sth], grind [sth] down)

grind down (crush)

tritare, triturare

grind down (pulverize) substance

polverizzare

II.grind down VB [ɡrʌɪnd -] (grind [sb] down)

grind down

opprimere

grind down

vessare

to be ground down by poverty

essere oppresso dalla povertà

grind up VB [ɡrʌɪnd -]

grind up

tritare, triturare, sminuzzare

grind on VB [ɡrʌɪnd -]

grind on negotiations, project:

grind on

avanzare inesorabilmente

Translations for grinding in the Italian»English Dictionary

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molatura

grinding

arrotatura

grinding

grinding in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for grinding in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.grind [graɪnd] N inf

grind

sgobbata f

to be a real grind

essere una bella sgobbata

the daily grind

il trantran quotidiano

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

1. grind:

grind (crush)

pestare

grind (mill)

macinare

to grind sth (in)to a powder

ridurre in polvere qc

2. grind (chop finely):

grind

tritare

3. grind (press firmly and twist):

to grind a cigarette into an ashtray

schiacciare una sigaretta nel posacenere

4. grind (sharpen):

grind

molare

III.grind [graɪnd] VB intr

1. grind (grate):

grind

stridere

2. grind inf (devote oneself to):

grind

sgobbare

to grind away at sth

sgobbare su qc

3. grind inf (dance seductively):

grind

ballare ruotando il bacino

4. grind (in skateboarding):

grind

grindare

grind out VB trans (produce continuously)

grind out

sfornare fig

grind down VB trans

1. grind down (file):

grind down

levigare

2. grind down (mill):

grind down

macinare

3. grind down (wear):

grind down

logorare

4. grind down (oppress):

grind down

schiacciare

to grind sb down

schiacciare qu

Translations for grinding in the Italian»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

macinazione

grinding

abrasione

grinding

rettifica

grinding

tritatura (di carne)

grinding

stridore (di denti)

grinding

grattata

grinding of the gears

secchione (-a)

grind

grinding Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be a real grind

essere una bella sgobbata

the daily grind

il trantran quotidiano

to grind sth (in)to a powder

ridurre in polvere qc

to grind a cigarette into an ashtray

schiacciare una sigaretta nel posacenere

to grind away at sth

sgobbare su qc

to have an ax to grind

avere un interesse personale

to grind sb down

schiacciare qu

to come [or grind] to a halt

fermarsi

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The ground product is separated from the grinding medium at the discharge end of the mill.

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He learns that the powder made by grinding the scale induces sleep.

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A further improvement, that of cross grinding the points, was subsequently adopted.

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The sounds they make when grinding their teeth earned them their common name.

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Among the modern structures, there remain the buildings of the old grinding mills.

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There are simple objectives like to perform a certain trick in a certain spot or topple over something while grinding.

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The remains of a quern for grinding grain was also found within this central area, as was a single carved rock.

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It is forced against the grinding wheel, while spinning at the same surface speed as the grinding wheel.

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Artists and calligraphists could vary the thickness of the resulting ink by reducing or increasing the intensity and time of ink grinding.

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The club's logo is a grinding wheel, which was used in early milling.

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