moler

v.

1 to grind.

2 to beat.

lo molieron a palos he was beaten to a pulp

estas zapatillas me están moliendo los pies these shoes are killing my feet

3 to wear out (informal) (cansar).

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moler

Conjugation model [MOVER], like {{link=mover}}mover

► verbo transitivo

1 (gen) to grind, mill; (machacar) to pound

2 (cansar) to wear out

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FRASEOLOGÍA

moler a palos to beat up

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verb

to grind

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VT

1) [+ café] to grind; [+ trigo] to mill; (=machacar) to crush; (=pulverizar) to pound

- moler a algn a palos

2) (=fastidiar) to annoy; (=aburrir) to bore

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1.

verbo transitivo <especias/café> to grind; <trigo> to grind, mill; <aceitunas> to crush; <carne> to grind (AmE), to mince (BrE); <plátano> (Chi, Méx) to mash

café molido — ground coffee

moler a alguien a golpes or a palos — to beat somebody to a pulp

2.

moler vi (Col fam) to work

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= mill.

Ex. Millet was cleaned, steeped in water, washed, spiced and milled to produce a slurry.

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1.

verbo transitivo <especias/café> to grind; <trigo> to grind, mill; <aceitunas> to crush; <carne> to grind (AmE), to mince (BrE); <plátano> (Chi, Méx) to mash

café molido — ground coffee

moler a alguien a golpes or a palos — to beat somebody to a pulp

2.

moler vi (Col fam) to work

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= mill.

Ex: Millet was cleaned, steeped in water, washed, spiced and milled to produce a slurry.

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moler [E9 ]

vt

‹especias/café› to grind; ‹trigo› to grind, mill; ‹aceitunas› to crush; ‹carne› to grind (AmE), to mince (BrE); ‹plátano› (Chi, Méx) to mash

café molido ground coffee

moler a algn a golpes or a palos to beat sb to a pulp

■ moler

vi

A

(Méx fam) (molestar): deja de moler con que quieres una moto stop going on about wanting a motorbike

está muele y muele con eso he keeps going on about it

B (Col fam) to work

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moler (conjugate moler) verbo transitivo ‹especias/café› to grind;
‹trigo› to grind, mill;
‹aceitunas› to crush;
‹carne› to grind (AmE), to mince (BrE);
‹plátano› (Chi, Méx) to mash;

◊ café molido ground coffee

moler verbo transitivo
1 (reducir a polvo) to grind
2 (hacer daño) esta silla me está moliendo la espalda, this chair is ruining my back
moler a alguien a palos, to beat sb to pulp

'moler' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
palo
English:
grind
- mill
- mince
- mash

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moler vt

1. [pulverizar] to grind;

[aceitunas] to press; [trigo] to mill

2. [destrozar] to beat;

lo molieron a palos he was beaten to a pulp;

estas zapatillas me están moliendo los pies these shoes are killing my feet

3. Fam [cansar] to wear out

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moler

v/t

1 grind;

carne molida ground meat, Br mince

2 fruta mash;

moler a alguien a palos fig beat s.o. to a pulp

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moler {47} vt

1) : to grind, to crush

2) cansar: to exhaust, to wear out

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moler vb

1. (triturar) to grind [pt. & pp. ground]

molió un poco de café he ground some coffee

2. (cansar) to wear out [pt. wore; pp. worn]

este partido de tenis me ha dejado molido that game of tennis has worn me out