grit in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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I.grit [Am ɡrɪt, Brit ɡrɪt] N U

II.grit <pres part gritting; pt, pp gritted> [Am ɡrɪt, Brit ɡrɪt] VB trans

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2. grit → tooth

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tooth <pl teeth> [Am tuθ, Brit tuːθ] N

1. tooth:

tooth (of person, animal)
diente m
tooth (molar)
muela f
front teeth
dientes mpl de adelante
front teeth
palas or paletas fpl inf
front teeth
incisivos mpl spec
back teeth
muelas fpl
to clean or brush one's teeth
lavarse or cepillarse los dientes
I had a tooth pulled or Brit out
me sacaron una muela/un diente
in the teeth of sth the reforms were made in the teeth of fierce opposition
las reformas se llevaron a cabo a pesar de la fuerte oposición
we climbed the hill in the teeth of the wind
escalamos la montaña con el viento en contra
to be armed to the teeth
estar armado hasta los dientes
to be fed up to the back teeth with sth inf
estar hasta la coronilla or hasta las narices de algo inf
to be long in the tooth
ser entrado en años
to be sick to the teeth (of sth) inf
estar hasta la coronilla (de algo) inf
to cut one's teeth the baby is cutting his teeth
al niño le están saliendo los dientes
to cut one's teeth the baby is cutting his teeth
el niño está echando los dientes
to cut one's teeth the baby is cutting his teeth
el niño está cortando los dientes RioPl
the translators cut their teeth on simple documents
los traductores adquieren experiencia empezando con documentos sencillos
to fight tooth and nail
luchar a brazo partido
they will resist any form of change tooth and nail
se van a resistir enérgicamente a cualquier tipo de cambio
to get one's teeth into sth inf
hincarle el diente a algo
to grit one's teeth
aguantarse
to grit one's teeth lit
apretar los dientes
to have a sweet tooth
ser goloso
to have teeth for this law to have teeth
para que esta ley sea de verdad efectiva
the regulatory bodies have no teeth
los organismos reguladores no tienen verdadero poder
to kick sb in the teeth, to give sb a kick in the teeth
humillar a alguien
losing the election was a real kick in the teeth for him
perder la elección fue una gran humillación para él
to lie through one's teeth
mentir descaradamente
to lie through one's teeth
mentir con toda la barba
to lie through one's teeth
mentir con todos los dientes Mex
to put or set sb's teeth on edge
darle dentera a alguien
to put or set sb's teeth on edge
destemplarle los dientes a alguien LatAm
to put or set sb's teeth on edge
erizar a alguien AmS
the noise put or set my teeth on edge
el ruido me dio dentera
the noise put or set my teeth on edge
el ruido me destempló los dientes LatAm
the noise put or set my teeth on edge
el ruido me erizó AmS
attr tooth decay
caries f dental
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scatter salt/grit
esparcir
to grit one's teeth
aguantarse
to grit one's teeth lit
apretar los dientes

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enarenar
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to grit one's teeth
aguantarse

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grit Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to grit one's teeth
aguantarse
to grit a road
echar grava a un camino
to grit one's teeth a. fig
apretar los dientes
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This means that grit, unlike many traditional measures of performance is not tied to intelligence.
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A final sanding with a fine grit belt makes it easier to polish the sanded acrylic.
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Like the screenings, the grit is transported to an offsite facility for disposal.
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She is in pain from a piece of grit that has got into her eye.
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When using the resin pads the steps may be 100, then 200, 400, 800, 1500 and finally 3000 grit.
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Grit is often applied to sandstones composed of angular sand grains.
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The use of 16 or 30 grit size diamonds, then use 60/80 grit diamonds followed by the 120 grit metal bond segments.
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A man full of grits is a man of peace.
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These snails live on muddy sands, shell grit and algae fields.
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Due to lack of supply, rice and corn grits are sometimes brought in from the mainland.
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