grain

grain
ɡrein
noun
1) (a seed of wheat, oats etc.) grano
2) (corn in general: Grain is ground into flour.) cereal
3) (a very small, hard particle: a grain of sand.) grano
4) (the way in which the lines of fibre run in wood, leather etc.) veta, fibra
5) (a very small amount: There isn't a grain of truth in that story.) pizca, ápice
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grain n
1. cereales
the grain harvest la cosecha de cereales
2. grano
a grain of sand un grano de arena
grain
tr[greɪn]
noun
1 (gen) grano
■ a grain of rice un grano de arroz
2 (cereals) cereales nombre masculino plural
3 (in wood) veta, fibra; (in stone) filón nombre masculino, veta; (of leather) flor nombre femenino
transitive verb
1 (give granular texture) granular
intransitive verb
1 (become granular) granularse
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
to saw against the grain (wood) serrar contra veta
to saw with the grain (wood) serrar en el sentido de la veta
to go against the grain ir en contra de los principios de alguien
■ it goes against the grain va en contra de mis principios
there's not a grain of truth in it no tiene ni pizca de verdad
grain ['greɪn] n
1) : grano m
a grain of corn: un grano de maíz
like a grain of sand: como grano de arena
2) cereals: cereales mpl
3) : veta f, vena f, grano m (de madera)
4) speck, trace: pizca f, ápice m
a grain of truth: una pizca de verdad
5) grano m (unidad de peso)
grain
adj.
• cereal adj.
• grano, -a adj.
n.
• cereales s.m.pl.
• fibra s.f.
• granilla s.f.
• grano s.m.
• granos s.m.pl.
• hebra s.f.
• mies s.f.
v.
• granar v.
• granear v.
greɪn
noun
1) c (of cereal, salt, sugar, sand) grano m

there's not a grain of truth in what he says — no hay ni pizca de verdad en lo que dice; salt I a)

2) u (Agr) grano m, cereal m
3) u (of wood - pattern) veta f, veteado m; (- texture) grano m

against the grain — (in carpentry) contra el hilo

to go against the grain: it goes against the grain for me to support them — apoyarlos va en contra de mis principios

[ɡreɪn]
N
1) (=single particle of wheat, sand etc) grano m
2) (no pl) (=cereals) cereales mpl ; (US) (=corn) trigo m
3) (fig) [of sense, truth] pizca f

there's not a grain of truth in it — en eso no hay ni pizca de verdad

4) [of wood] fibra f , hebra f ; [of stone] veta f , vena f ; [of leather] flor f ; [of cloth] granilla f ; (Phot) grano m

against the grain — a contrapelo

to saw with the grain — aserrar a hebra

5) (Pharm) grano m
* * *
[greɪn]
noun
1) c (of cereal, salt, sugar, sand) grano m

there's not a grain of truth in what he says — no hay ni pizca de verdad en lo que dice; salt I a)

2) u (Agr) grano m, cereal m
3) u (of wood - pattern) veta f, veteado m; (- texture) grano m

against the grain — (in carpentry) contra el hilo

to go against the grain: it goes against the grain for me to support them — apoyarlos va en contra de mis principios


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