grit

determinación, entereza

Valor y firmeza para seguir intentándolo cuando las cosas son difíciles.

En inglés sencillo: The courage and determination to keep trying when things are difficult.

• She showed real grit.
• It took grit to finish the race in that weather.
• Their success came from patience and sheer grit.

Sinónimos: determination, courage, fortitude

Expresiones frecuentes: show grit, sheer grit, grit and determination

arenilla, gravilla

Trozos muy pequeños y duros de piedra o arena.

En inglés sencillo: Very small, hard pieces of stone or sand.

• There is grit in my shoe.
• The wind blew grit into our eyes.
• She brushed the grit off the stone steps.

Sinónimos: gravel, sand

Expresiones frecuentes: fine grit, grit in shoes

gachas de maíz

Comida espesa y blanda de maíz triturado cocido con agua, normalmente llamada grits.

En inglés sencillo: Crushed corn cooked with water into a thick, soft food, usually called grits.

• She served grits with butter.
• We had shrimp and grits for dinner.
• Do you like cheese in your grits?

Expresiones frecuentes: grit porridge, grit meal

partículas abrasivas, residuos

Mezcla de pequeños fragmentos duros de tierra, piedra o residuos del corte y la molienda.

En inglés sencillo: A mixture of small, hard bits of dirt, stone, or waste from cutting and grinding.

• The machine left grit on the floor.
• Workers swept up the grit after cutting the metal.
• Blasting the wall covered nearby plants with grit.

Expresiones frecuentes: metal grit, grit and dust

arenilla

Pequeños fragmentos duros que aparecen en la comida y no se pueden comer.

En inglés sencillo: Small, hard pieces in food that cannot be eaten.

• There was grit in the soup.
• Wash the spinach to remove any grit.
• I felt a piece of grit between my teeth.

Expresiones frecuentes: grit in food, grit between teeth

apretar los dientes

Presionar los dientes con fuerza unos contra otros por dolor, rabia o determinación.

En inglés sencillo: To press your teeth tightly together because of pain, anger, or determination.

• Grit your teeth and keep going.
• She gritted her teeth as the nurse cleaned the cut.
• He was gritting his teeth to control his anger.

Cómo se usa: grit your teeth (I gritted my teeth and lifted the heavy box.)

Sinónimos: clench

Expresiones frecuentes: grit your teeth, grit teeth together

esparcir gravilla

Esparcir pequeñas piedras o una mezcla similar sobre una carretera para que resbale menos.

En inglés sencillo: To spread small pieces of stone or a similar mixture on a road so it is less slippery.

• They grit this road every winter.
• The council gritted the pavements before dawn.
• Has anyone gritted the icy bridge?

Expresiones frecuentes: grit a road, grit the pavement