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grit in Spanish

grit in Spanish is arenilla, avena pelada, mote de avena — grit means small, hard particles such as sand, dirt, or grime.

grit in Spanish

arenilla
noun
A collection of hard small materials, such as dirt, ground stone, debris from sandblasting or other such grinding, or swarf from metalworking.
avena pelada
noun
(usually, in the plural) Husked but unground oats.
mote de avena
noun
(usually, in the plural) Husked but unground oats.
grano
noun
A measure of the size of abrasive grains, such as those on sandpaper, and thus their relative coarseness or fineness; the smaller the number, the coarser the abrasive: thus, 60 is rough, 600 is fine, and 3000 is ultrafine.
agalla
noun
(idiomatic) Strength of mind; courage or fearlessness; fortitude.
temple
noun
(idiomatic) Strength of mind; courage or fearlessness; fortitude.
apretar
verb
Apparently only in grit one's teeth: to clench, particularly in reaction to pain or anger.
crujir
verb
(obsolete, intransitive) To give forth a grating sound, like sand under the feet; to grate; to grind.

What does "grit" mean?

  1. noun Small, hard particles such as sand, dirt, or grime.
    "Grit from the road covered the windshield after the storm."
  2. noun Courage, determination, and mental toughness in the face of difficulty.
    "It took real grit for her to finish the marathon on an injured knee."
  3. verb To clench (the teeth), especially to endure pain or push through difficulty.
    "He gritted his teeth and kept running through the pain."

grit in a sentence

  • Grit from the road covered the windshield after the storm.
  • It took real grit for her to finish the marathon on an injured knee.
  • He gritted his teeth and kept running through the pain.

Common Spanish translations

Frequently asked questions

What is "grit" in Spanish?

"grit" in Spanish is arenilla, avena pelada, mote de avena. grit means: Small, hard particles such as sand, dirt, or grime.

How do you use "grit" in a sentence?

Example: "Grit from the road covered the windshield after the storm." In Spanish, "grit" is arenilla, avena pelada, mote de avena.

Are there other ways to say "grit" in Spanish?

Yes — Spanish has 8 translations listed for "grit": arenilla, avena pelada, mote de avena, grano, agalla, temple.

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