grains in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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grain [Am ɡreɪn, Brit ɡreɪn] N

See also salt

I.salt [Am sɔlt, Brit sɔːlt, sɒlt] N

1.1. salt U FOOD:

salt
sal f
pass the salt, please
pásame la sal, por favor
have you put salt on the meat?
¿le has puesto or echado sal a la carne?
the salt of the earth
la sal de la tierra
(to be) worth one's salt , any teacher worth her salt
toda maestra que se precie de tal
(to be) worth one's salt , any teacher worth her salt
toda maestra digna de ese nombre
to rub salt into the wound(s)
hurgar en la herida
to take sth with a pinch or grain of salt
no creerse algo al pie de la letra
to take sth with a pinch or grain of salt
tomar algo con pinzas CSur
I should take anything he says with a pinch of salt
no se puede creer lo que él dice al pie de la letra
I should take anything he says with a pinch of salt
todo lo que él diga hay que tomarlo con pinzas CSur

II.salt [Am sɔlt, Brit sɔːlt, sɒlt] VB trans

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III.salt [Am sɔlt, Brit sɔːlt, sɒlt] ADJ

whole-grain [Am ˈhoʊlɡreɪn, Brit ˈhəʊlɡreɪn] ADJ

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grains in the PONS Dictionary

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grains of sand
granos m pl de arena

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grains Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

grain of sand/salt
grano de arena/sal
wood grain
hebra f de madera
meat grain
veta de carne
it goes against the grain (for me) fig
se me hace cuesta arriba inf
a grain of hope
una pequeña esperanza
a grain of truth
una pizca de verdad
to take sth with a grain of salt
no creerse algo del todo
a grain of truth
una pizca de verdad
grains of sand
granos m pl de arena
to take sth with a grain [or pinch] of salt
creerse la mitad de la mitad de algo
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The meteorite itself exploded and disrupted into thousands of fragments ranging in size from minute grains of mm-seized up to several centimeters.
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The first one for food grains, the second for cloth and items such as ghee, oil and sugar.
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Generally, cereal grains were raised in the forest clearings: rye in the north, millet in the south, further supplemented by wheat, buckwheat, oats and barley.
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While niacin is present in corn and other grains, the bioavailability of the nutrient is much less than it is in protein-rich sources.
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Coarsely ground grains, cereals, dried fruits, and herbs are common items the moths have been known to infest.
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Some reorientation and texture development will occur as the grains move during deformation.
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The basal conglomerates are made up of hard sandstone which contains angular grains.
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He planted a great variety of different fruit trees and grapevines, olives, grains and potatoes.
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The friction created by moving soil or sand grains and multiple tiny air gaps makes sandbags an efficient dissipator of explosive blast.
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Every man in one squadron of each of the two regiments was given five grains of quinine daily by mouth and the remainder none.
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