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grit

/ˈɡɹɪt/

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noun

Gravier, grain, sable grossier

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."

Les parterres de fleurs étaient blancs de gravier provenant du sablage des dalles des allées.

material substance geology environment

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noun

Grain, sable

Inedible particles in food.

Examples :

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

Ces biscuits semblent contenir du grain de coquilles de noix.

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noun

Grain

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."

J'ai besoin d'une feuille de papier de verre de grain 100.

material technical industry

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noun

Silex, grès

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. "

L'ouvrier a utilisé un morceau de grès pour affûter la lame de son outil.

geology material

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Courage, cran, audace

Strength of mind; great courage or fearlessness; fortitude.

Examples :

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

Ce gamin avec le plâtre au bras a le courage de jouer à la balle au prisonnier.

mind character attitude ability

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verb

Serrer les dents

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."

Il a des troubles du sommeil et serre les dents.

body physiology action sensation mind attitude emotion

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verb

Recouvrir de gravier, sabler

To cover with grit.

Examples :

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

Les ouvriers du bâtiment ont sablé la nouvelle aire de jeux pour éviter les glissades.

environment material geology

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verb

Grincer, crisser

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. "

Les vieilles planches usées crissaient sous mes pieds alors que je traversais la cuisine.

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noun

Gruau

(usually in the plural) Husked but unground oats.

Examples :

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

Le mélange de céréales pour le petit-déjeuner comprenait du gruau complet pour plus de fibres.

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Gruau, semoule

(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. "

Pour le petit-déjeuner, grand-mère a préparé une bonne bouillie en utilisant sa recette spéciale avec de la semoule de maïs.