grinding

grinding
adjective
1) (with a sound of grinding: The train came to a grinding stop.) rechinante, chirriante
2) (severe: grinding poverty.) absoluto
grinding
tr['graɪndɪŋ]
adjective
1 (screeching) chirriante
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
grinding poverty miseria absoluta
to bring something to a grinding halt (strike etc) paralizar algo
to come to a grinding halt→ link=toto{ grind to a halt
grinding
adj.
• amolador adj.
• moledor adj.
• molienda (Alimentación) adj.
• opresivo, -a adj.
n.
• afiladura s.f.
• amoladura s.f.
• desgaste s.m.
• molienda s.f.
• molimiento s.m.
• molturación (Alimentación) s.f.
• pulverización s.f.
• rechinamiento s.m.
'graɪndɪŋ
adjective
1) (before n)

grinding noise — chirrido m

to come to a grinding halt o stop — \<\<vehicle\>\> pararse or detenerse* con un chirrido; \<\<plan/negotiations\>\> estancarse*, llegar* a un punto muerto

2) (desperate)

grinding poverty — miseria f absoluta

3) (strenuous) (AmE colloq) agotador
['ɡraɪndɪŋ]
1. ADJ
1)

grinding sound — rechinamiento m

to come to a grinding halt — [vehicle, traffic] detenerse en seco; [work, progress] llegar a un punto muerto, estancarse

2)

grinding poverty — miseria f (absoluta)

2.
N [of coffee] molienda f ; [of stone] pulverización f ; [of knife] afilado m
* * *
['graɪndɪŋ]
adjective
1) (before n)

grinding noise — chirrido m

to come to a grinding halt o stop — \<\<vehicle\>\> pararse or detenerse* con un chirrido; \<\<plan/negotiations\>\> estancarse*, llegar* a un punto muerto

2) (desperate)

grinding poverty — miseria f absoluta

3) (strenuous) (AmE colloq) agotador

English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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