triturar

v.

1 to crush, to grind.

2 to chew.

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triturar

► verbo transitivo

1 to grind (up), crush (papel) to shred

2 figurado (físicamente) to beat (up); (moralmente) to tear apart

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verb

to grind

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VT to grind, crush, triturate frm

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verbo transitivo

a) <almendras/ajo> to crush; <minerales> to grind, crush

la crítica lo trituró — the critics tore him to shreds (colloq)

b) (mascar) to chew

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= grind up, crush, crunch.

Ex. Wood pulp can be made either by grinding up untreated logs (when it is called mechanical wood, or groundwood), or by digesting wood chips chemically (chemical wood).

Ex. The article is entitled 'Dinosaurs to crush flies: computer catalogues, classification and other barriers to library use'.

Ex. Each time you crunch a potato chip you hear yourself crunching the chip, and now when you hear someone else crunching it activates your own action neurons.

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verbo transitivo

a) <almendras/ajo> to crush; <minerales> to grind, crush

la crítica lo trituró — the critics tore him to shreds (colloq)

b) (mascar) to chew

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= grind up, crush, crunch.

Ex: Wood pulp can be made either by grinding up untreated logs (when it is called mechanical wood, or groundwood), or by digesting wood chips chemically (chemical wood).

Ex: The article is entitled 'Dinosaurs to crush flies: computer catalogues, classification and other barriers to library use'.

Ex: Each time you crunch a potato chip you hear yourself crunching the chip, and now when you hear someone else crunching it activates your own action neurons.

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triturar [A1 ]

vt

1 ‹almendras/ajo› to crush; ‹minerales› to grind, crush

si lo agarro, lo trituro (fam); if I catch him, I'll pulverize him (colloq)

la crítica lo trituró the critics tore it to shreds (colloq)

2 (mascar) to chew

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triturar (conjugate triturar) verbo transitivo ‹almendras/ajo› to crush;
‹minerales› to grind, crush
triturar verbo transitivo to grind (up)
'triturar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
chancar
English:
shred
- grind

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triturar vt

1. [moler, desmenuzar] to crush, to grind;

[papel] to shred

2. [mascar] to chew

3. [destrozar] to crush;

¡como lo pille, lo trituro! if I get my hands on him, I'll make mincemeat of him!

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triturar

v/t papel shred; hielo, roca etc crush; carne grind, Br

mince

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triturar vt

: to crush, to grind

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triturar vb

1. (machacar) to crush

el camión tritura la basura the dustcart crushes the rubbish

2. (mascar) to chew

los molares trituran los alimentos the molars chew the food

3. (desmenuzar carne) to mince