grate

grate ¹  (grt)

v. grat·ed, grat·ing, grates

v.tr.

1. To reduce to fragments, shreds, or powder by rubbing against an abrasive surface.

2. To cause to make a harsh grinding or rasping sound through friction: grated her teeth in anger.

3. To irritate or annoy persistently.

4. Archaic To rub or wear away.

v.intr.

1. To make a harsh rasping sound by or as if by scraping or grinding.

2. To cause irritation or annoyance: a noise that grates on one's nerves.

n.

A harsh rasping sound made by scraping or rubbing: the grate of a key in a lock.

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[Middle English graten, from Old French grater, to scrape, of Germanic origin.]

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grate ²  (grt)

n.

1. A framework of parallel or latticed bars for blocking an opening.

2. A framework of metal bars used to hold fuel or food in a stove, furnace, or fireplace.

3. A fireplace.

4. A perforated iron plate or screen for sieving and grading crushed ore.

tr.v. grat·ed, grat·ing, grates

To equip with a grate.

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[Middle English, from Medieval Latin grta, alteration of Latin crtis, wickerwork.]

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grate¹

vb

1. (Cookery) (tr) to reduce to small shreds by rubbing against a rough or sharp perforated surface to grate carrots

2. to scrape (an object) against something or (objects) together, producing a harsh rasping sound, or (of objects) to scrape with such a sound

3. (intr; foll by on or upon) to annoy

n

a harsh rasping sound

[from Old French grater to scrape, of Germanic origin; compare Old High German krazzōn]

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grate²

n

1. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) a framework of metal bars for holding fuel in a fireplace, stove, or furnace

2. a less common word for fireplace

3. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) another name for grating¹ [1]

4. (Mining & Quarrying) Mining a perforated metal screen for grading crushed ore

vb

(tr) to provide with a grate or grates

[from Old French grate, from Latin crātis hurdle]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	grate - a frame of iron bars to hold a fire grating framework - a structure supporting or containing something furnace - an enclosed chamber in which heat is produced to heat buildings, destroy refuse, smelt or refine ores, etc. cooking stove, kitchen range, kitchen stove, stove, range - a kitchen appliance used for cooking food; "dinner was already on the stove"
	2.	grate - a harsh rasping sound made by scraping something noise - sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound); "he enjoyed the street noises"; "they heard indistinct noises of people talking"; "during the firework display that ended the gala the noise reached 98 decibels"
	3.	grate - a barrier that has parallel or crossed bars blocking a passage but admitting air grating barrier - a structure or object that impedes free movement radiator grille, grille - grating that admits cooling air to car's radiator
Verb	1.	grate - furnish with a grate; "a grated fireplace" furnish, provide, supply, render - give something useful or necessary to; "We provided the room with an electrical heater"
	2.	grate - gnaw into; make resentful or angry; "The injustice rankled her"; "his resentment festered" eat into, rankle, fret annoy, devil, gravel, irritate, nark, rile, vex, nettle, rag, bother, chafe, get at, get to - cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves"
	3.	grate - reduce to small shreds or pulverize by rubbing against a rough or sharp perforated surface; "grate carrots and onions"; "grate nutmeg" rub - move over something with pressure; "rub my hands"; "rub oil into her skin"
	4.	grate - make a grating or grinding sound by rubbing together; "grate one's teeth in anger" grind gnash - grind together, of teeth fragment, fragmentise, fragmentize, break up - break or cause to break into pieces; "The plate fragmented" chew, manducate, masticate, jaw - chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth; "He jawed his bubble gum"; "Chew your food and don't swallow it!"; "The cows were masticating the grass"
	5.	grate - scratch repeatedly; "The cat scraped at the armchair" scrape paw - scrape with the paws; "The bear pawed the door" rub - move over something with pressure; "rub my hands"; "rub oil into her skin"

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grate

verb

1. shred, mince, pulverize Grate the cheese into a mixing bowl.

2. scrape, grind, rub, scratch, creak, rasp His chair grated as he got to his feet.

grate on someone or grate on someone's nerves annoy, irritate, aggravate (informal), gall, exasperate, nettle, jar, vex, chafe, irk, rankle, peeve, get under your skin (informal), get up your nose (informal), get on your nerves (informal), nark (Brit., Austral., & N.Z. slang), set your teeth on edge, get on your wick (Brit. slang), rub you up the wrong way His manner always grated on me.

Translations

grate¹ [greɪt] N (= grid) → parrilla f; (= fireplace) → chimenea f

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grate² [greɪt]

A. VT

1. [+ cheese etc] → rallar
grated cheese → queso m rallado

2. (= scrape) [+ metallic object, chalk etc] → hacer chirriar
to grate one's teeth → hacer rechinar los dientes

B. VI

1. [chalk, hinge etc] → chirriar (on, against al desplazarse por)

2. (fig) it really grates (on me) → me pone los pelos de punta
to grate on the ear → hacer daño a los oídos
it grates on my nerves → me pone los nervios de punta, me destroza los nervios

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grate [ˈgreɪt]

n (in fireplace) → grille f de foyer
A fire was burning in the grate
BUT Un feu brûlait dans l'âtre.

vi

(= make a sound) → grincer
to grate on sth (= scrape) → crisser sur qch

(= be annoying) [style] → être agaçant(e)
to grate on sb (= annoy) → agacer qn

vt [+ cheese, carrots] → râper
to grate some cheese → râper du fromage

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grate¹

n (= grid) → Gitter nt; (in fire) → (Feuer)rost m; (= fireplace) → Kamin m

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grate²

vt

(Cook) → reiben; vegetables → raspeln, reiben

(bottom of car, boat etc: = scrape) → streifen; (person: = make a grating noise with) → kratzen mit; one’s teeth → knirschen mit

vi (= scrape) → streifen (→ against +acc); (= make a noise) → kratzen; (rusty door) → quietschen; (feet on gravel) → knirschen; (fig) → wehtun (on sb jdm), krank machen (on sb jdn); to grate on somebody’s nerves → jdm auf die Nerven gehen; this phrase grates on the ear → dieser Ausdruck hört sich schlimm an

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grate¹ [greɪt] n (in fireplace) → grata, griglia

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grate² [greɪt]

1. vt

a. (cheese) → grattugiare, grattare

b. (scrape, metallic object, chalk) → 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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grate¹

n grate [greit]

a framework of iron bars for holding a fire in a fireplace. rooster مَوْقِد مُشَبَّك решетка mříž kaminrist das Gitter σχάρα τζακιού rejilla rest چهار پایه درون شومینه ritilä grille (de foyer) סִבכַת הָאָח झंझरी rešetka (tűz)rostély kisi-kisi perapian (arin)rist griglia 火格子 (난로의) 받침쇠 (židinio) grotelės (kamīna) režģis besi pengadang rooster (kamin)rist ruszt grelha grătar (de la sobă) каминная решётка rošty, mriežky (v peci) rešeto rešetka na ognjištu spisgaller ตะแกรง ocak ızgarası 爐柵 камінна решітка لوہے کی جالی جو بھٹی میں آگ کو روکے رکھتی ہے ghi lò 炉格

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grate²

v grate [greit]

1 to rub (cheese, vegetables etc) into small pieces by means of a grater. rasper يَبْشُر الجُبْن أو الخُضراوات настъргвам (na)strouhat rive reiben τρίβω στον τρίφτη rallar riivima رنده کردن raastaa râper לְגָרֵד रगड़ना ribati reszel memarut rífa grattugiare すりおろす 문지르다, 갈다 tarkuoti rīvēt memarut raspen rive, raspe ucierać ralar a rade, a da prin răzătoare тереть на тёрке strúhať strgati rendati riva ขูดให้ละเอียด rendelemek 擦碎 терти, шкребти کھردری سطح پر رکھ کر پیسنا mài; nạo 磨碎

2 to irritate His voice grates on me. klink onaangenaam يَخْدِش الآذان дразня dráždit, drásat irritere schmerzen ενοχλώ, εκνευρίζω crispar, irritar, poner nervioso ärritama عصبی کردن ärsyttää taper sur les nerfs לְעַצבֵּן चिड़चिड़ाना iritirati, smetati nyikorog; idegeire megy mengesalkan fara í taugarnar á irritare 不快感を与える 신경질나게 하다 erzinti kaitināt; krist uz nerviem menjengkelkan irriteren, onaangenaam aandoen skurre, berøre (pinlig) drażnić irritar a zgâria pe creier раздражать dráždiť dražiti nervirati irritera กวนประสาท sinirine dokunmak 激怒 дратувати جھنجھلاہٹ پیدا کرنا kích thích 激怒

n grater

an instrument with a rough surface on which cheese, vegetables etc can be grated. rasper مِبْشَرَه стъргало struhadlo rivejern die Reibe τρίφτης rallador riiv رنده raastinrauta râpe מִגרֶדֶת सब्जी इत्यादि कतरने की मशीन ribež (konyhai) reszelő parut rifjárn grattugia おろし金 강판 tarka rīve parut rasp rivjern tarka ralador răzătoare тёрка strúhadlo strgalo rende rivjärn ที่ขูด rende 擦菜板 тертка, тертушка ٹکڑے کرنے والا آلہ bàn xát 擦菜板

adj grating

(of sounds) unpleasant. krassend, krakend ذو صَرير، مُزْعِج остър звук skřípavý skærende; skurrende unangenehm δυσάρεστος, εκνευριστικός chirriante, rechinante kriipiv گوش خراش raastava grinçant צוֹרֶם अप्रिय, कटु neugodan csikorgó menggerit skapraunandi stridente, stridulo 耳ざわりな 기분 나쁘게 하는 džeržgiantis, erzinantis (par skaņu) griezīgs; kaitinošs bunyi berkeriut irriterend, onaangenaam skurrende, raspende, ubehagelig drażniący áspero ener­vant; strident раздражающий ostrý hreščeč iritirajući gnisslande, skärande ลูกกรง kulak tırmalayıcı 刺耳的 скрипучий; дратівний ناگوار آواز chọc tức 刺耳的

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grate → يَبْشُر ostrouhat rive raspeln τρίβω rallar raastaa râper izribati grattuggiare すりおろす 쇠살대 raspen raspe utrzeć ralar тереть riva ขูดออก şömine ızgarası nạo 磨碎