grind

grind
grind [graɪnd]
(preterite, past participle ground)
1. noun
   a. ( = sound) grincement m
   b. ( = dull hard work) (inf) boulot (inf) m pénible
• the daily grind le boulot (inf) quotidien
• she found housework a grind le ménage était une corvée pour elle
   c. (US = swot) (inf) bûcheur (inf) m, -euse (inf) f
2. transitive verb
[+ corn, coffee, pepper] moudre ; (US) [+ meat] hacher
• to grind sth to a powder réduire qch en poudre
• to grind one's teeth grincer des dents
3. intransitive verb
   a. grincer
• to grind to a halt [vehicle] s'immobiliser dans un grincement de freins ; [process, production, negotiations] s'enliser
• the traffic had ground to a halt la circulation était paralysée
   b. ( = work hard) (inf) bûcher (inf)
► grind down separable transitive verb
   a. [+ substance] pulvériser
   b. ( = oppress) opprimer ; ( = wear down) [+ one's opponents] avoir à l'usure
• ground down by poverty accablé par la misère
► grind up separable transitive verb pulvériser
* * *
[graɪnd] 1.
noun
1) (colloq) (hard work) boulot (colloq) m or travail m monotone

the daily grind — (colloq) le boulot (colloq) or le train-train (colloq) quotidien

it'll be a long hard grind — (colloq) ça va être très dur

2) (colloq) US péj (student) bûcheur/-euse (colloq) m/f
2.
transitive verb (prét, pp ground)
1) (crush) moudre [corn, coffee beans]; écraser, broyer [grain]; hacher [meat]

to grind something to dust — réduire quelque chose en poussière

to grind one's teeth — grincer des dents

2) (sharpen) affûter or aiguiser [quelque chose] (à la meule) [knife]
3) (polish) polir [lenses]; égriser [gems]
4) (turn) tourner [handle]; jouer de [barrel organ]
3.
intransitive verb (prét, pp ground)
1) (make harsh sound) [machine] grincer

to grind to a halt — gen s'arrêter; [vehicle] s'arrêter avec un grincement de freins

2) (colloq) US (swot) bûcher (colloq), potasser (colloq)
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