grindstone

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈgraɪndstəʊn/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈgraɪndˌstoʊn/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(grīnd′stōn′)

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
grindstone n (stone wheel for sharpening) (piedra)muela nf
  piedra de amolar loc nom f
  piedra de afilar loc nom f
  piedra de molino, rueda de molino loc nom f
 The farmer sharpened his scythe on a grindstone.
 El agricultor le sacó filo a su guadaña en la muela.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
keep your nose to the grindstone v expr figurative (continuously work hard)matarse trabajando loc verb
  romperse el lomo loc verb
  trabajar a destajo loc verb
put your nose to the grindstone v expr figurative (work hard)ponerse a trabajar loc verb
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'grindstone' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
Spanish:
afiladora - afiladera - amoladora - apretar los codos - macanear - muela

Synonyms: stone, more...

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