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

grounding N no pl

grounding

fundamentos m pl

I . ground¹ [graʊnd] N

1. ground no pl (surface):

chão m

they sat on the ground

sentaram no chão

2. ground no pl (soil):

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):

terreno m

5. ground (sports field):

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

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

ground floor N esp Brit

ground floor

andar m térreo

ground fog N no pl

ground frost N no pl

ground frost

geada f

ground rules N pl

ground rules

regras f pl básicas

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One underlying reason for this is an unavoidable conflict between the two different functions of a grounding system: reducing electronic noise and preventing electric shock. en.wikipedia.org

Corrective measures included better grounding of the components, improved film rollers that did not generate static electricity, improved temperature controls, and a cleaner internal environment. en.wikipedia.org

You will obtain a thorough grounding in engineering sciences and skills, including intermediate to advanced computer-assisted design and manufacturing, as used in the industry. www.jamaicaobserver.com

They let us develop our own vision while grounding us in the fundamentals - drawing, anatomy, techniques, and materials. en.wikipedia.org

The grounding system of the long wave transmitter is very large. en.wikipedia.org

I was like the third prong on a wall plug, grounding a dazzling but precarious surge. www.winnipegfreepress.com

First, its grounding of authority in a claim to scientificity and objectivity creates distance between self-regulation and the state that is necessary with liberal democracies. en.wikipedia.org

One's own consciousness is subject to immanent critique so that when such belief is recovered, it will have a firmer grounding in consciousness. en.wikipedia.org

Anthropocentrism is the grounding for some naturalistic concepts of human rights. en.wikipedia.org

I find that with that kind of grounding substantive fields are fairly easy to take up and put down. en.wikipedia.org

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