Meaning of grinyolar | Babel Free
[ɡɾi.ɲuˈla]Definitions
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to squeak, to creak Balearic, Central, Valencia
- Equivalent to 'Grit': A collection of hard small materials, such as dirt, ground stone, debris from sandblasting or other such grinding, or swarf from metalworking.
Equivalents
English
Grit
Examples
“L'acció desplaçava la reflexió; quan intentava ponderar les coses el meu cervell s'hi resistia, grinyolava, exactament igual com unes frontisses rovellades.”
Action replaced reflection; when I tried to think things over, my brain resisted and it squeaked, exactly like rusty hinges.
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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