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grincer
to grate

Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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French
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English

grincer [ɡʀɛ̃se] VB intr

grincer porte, charnière, branche:
to creak
grincer violon:
to screech
grincer craie:
to squeak
grincer des dents lit
to grind one's teeth
grincer des dents fig
to gnash one's teeth
faire grincer les dents à qn craie, bruit:
to set sb's teeth on edge
faire grincer les dents à qn décision, action:
to cause much gnashing of teeth
faire grincer les vitesses
to crunch the gears
English
English
French
French
to gnash one's teeth lit, fig
grincer des dents
creak hinge, gate, door:
grincer
rasp
grincer
grate
grincer (on sur)
squeak door, wheel, mechanism, chalk:
grincer
to grind one's teeth
grincer des dents
grind machine, engine:
grincer
scream brakes:
grincer
that sound sets my teeth on edge
ce bruit me fait grincer des dents

in the PONS Dictionary

French
French
English
English

grincer [gʀɛ̃se] VB intr

grincer
to grate
grincer parquet
to creak
grincer craie
to scrape

Phrases:

grincer des dents (de colère)
to gnash one's teeth
grincer des dents (dans son sommeil)
to grind one's teeth
English
English
French
French
to gnash one's teeth a. fig
grincer des dents
creak
grincer
groan floorboards, hinges
grincer
grind
grincer
to grind one's teeth
grincer des dents
grind
grincer
grate
grincer
rasp
grincer
to grind/grit one's teeth
grincer/serrer les dents
to set sb's teeth on edge
faire grincer les dents de qn
scrape
grincer
it sets my teeth on edge
ça me fait grincer des dents
in the PONS Dictionary
French
French
English
English

grincer [gʀɛ͂se] VB intr

grincer
to grate
grincer parquet
to creak
grincer craie
to scrape

Phrases:

grincer des dents (de colère)
to gnash one's teeth
grincer des dents (dans son sommeil)
to grind one's teeth
English
English
French
French
to gnash one's teeth a. fig
grincer des dents
creak
grincer
groan floorboards, hinges
grincer
grind
grincer
to grind one's teeth
grincer des dents
grind
grincer
grate
grincer
rasp
grincer
to grind/grit one's teeth
grincer/serrer les dents
to set sb's teeth on edge
faire grincer les dents de qn
scrape
grincer
to raise eyebrows decision
faire grincer des dents
Présent
jegrince
tugrinces
il/elle/ongrince
nousgrinçons
vousgrincez
ils/ellesgrincent
Imparfait
jegrinçais
tugrinçais
il/elle/ongrinçait
nousgrincions
vousgrinciez
ils/ellesgrinçaient
Passé simple
jegrinçai
tugrinças
il/elle/ongrinça
nousgrinçâmes
vousgrinçâtes
ils/ellesgrincèrent
Futur simple
jegrincerai
tugrinceras
il/elle/ongrincera
nousgrincerons
vousgrincerez
ils/ellesgrinceront
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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

grincer des dents
to grind one's teeth
grincer des dents (de colère)
to gnash one's teeth
grincer des dents (dans son sommeil)
to grind one's teeth
to set sb's teeth on edge
faire grincer les dents de qn
it sets my teeth on edge
ça me fait grincer des dents

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

D'autres majors veulent réduire les avantages acquis jusque-là par les nationaux; ce qui fait grincer les dents, voire provoque des grèves.
fr.wikipedia.org
Ces montants ont fait bondir une partie de la presse et fait grincer les dents de certains critiques d'art.
fr.wikipedia.org
Les effets possibles étaient, entre autres, le tonnerre, la pluie, des portes qui grincent ou du bris de verre.
fr.wikipedia.org
Il a un cri facilement reconnaissable rappelant une porte qui grince ou le bruit d'une bouteille de vin qu'on ouvre.
fr.wikipedia.org
Sorte de work-in-progress, le son souffle, la guitare grince mais les chansons commencent à prendre forme.
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