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ground: I. noun II. transitive verb
ground: transitive verb
grind: I. noun II. transitive verb
ground floor: noun
ground fog: noun
ground frost: noun
ground rules: noun
grind down: transitive verb

I . ground¹ [graʊnd] N

1. ground no pl (surface):

ground

chão m

they sat on the ground

sentaram no chão

2. ground no pl (soil):

ground

solo m

3. ground:

above/below ground

acima da/embaiso da terra

to be on one's own ground

estar em terreno conhecido

to give ground

to stand one's ground

manter a posição

4. ground (area of land):

ground

terreno m

5. ground (sports field):

ground

campo m

Phrases:

grounds (reason), to have grounds to do sth

ter motivos para fazer a. c.

on the grounds that ...

sob o pretexto de ...

grounds for sth

fundamentos para a. c.

II . ground¹ [graʊnd] VB trans Am, Aus inf

ground

não permitir sair (como castigo)

to get grounded for doing sth

ficar proibido de sair por fazer a. c.

ground² VB trans

ground pt of:

See also grind

I . grind [graɪnd] N inf

labuta f

the daily grind

a labuta diária

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

1. grind:

grind coffee, wheat

moer

2. grind meat:

moer

3. grind (sharpen):

afiar

I . grind [graɪnd] N inf

labuta f

the daily grind

a labuta diária

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

1. grind:

grind coffee, wheat

moer

2. grind meat:

moer

3. grind (sharpen):

afiar

ground floor N esp Brit

ground floor

andar m térreo

ground fog N no pl

ground fog

ground frost N no pl

ground frost

geada f

ground rules N pl

ground rules

regras f pl básicas

grind down VB trans

1. grind down (mill):

moer

2. grind down (wear down):

minar

3. grind down (oppress):

Usage examples with ground

to stand one's ground

manter a posição

to gain ground/speed

ganhar terreno/velocidade

to yield ground

to give ground

the home ground

ground/cabin crew

tripulação de terra/bordo

above/below ground

acima da/embaiso da terra

they sat on the ground

sentaram no chão

to be on firm ground

estar em terreno seguro

to be on one's own ground

estar em terreno conhecido

she pulled the bush out of the ground with a jerk

ela arrancou o arbusto do chão com um puxão m

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English

Once roasted and ground, the coffee is dissolved in water. en.wikipedia.org

They had to cover 2500 yards of snow-covered, obstacle-filled ground, which they could not do at a gallop. en.wikipedia.org

Inside the fort were wooden barracks two stories high, built around the parade ground. en.wikipedia.org

Accordingly, the client-therapist relationship is meant to be as egalitarian as possible with both sides communicating on equal ground and sharing experiences. en.wikipedia.org

I persuaded her to have dinner with me, a meal during which we didn't so much talk as gabble, covering a lot of ground in a big hurry. www.dailymail.co.uk

Ground was broken, irrigation ditches were dug, and the first fields of potatoes and turnips were planted. en.wikipedia.org

Tax harmonisation has rather ground to a halt with regard to company tax. www.europarl.europa.eu

By this action alone the company was able to gain its first foothold on the precipitous ground. en.wikipedia.org

The paroxysms were accompanied by swaying motions of the ground which caused all the houses of the town to totter. en.wikipedia.org

The first retorted that the second should fly off his ground. en.wikipedia.org

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