grease

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈgriːs/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/n. gris; v. gris, griz/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(n. grēs; v. grēs, grēz)


Inflections of 'grease' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
greases
v 3rd person singular
greasing
v pres p
greased
v past
greased
v past p
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
grease n (in machine)grasa nf
  aceite nm
 The mechanic packed some fresh grease into the joint.
 El mecánico comprimió algo de grasa fresca dentro de la junta.
grease n (cooking)grasa nf
 The cook melted some grease in the pan.
 La cocinera derritió un poco de grasa en la sartén.
grease [sth] vtr (machine: lubricate)lubricar vtr
 John greased the bike chain on his old bicycle.
 John lubricó la cadena de su vieja bicicleta.
grease [sth] vtr (dish: smear with butter, oil) (con aceite)aceitar vtr
  (con mantequilla)enmantequillar vtr
  (AR)enmantecar vtr
 If you grease the tin with butter, the cake won't stick to it.
 Esta oración no es una traducción de la original. Aceita la sartén antes de asar el pollo.
 Si enmantequillas el molde, la torta no se pegará.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
grease,
hair grease
n
(styling product)gomina nf
  gel nm
 Rockers in the 1950s styled their hair with grease.
 Los roqueros de los años 50 se peinaban con gomina.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
bobbing,
bobbing grease,
bobbing compound
n
(metal polish)líquido para pulir metales nm + loc adj
elbow grease n figurative (physical effort)esfuerzo nm
  trabajo duro nm + adj
 It takes a considerable amount of elbow grease to clean the oven.
 Limpiar el horno lleva un esfuerzo considerable.
grease gun n (device: lubricates)pistola lubricante nf + adj mf
 Mechanics use a grease gun to maintain lubrication.
 Los mecánicos usan una pistola lubricante para engrasar el motor.
grease monkey n slang, figurative (mechanic)mecánico nm
 I took my car to the local grease monkey, and now it runs worse than ever!
 ¡Llevé mi auto al mecánico y ahora funciona peor que antes!
grease the wheels,
grease the way,
grease the skids (US),
oil the wheels (UK)
v expr
figurative (make [sth] go more smoothly)aceitar la maquinaria, engrasar la maquinaria loc verb
  aceitar los engranajes, engrasar los engranajes loc verb
 Richard's friend greased the wheels a little to help him get his job application processed early.
 El amigo de Richard engrasó un poco la maquinaria para hacer que su solicitud de empleo se procesara antes.
grease the wheels for [sb],
grease the way for [sb] (US),
oil the wheels for [sb] (UK)
v expr
figurative (make [sth] go more smoothly for [sb](para ayudar a alguien)aceitarle la maquinaria a, engrasarle la maquinaria a loc verb + prep
  (para ayudar a alguien)aceitarle los engranajes a, engrasarle los engranajes a loc verb + prep
  (para facilitar un proceso)aceitar la maquinaria de, engrasar la maquinaria de loc verb + prep
  (para facilitar un proceso)aceitar los engranajes de, engrasar los engranajes de loc verb + prep
 Esta oración no es una traducción de la original. El empresario les aceitó la maquinaria a sus hijos para que pudieran acceder a buenos empleos.
 Esta oración no es una traducción de la original. Mediante una reforma tributaria, el Gobierno engrasó la maquinaria de la economía después de la crisis.
grease the wheels of [sth] (US),
oil the wheels of [sth] (UK)
v expr
(make [sth] go more smoothly) (figurado)aceitar la maquinaria loc verb
  (figurado)aceitar los engranajes loc verb
grease trap n (part of a sink)colector de grasa nm + loc adj
  trampa de grasa nf + loc adj
grease [sb]'s palm,
grease the palm of [sb],
grease [sb]'s hand,
grease the hand of [sb]
v expr
figurative (bribe) (coloquial, figurado)untar a vtr + prep
  sobornar a vtr + prep
  (AR, coloquial)coimear a vtr + prep
  (MX, coloquial, figurado)dar mordida a loc verb + prep
greasepaint,
grease paint,
grease-paint
n
(stage make-up)maquillaje de teatro grupo nom
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'grease' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
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Spanish:

Collocations: is a grease monkey, [seal, fill, lubricate] with a grease gun, [scrub, remove, clean] the grease from the [plate, pan], more...

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