verb🔗ShareEnrejar, proteger con una rejaTo furnish with grates; to protect with a grating or crossbars"to grate a window"Enrejar una ventana.architecturebuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRallarTo shred (things, usually foodstuffs), by rubbing across a grater"I need to grate the cheese before the potato is cooked."Necesito rallar el queso antes de que la patata esté cocida.foodutensilChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRaspar, rechinarTo make an unpleasant rasping sound, often as the result of rubbing against something"Listening to his teeth grate all day long drives me mad."Escuchar sus dientes rechinar todo el día me vuelve loco.soundsensationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareIrritar, molestar(by extension) to get on one's nerves; to irritate, annoy"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.mindattitudeemotionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareIrritar, molestar(by extension) to annoy"Her constant complaining about the homework was grating on everyone's nerves. "Sus constantes quejas sobre la tarea estaban irritando los nervios de todos.attitudecharacteremotionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareReja, enrejadoA barrier that has parallel or crossed bars blocking a passage but admitting air."The janitor dropped his keys through the grating covering the storm drain. "El conserje dejó caer sus llaves por la reja que cubría el sumidero.architecturematerialbuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareRejillaA frame of iron bars to hold a fire."The fireplace grating held the burning logs safely. "La rejilla de la chimenea sostenía los troncos ardiendo de forma segura.architecturematerialutensilChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareRalladuraThe loose material that comes from something being grated."Add a few gratings of nutmeg to the hot milk."Añade un poco de ralladura de nuez moscada a la leche caliente.materialsubstanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareRejilla, enrejadoAn optical system of close equidistant and parallel lines or bars, especially lines ruled on a polished surface, used for producing spectra by diffraction."The physics student carefully aligned the laser with the grating to observe the resulting spectrum of light. "El estudiante de física alineó cuidadosamente el láser con la rejilla para observar el espectro de luz resultante.technologyphysicsscienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareReja, enrejado(in the plural) The strong wooden lattice used to cover a hatch, admitting light and air; also, a movable lattice used for the flooring of boats."The sailors secured the gratings over the open hatches to prevent anyone from falling into the cargo hold during rough seas. "Los marineros aseguraron los enrejados sobre las escotillas abiertas para evitar que alguien cayera en la bodega durante el mar agitado.nauticalarchitecturebuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareEl chirrido, el raspadoThe sound made by something that grates against something else."The grating of the chair legs against the tile floor made everyone in the library wince. "El chirrido de las patas de la silla contra el suelo de baldosas hizo que todos en la biblioteca hicieran una mueca.soundChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareRasposo, desagradable(typically of a voice) Harsh and unpleasant."Her teacher's voice was grating; it made everyone in the classroom fidget. "La voz de su maestra era rasposa; hizo que todos en el aula se inquietaran.soundlanguagecommunicationstylequalityChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareRasposo, irritanteAbrasive; tending to annoy."The teacher's constant, grating criticism made the students feel discouraged. "La constante y rasposa crítica del profesor hizo que los estudiantes se sintieran desanimados.characterattitudesensationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
