| Traduções principais |
| grind sth vtr | (pulverize) | moer vt |
| | | triturar vt |
| | | pulverizar vt |
| | 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. |
| | O velho moinho era usado para moer trigo antigamente no século XIX. O garçom moeu pimenta na minha pasta. Prefiro moer meu próprio café, pois é mais saboroso. |
pulverize,
pulverize sth,
also UK: pulverise sth vtr | (crush, grind sth to dust) | pulverizar vt |
| | | reduzir a pó loc v |
| | The workers pulverized the rocks. |
atomize sth,
also UK: atomise sth vtr | (turn into tiny particles) | atomizar, pulverizar vt |
| | The nozzle atomizes the perfume when you spray it. |
grind sth up,
grind up sth vtr phrasal sep | (make into powder) | pulverizar vt |
| | The baker uses a pestle and mortar to grind up the wheat. |
atomize,
also UK: atomise vi | (be separated into tiny particles) | atomizar v int |
| | | borrifar v int |
| | | pulverizar v int |
| | The perfume atomizes when sprayed. |
pulverize sb,
also UK: pulverise sb vtr | figurative, informal (beat sb severely) (superar alguém, figurado) | pulverizar vt |
| | Our team pulverized the other team in the championship. |
| comminute vtr | (reduce to small particles) | cominuir vt |
| | | triturar vt |
| | | pulverizar vt |
| spritz sth with sth vtr + prep | (spray with) | borrifar vt |
| | | pulverizar vt |
| mist sth vtr | (spray as mist) (borrifar como névoa) | borrifar vt |
| | | pulverizar vt |
| | Jenna misted water onto the mirror with a small spray bottle. |
| | Gina borrifou água no espelho com um pequeno borrifador. |
| sputter sth vtr | (coat with metal particles) | pulverizar vt |
| | The company developed a system to sputter glass more efficiently. |