| Traductions supplémentaires |
| grinding adj | (oppressive) | éreintant adj |
| | They settled out of court to avoid a grinding legal battle over rights to the name. |
| | Ils ont préféré régler cette affaire à l'amiable pour éviter de s'engager dans une bataille juridique éreintante. |
| grinding adj | (slow progress) | épuisant adj |
| | They settled out of court to avoid a grinding legal battle over rights to the name. |
| | Ils se sont mis d'accord afin d'éviter un épuisant procès au sujet des ayants droit de ce nom. |
| grinding n | (gaming: repeating tasks for advantage) | traduction non disponible |
| | Grinding to accumulate health points is a common strategy. |
| Principales traductions |
| grind [sth]⇒ vtr | (pulverize) | moudre⇒, broyer⇒, réduire en poudre⇒ vtr |
| | (un objet) | meuler⇒ vtr |
| | The old windmill was used to grind wheat back in the 19th century. |
| | The waiter ground pepper over my pasta. |
| | I prefer to grind my own coffee beans as the flavour is better. |
| | Le vieux moulin servait à moudre le blé au 19e siècle. |
| grind [sth] vtr | US (meat: turn to mince) (de la viande) | hacher⇒ vtr |
| | Maggie ground meat for the burgers while Tom fired up the grill. |
| | Maggi hachait de la viande pour en faire des steaks tandis que Tom allumait le gril. |
| grind⇒ vi | (rub together harshly) | grincer⇒ vi |
| | Shifting carelessly always made the gears grind in the old car. |
| | Changer de vitesse sans faire attention fait toujours grincer la transmission des vieilles voitures. |
| grind n | figurative, informal (monotonous work, routine) | boulot pénible, boulot répétitif nm |
| | (familier) | train-train nm inv |
| | After Sunday, it's back to the regular grind at work. |
| | Passé dimanche, c'est retour au train-train au boulot. |
| Traductions supplémentaires |
| grind n | (grain size of coffee) | café moulu nm |
| | The French press uses a coarser grind than the one Heather has. |
| | Cette cafetière à piston nécessite l'utilisation d'un café moulu moins fin que celui d'Heather. |
| grind vi | (suggestive dance move) | danser de façon lascive loc v |
| | The music started up, and the dancer strutted to the centre of the dance floor and started to grind. |
| grind vi | (poker strategy) (Poker, jargon, anglicisme) | grinder⇒ vi |
| | | jouer la sécurité loc v |
| | This poker player makes a living by grinding. |
| grind through [sth] vi + prep | (wear by abrasion) | venir à bout de [qch] loc v |
| | Jeff used power tools to grind through the lock on his shed. |
| | Jeff a utilisé des outils électriques pour venir à bout du verrou de son abri de jardin. |
| grind [sth]⇒ vtr | (operate using a crank) | tourner la manivelle de loc v + prép |
| | The old man grinds the organ and his monkey dances. |
| | Le vieil homme tourne la manivelle de son orgue et son singe danse. |
| grind [sth] vtr | (shape by friction) | polir⇒ vtr |
| | Fred worked at the eye doctor's office and ground lenses for a living. |
| | Fred travaillait au cabinet de l'opticien pour polir les verres. |
| grind [sth] vtr | (knife, blade: sharpen) | aiguiser⇒ vtr |
| | The chef uses a whetstone to grind his kitchen knives. |
| | Le chef se sert d'une meule pour aiguiser ses couteaux de cuisine. |
Verbes à particule
grind | grinding |
| grind away vi phrasal | figurative (work laboriously) (familier : travailler dur) | bûcher⇒, bosser dur vi |
| grind away at [sth] vi phrasal + prep | figurative, informal (work laboriously at) (familier : travailler dur) | bûcher sur, bosser dur sur vi + prép |
| | Tom ground away at his job for years to pay off his house. |
grind [sth] down,
grind down [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (make into powder) | broyer⇒ vtr |
| | The builder uses a power tool to grind down the stone. |
grind [sb] down,
grind down [sb] vtr phrasal sep | figurative (make weary or disheartened) | accabler⇒, oppresser⇒ vtr |
| | The constant criticism from his partner was grinding him down. |
| grind on vi phrasal | ([sth] unpleasant or boring: continue) | s'éterniser⇒ v pron |
| | The negotiations ground on for several weeks without success. |
| | Les négociations se sont éternisées plusieurs semaines sans succès. |
grind out [sth],
grind [sth] out vtr phrasal sep | (extinguish: a cigarette, etc.) (une cigarette) | écraser⇒ vtr |
| | He ground out the stub of his cigarette in an ashtray. |
| | Il a écrasé son mégot de cigarette dans le cendrier. |
grind out [sth],
grind [sth] out vtr phrasal sep | figurative (produce in routine manner) (figuré, familier) | sortir⇒ vtr |
| | Politicians go on grinding out the same old platitudes. |
| | Les hommes politiques sortent toujours les mêmes platitudes. |
grind [sth] up,
grind up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (make into powder) | moudre⇒, broyer⇒, réduire en poudre⇒ vtr |
| | | pulvériser⇒ vtr |
| | The baker uses a pestle and mortar to grind up the wheat. |