| Principal Translations |
| mill n | (building where grain is ground) | molino nm |
| | The wheat is taken to the mill to be ground into flour. |
| | El trigo se lleva al molino para molerlo y hacer harina. |
| mill n | (machinery to grind grain) | molino nm |
| | (doméstico) | molinillo nm |
| | This stainless steel mill offers several degrees of fineness. |
| | Este molino de acero inoxidable permite seleccionar la fineza de la molienda. |
| mill [sth]⇒ vtr | (shape metal) | fresar⇒ vtr |
| | Rachel milled the metal into the shape that she wanted. |
| | Rachel fresó el metal para darle la forma que quería. |
| mill n | (factory: processes raw materials) | fábrica nf |
| | The mill processes lumber from the forest. |
| | La fábrica procesa la madera del bosque. |
| mill n | (industrial grinder) | moledor nm |
| | | molino nm |
| | | trituradora nf |
| | Greg used the mill to grind the steel into shape. |
| | Greg utilizó el moledor para poder darle forma al acero. |
| mill [sth] vtr | (grind to powder) | moler⇒ vtr |
| | | triturar⇒ vtr |
| | | pulverizar⇒ vtr |
| | The machine milled the grain into flour. |
| | La máquina molió el grano hasta convertirlo en harina. |
| | La máquina trituró el grano hasta convertirlo en harina. |
| | La máquina pulverizó el grano hasta convertirlo en harina. |
| mill n | figurative, pejorative (degree mill: scam school, organization) (desaprobación) | fábrica de títulos, fábrica de diplomas loc nom f |
| | Adam bought his business degree from a mill for $2000. |
| | Adam compró su título en una fábrica de títulos por $2000. |
| mill n | figurative, pejorative (school, organization: prioritizes profit) (desaprobación) | fábrica nf |
| | The school is a mill for the economists of the future. |
| | La universidad se ha convertido en una fábrica de economistas para el futuro. |
| Additional Translations |
| mill n | (printer) | prensa nf |
| | The federal reserve ran some more money out of the mill to keep interest rates low. |
| | La reserva federal puso en marcha la prensa de billetes para mantener bajas las tasas de interés. |
| mill n | (fight) | pelea nf |
| | Dan was drawn into the mill when his brother picked a fight. |
| | Dan se vio inmerso en la pelea que inició su hermano. |
| mill n | US (accounting: 0.001 of US dollar) (voz inglesa) | mill nm |
| mill⇒ vi | (move in a crowd) | deambular⇒ vi |
| | The fair was busy with people milling everywhere. |
| | Varias personas deambularon por los exteriores del edificio. |
| mill [sth]⇒ vtr | (process) (grano) | moler⇒ vtr |
| | (metal) | laminar⇒ vtr |
| | (metal) | pulir⇒ vtr |
| | The plant is used to mill iron ore. |
| | La planta se utiliza para moler el hierro. |
| | La planta se utiliza para laminar el hierro. |
| | La planta se utiliza para pulir el hierro. |
| mill [sth] vtr | (create ribbing on edge of coin) | acordonar⇒ vtr |
| | The machine automatically milled the coins. |
| | La máquina acordonaba automáticamente las monedas. |
Compound Forms:
mill | coffee mill | flour mill | steel mill |
| ball mill | (grinding mill) | molino de bolas nm + loc adj |
| boring mill | (metalworking) | mandrinadora nf |
| cotton mill | (cotton factory) | fábrica de algodón nf + loc adj |
degree mill,
diploma mill n | figurative, pejorative (education) | fábrica de diplomas, fábrica de títulos nf + loc adj |
| | | centro educativo que vende títulos a cambio de dinero nm + loc adj |
| | That school is a worthless degree mill. |
food mill,
vegetable mill n | (cooking utensil) | pasapurés nm |
grist to the mill,
grist to [sb]'s mill,
grist for the mill n | figurative ([sth] used to advantage) (figurado) | comidilla nf |
| | (figurado) | leña nf |
| | Every scandal this politician is involved in is grist to his detractors' mill. |
| | Cada escándalo en el que se mete el político es comidilla para sus detractores. |
grist to [sb]'s mill,
grist for [sb]'s mill n | ([sth] used to [sb]'s advantage) (con verbo llevar) | agua a su molino expr |
| lumber mill n | (factory where timber is processed) | serrería nf |
| | The lumber mill shut down, putting 300 people out of work. |
| | (AR) | maderera nf |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Los tablones los compré en la maderera de acá a la vuelta, me salieron muy baratos. |
| mill scale | (oxide) | cascarilla de laminación nf + loc adj |
| mill wheel | (for driving mill) | rueda de molino nf + loc adj |
| oil mill n | (for grinding seeds) | molino de aceite nm + adj |
| | | almazara nm |
| paper mill n | (factory where paper is made) | papelera nf |
| | | fábrica de celulosa nf + loc adj |
| | | fábrica de papel, planta de papel nf + loc adj |
pepper mill,
peppermill,
pepper grinder n | (kitchen utensil for grinding pepper) | molinillo de pimienta nm + loc adj |
| | | molino de pimienta nm + loc adj |
| | Pepper ground fresh from a pepper mill is more flavorful than pre-ground pepper. |
| | La pimienta recién molida en un molinillo de pimienta tiene mejor sabor que la molida previamente. |
puppy mill (US),
puppy farm (UK) n | (farm where dogs are bred) | criadero de perros nm + loc adj |
| | Dogs that are born in a puppy mill often later show behavioral problems. |
| | Los animales que nacen en criaderos de perros suelen presentar problemas de comportamiento. |
| rice mill n | (place where rice is processed) | molino de arroz nm + loc adj |
| | Son dueños del molino de arroz más grande de la región. |
| rolling mill n | (metal-pressing machine) | fábrica de laminados nf + loc adj |
| | Mañana visitaremos una fábrica de laminados, así que por favor, lleguen temprano. |
run of the mill,
run-of-the-mill adj | informal (ordinary, average) | común y corriente loc adj |
| Note: Hyphens are used when the adjective precedes the noun |
| | I wasn't impressed by the movie; it was a run-of-the-mill murder mystery. |
| | No me impresionó la película, era una historia policial común y corriente. |
salt mill,
salt grinder n | (kitchen utensil for grinding salt) | molinillo de sal nm + loc adj |
| go through the mill v expr | (have experienced difficulties) | pasar trabajo loc verb |
| put [sb] through the mill v expr | (cause difficulties for [sb]) (figurado) | dar trabajo loc verb |
| tide mill | (machinery) | molino de marea nm + adj |
watermill,
water mill,
water-mill n | (mill driven by water) | molino de agua grupo nom |