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noun

Rejilla

A horizontal metal grill through which water, ash, or small objects can fall, while larger objects cannot

Examples :

"The grate stopped the sheep from escaping from their field."

La rejilla impidió que las ovejas escaparan de su campo.

noun

Rejilla

A frame or bed, or kind of basket, of iron bars, for holding fuel while burning

Examples :

"The blacksmith placed the hot metal into the grate of the forge to keep the fire burning steadily. "

El herrero colocó el metal caliente en la rejilla de la fragua para mantener el fuego ardiendo constantemente.

material utensil fuel item

verb

Proveer con rejillas, proteger con una rejilla

To furnish with grates; to protect with a grating or crossbars

Examples :

"to grate a window"

Proveer una ventana con rejillas.

architecture building utility

verb

Rallar

To shred (things, usually foodstuffs), by rubbing across a grater

Examples :

"I need to grate the cheese before the potato is cooked."

Necesito rallar el queso antes de que la patata esté cocida.

food utensil

verb

Raspar, rechinar

To make an unpleasant rasping sound, often as the result of rubbing against something

Examples :

"Listening to his teeth grate all day long drives me mad."

Escuchar rechinar sus dientes todo el día me vuelve loco.

sound action sensation

verb

Irritar, molestar

(by extension) to get on one's nerves; to irritate, annoy

Examples :

"She’s nice enough, but she can begin to grate if there is no-one else to talk to."

Es bastante agradable, pero puede empezar a molestar si no hay nadie más con quien hablar.

emotion attitude

verb

Irritar, molestar

(by extension) to annoy

Examples :

"My younger brother's constant complaining about chores really grates on me. "

Las constantes quejas de mi hermano menor sobre las tareas realmente me molestan.

mind sensation emotion

adjective

Agradable, grato

Serving to gratify; agreeable.

Examples :

"The teacher's explanations were quite grate, making the lesson easy to understand. "

Las explicaciones del profesor fueron bastante agradables, lo que facilitó la comprensión de la lección.

attitude emotion

adjective

Grande, extenso

Relatively large in scale, size, extent, number (i.e. having many parts or members) or duration (i.e. relatively long); very big.

Examples :

"A great storm is approaching our shores."

Una gran tormenta se acerca a nuestras costas.

amount number

adjective

Más grande, más importante

Of larger size or more importance than others of its kind.

Examples :

"the great auk"

el alca gigante

quality amount appearance

adjective

Tataranieto, tatarabuelo

(qualifying nouns of family relationship) Involving more generations than the qualified word implies — as many extra generations as repetitions of the word great (from 1510s). [see Derived terms]

Examples :

"great-grandfather, great-great-grandfather, great-great-great-grandfather"

tatarabuelo, tataratatarabuelo, tataratataratatarabuelo

family

adjective

Preñada de, llena de

(followed by 'with') Pregnant; large with young; full of.

Examples :

"great with child"

Preñada de un niño.

biology physiology animal human organism

adjective

Íntimo, cercano

(except with 'friend' and similar words such as 'mate','buddy') Intimate; familiar.

Examples :

"While the professor was friendly enough to his students, he wasn't on grate terms with any of them, preferring to maintain a professional distance. "

Si bien el profesor era lo suficientemente amable con sus estudiantes, no tenía una relación íntima con ninguno de ellos, prefiriendo mantener una distancia profesional.

person character attitude human

adjective

Extremo, excesivo

Extreme or more than usual.

Examples :

"great worry"

Gran preocupación

degree amount quality

adjective

Importante, significativo

Of significant importance or consequence; important.

Examples :

"a great decision"

Una decisión importante.

value quality

adjective

Idealista, admirable, superior

(applied to actions, thoughts and feelings) Arising from or possessing idealism; admirable; superior; commanding; heroic; illustrious; eminent.

Examples :

"a great deed"

Una gran hazaña.

character value moral achievement attitude quality

adjective

Impresionante, asombroso

Impressive or striking.

Examples :

"a great show of wealth"

Una gran muestra de riqueza.

quality appearance style

adjective

Favorito, apreciado

Much in use; favoured.

Examples :

"Poetry was a great convention of the Romantic era."

La poesía era una convención apreciada de la era romántica.

attitude style quality

adjective

Dotado, talentoso, extraordinario

(applied to persons) Endowed with extraordinary powers; of exceptional talents or achievements; uncommonly gifted; able to accomplish vast results; remarkable; strong; powerful; mighty; noble.

Examples :

"a great hero, scholar, genius, philosopher, writer etc."

Un gran héroe, erudito, genio, filósofo, escritor, etc.

character person ability quality achievement

adjective

Grande, importante

Title referring to an important leader.

Examples :

"Alexander the Great"

Alejandro Magno

title government royal politics

adjective

Grande, entusiasta

Doing or exemplifying (a characteristic or pursuit) on a large scale; active or enthusiastic.

Examples :

"The student was grate in his efforts to improve his grades. "

El estudiante fue grande en sus esfuerzos por mejorar sus calificaciones.

attitude character person

adjective

Hábil, diestro

(often followed by 'at') Skilful or adroit.

Examples :

"You are great at singing."

Eres diestro cantando.

ability character quality

adjective

Excelente, fantástico

Very good; excellent; wonderful; fantastic (from 1848).

Examples :

"Dinner was great."

La cena fue fantástica.

language word style communication

adjective

Malditamente, muy

Intensifying a word or expression, used in mild oaths.

Examples :

"Great Scott!"

¡Maldita sea!

language word exclamation

Meanings

Rejilla

Examples :

"The grate stopped the sheep from escaping from their field."

La rejilla impidió que las ovejas escaparan de su campo.

Rejilla

Examples :

"The blacksmith placed the hot metal into the grate of the forge to keep the fire burning steadily. "

El herrero colocó el metal caliente en la rejilla de la fragua para mantener el fuego ardiendo constantemente.

Proveer con rejillas, proteger con una rejilla

Examples :

"to grate a window"

Proveer una ventana con rejillas.

Rallar

Examples :

"I need to grate the cheese before the potato is cooked."

Necesito rallar el queso antes de que la patata esté cocida.

Raspar, rechinar

Examples :

"Listening to his teeth grate all day long drives me mad."

Escuchar rechinar sus dientes todo el día me vuelve loco.

Irritar, molestar

Examples :

"She’s nice enough, but she can begin to grate if there is no-one else to talk to."

Es bastante agradable, pero puede empezar a molestar si no hay nadie más con quien hablar.

Irritar, molestar

Examples :

"My younger brother's constant complaining about chores really grates on me. "

Las constantes quejas de mi hermano menor sobre las tareas realmente me molestan.

Agradable, grato

Examples :

"The teacher's explanations were quite grate, making the lesson easy to understand. "

Las explicaciones del profesor fueron bastante agradables, lo que facilitó la comprensión de la lección.

Grande, extenso

Examples :

"A great storm is approaching our shores."

Una gran tormenta se acerca a nuestras costas.

Más grande, más importante

Examples :

"the great auk"

el alca gigante

Tataranieto, tatarabuelo

Examples :

"great-grandfather, great-great-grandfather, great-great-great-grandfather"

tatarabuelo, tataratatarabuelo, tataratataratatarabuelo

Preñada de, llena de

Examples :

"great with child"

Preñada de un niño.

Íntimo, cercano

Examples :

"While the professor was friendly enough to his students, he wasn't on grate terms with any of them, preferring to maintain a professional distance. "

Si bien el profesor era lo suficientemente amable con sus estudiantes, no tenía una relación íntima con ninguno de ellos, prefiriendo mantener una distancia profesional.

Extremo, excesivo

Examples :

"great worry"

Gran preocupación

Importante, significativo

Examples :

"a great decision"

Una decisión importante.

Idealista, admirable, superior

Examples :

"a great deed"

Una gran hazaña.

Impresionante, asombroso

Examples :

"a great show of wealth"

Una gran muestra de riqueza.

Favorito, apreciado

Examples :

"Poetry was a great convention of the Romantic era."

La poesía era una convención apreciada de la era romántica.

Dotado, talentoso, extraordinario

Examples :

"a great hero, scholar, genius, philosopher, writer etc."

Un gran héroe, erudito, genio, filósofo, escritor, etc.

Grande, importante

Examples :

"Alexander the Great"