grind1

ground, ground /ɡraɪnd/

Translation

v [t]

›

⇨ moler

He ground some coffee to have for breakfast

Molió café para el desayuno

› (un cuchillo)

⇨ afilar

to grind one's teeth

⇨ rechinar los dientes

to grind to a halt

⇨ estancarse

The economy has ground to a halt

La economía se ha estancado

Véase tb: to have an axe to grind

(Definition of grind v from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

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