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grana — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • cheese noun A solid food made from curdled milk, typically aged and eaten in slices, blocks, or grated.
  • grit noun Small, hard particles such as sand, dirt, or grime.
  • scratch verb To rub or drag nails, claws, or a sharp point across a surface, especially to relieve an itch or leave a mark.
  • trouble noun A difficult, worrying, or dangerous situation or problem.

Senses

grana is used for these senses in English:

  • cheese (uncountable, slang) Money.
  • grit 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.
  • moola (informal) Money, cash.
  • scratch (slang) Money.
  • trouble Violent or turbulent occurrence or event; unrest, disturbance.

cheese — full definition

  1. noun A solid food made from curdled milk, typically aged and eaten in slices, blocks, or grated.
  2. noun Something overly sentimental, corny, or clichéd (usually as "cheesy" or "the cheese").
  3. verb Informally, to smile broadly, especially for a photo.

grit — full definition

  1. noun Small, hard particles such as sand, dirt, or grime.
  2. noun Courage, determination, and mental toughness in the face of difficulty.
  3. verb To clench (the teeth), especially to endure pain or push through difficulty.

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