grate

grate
I [greɪt]
nome
1) (fire-basket) grata f., griglia f.
2) (hearth) focolare m.
II 1. [greɪt]
verbo transitivo grattugiare [cheese] (over su)
2.
verbo intransitivo
1) [metal object] cigolare, stridere
2) (annoy) seccare, irritare

her voice grates — la sua voce è irritante

to grate on sb.('s nerves) — dare sui nervi a qcn

* * *
I [ɡreit] noun
(a framework of iron bars for holding a fire in a fireplace.)
II [ɡreit] verb
1) (to rub (cheese, vegetables etc) into small pieces by means of a grater.)
2) (to irritate: His voice grates on me.)
- grating
* * *
I [ɡreɪt] n
(in fireplace) grata, griglia
II [ɡreɪt]
1. vt
1) (cheese etc) grattugiare, grattare
2) (scrape: metallic object, chalk etc) far stridere

to grate one's teeth — digrignare i denti

2. vi
(hinge) cigolare, stridere

to grate (on or against) — (chalk) stridere (su)

it really grates (on me) fig — mi dà veramente ai or sui nervi

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grate /greɪt/
n.
1 grata; inferriata; griglia
2 (cucina) gratella; graticola (di focolare, ecc.)
3 focolare.
(to) grate (1) /greɪt/
v. t.
munire di grata (o d'inferriata).
(to) grate (2) /greɪt/
v. t. e i.
1 grattugiare; grattare: to grate cheese, grattugiare il formaggio
2 digrignare; far stridere (i denti, ecc.)
3 cigolare; stridere; far cigolare, fare stridere: These gears grate, questi ingranaggi stridono
4 (mecc.: del cambio) grattare
5 to grate on, irritare; seccare; infastidire; urtare: His haughty manners grate on everyone, il suo modo di fare altezzoso urta tutti
6 to grate on (o upon) (della voce) straziare: The voice of that girl grates upon my ear, la voce di quella ragazza mi strazia le orecchie
● (autom.) to grate a car into gear, grattare inserendo la marcia □ to grate on sb.'s nerves, dare ai nervi a q.grated breadcrumbs, pangrattato.
* * *
I [greɪt]
nome
1) (fire-basket) grata f., griglia f.
2) (hearth) focolare m.
II 1. [greɪt]
verbo transitivo grattugiare [cheese] (over su)
2.
verbo intransitivo
1) [metal object] cigolare, stridere
2) (annoy) seccare, irritare

her voice grates — la sua voce è irritante

to grate on sb.('s nerves) — dare sui nervi a qcn


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