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grinding

/ˈɡɹaɪndɪŋ/

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verb

Broyer, moudre

To reduce to smaller pieces by crushing with lateral motion.

Examples :

"The chef used a mortar and pestle to grind the spices into a fine powder. "

Le chef a utilisé un mortier et un pilon pour broyer les épices en une fine poudre.

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verb

Broyer, meuler

To shape with the force of friction.

Examples :

"grind a lens; grind an axe"

Broyer une lentille ; meuler une hache.

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verb

Broyer, meuler

To remove material by rubbing with an abrasive surface.

Examples :

"The construction worker was grinding the metal to smooth the edges. "

L'ouvrier du bâtiment broyait le métal pour lisser les bords.

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verb

Broyer, moudre

To become ground, pulverized, or polished by friction.

Examples :

"Steel grinds to a sharp edge."

L'acier s'affine jusqu'à un tranchant.

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verb

Grincer, broyer

To move with much difficulty or friction; to grate.

Examples :

"The old door was grinding against the floor, making a loud, scraping noise every time we opened it. "

La vieille porte grinçait contre le sol, faisant un bruit fort et rauque à chaque fois que nous l'ouvrions.

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verb

Grinder

To slide the flat portion of a skateboard or snowboard across an obstacle such as a railing.

Examples :

"The skateboarder was grinding the metal rail in the skate park. "

Le skateur grindait le rail métallique dans le skate park.

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verb

Opprimer, réprimer, affaiblir

To oppress, hold down or weaken.

Examples :

"The constant pressure to meet unrealistic deadlines was grinding the employees down. "

La pression constante pour respecter des délais irréalistes minait les employés.

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verb

Se déhancher de manière érotique

To rotate the hips erotically.

Examples :

"During the party, people were grinding on the dance floor to the music. "

Pendant la fête, les gens se déhanchent de manière érotique sur la piste de danse au rythme de la musique.

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verb

Danser de manière suggestive, se frotter

To dance in a sexually suggestive way with both partners in very close proximity, often pressed against each other.

Examples :

"At the party, some couples were grinding on the dance floor to the loud music. "

À la fête, certains couples dansaient de manière suggestive sur la piste de danse au son de la musique forte.

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verb

Bosser, bachoter

To repeat a task a large number of times in a row to achieve a specific goal.

Examples :

"He spent hours grinding math problems to prepare for the exam. "

Il a passé des heures à bachoter des problèmes de maths pour se préparer à l'examen.

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verb

Actionner en tournant une manivelle

To operate by turning a crank.

Examples :

"to grind an organ"

Actionner un orgue en tournant une manivelle.

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verb

Broyer, moudre

To produce mechanically and repetitively as if by turning a crank.

Examples :

"The factory was grinding out thousands of identical plastic toys every day. "

L'usine broyait des milliers de jouets en plastique identiques chaque jour.

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verb

Formater et indenter automatiquement le code

To automatically format and indent code.

Examples :

"The code editor is grinding, automatically fixing the spacing and indentation as I type. "

L'éditeur de code formate et indente automatiquement le code pendant que je tape.

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verb

Inculquer, marteler

To instill through repetitive teaching.

Examples :

"The coach is grinding good sportsmanship into the players through constant drills and discussions. "

L'entraîneur inculque le fair-play aux joueurs grâce à des exercices et des discussions constants.

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verb

Manger

Examples :

""After school, the kids were grinding on snacks while they did their homework." "

Après l'école, les enfants mangeaient des collations tout en faisant leurs devoirs.

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verb

Bosser, bûcher

To work or study hard; to hustle or drudge.

Examples :

"Maria has been grinding all week to finish her research paper on time. "

Maria bosse toute la semaine pour finir son mémoire de recherche à temps.

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verb

Agacer, irriter

To annoy or irritate (a person); to grind one's gears.

Examples :

"His constant whistling while I'm trying to study is really grinding on me. "

Son sifflement constant pendant que j'essaie d'étudier m'agace vraiment.

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noun

Broyage, mouture

The action of grinding together or crushing into small particles.

Examples :

"Ominous creakings and grindings came from the innards of the machine."

Des grincements et des bruits de broyage sinistres provenaient des entrailles de la machine.

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noun

Frottement, se frotter

A form of dance in which two people rub their bodies together.

Examples :

"The school dance prohibited grinding. "

La danse de l'école interdisait le frottement.

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noun

Farming, répétition

Repeatedly performing the same quest or similar in-game activity in order to amass points or wealth.

Examples :

"After weeks of non-stop grinding, she finally earned enough gold to buy the legendary sword. "

Après des semaines de farming incessant, elle a finalement gagné assez d'or pour acheter l'épée légendaire.

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adjective

de broyage, de meulage

Of or pertaining to the act or sound of grinding.

Examples :

"The meeting came to a grinding halt when the two sides could not agree."

La réunion a connu un arrêt brutal lorsque les deux parties n'ont pas pu se mettre d'accord.

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adjective

Épuisant, pénible

Hard and tedious.

Examples :

"a week filled with grinding toil"

Une semaine remplie d'un travail épuisant.