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grit

/ˈɡɹɪt/

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noun

Arena gruesa, arenilla, gránulos

A collection of hard small materials, such as dirt, ground stone, debris from sandblasting or other such grinding, or swarf from metalworking.

Examples :

"The flower beds were white with grit from sand blasting the flagstone walkways."

Los parterres estaban blancos con arena gruesa de la limpieza con chorro de arena de las pasarelas de losas.

material substance geology environment

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noun

Arena, arenilla

Inedible particles in food.

Examples :

"These cookies seem to have grit from nutshells in them."

Estas galletas parecen tener arena de cáscaras de nuez.

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noun

Granulometría

A measure of the relative coarseness of an abrasive material such as sandpaper, the smaller the number the coarser the abrasive.

Examples :

"I need a sheet of 100 grit sandpaper."

Necesito una hoja de papel de lija de grano 100.

material technical industry

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noun

Arena gruesa, arenisca

A hard, coarse-grained siliceous sandstone; gritstone. Also, a finer sharp-grained sandstone, e.g., grindstone grit.

Examples :

"The worker used a piece of grit to sharpen the blade of his tool. "

El trabajador usó un trozo de arenisca para afilar la hoja de su herramienta.

geology material

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noun

Coraje, valentía, temple

Strength of mind; great courage or fearlessness; fortitude.

Examples :

"That kid with the cast on his arm has the grit to play dodgeball."

Ese niño con el yeso en el brazo tiene el coraje de jugar al dodgeball.

mind character attitude ability

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verb

Apretar los dientes

Apparently only in grit one's teeth: to clench, particularly in reaction to pain or anger.

Examples :

"He has a sleeping disorder and grits his teeth."

Tiene un trastorno del sueño y aprieta los dientes.

body physiology action sensation mind attitude emotion

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verb

Cubrir con arena, arenar

To cover with grit.

Examples :

"The construction workers gritted the new playground with sand to prevent slips. "

Los trabajadores de la construcción cubrieron el nuevo parque infantil con arena para evitar resbalones.

environment material geology

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verb

Crujir, rechinar

To give forth a grating sound, like sand under the feet; to grate; to grind.

Examples :

"The old, worn-out floorboards gritted under my feet as I walked across the kitchen. "

Las viejas y desgastadas tablas del suelo crujieron bajo mis pies mientras caminaba por la cocina.

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noun

Sémola

(usually in the plural) Husked but unground oats.

Examples :

"The breakfast cereal mix included whole grain grit for added fiber. "

La mezcla de cereales para el desayuno incluía sémola integral para agregar fibra.

food plant agriculture

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noun

Sémola de maíz

(usually in the plural) Coarsely ground corn or hominy used as porridge.

Examples :

"For breakfast, Grandma made a hearty porridge using her special recipe with corn grit. "

Para el desayuno, la abuela preparó una abundante papilla usando su receta especial con sémola de maíz.