macinare — meaning in English

English meaning

• grind verb To crush or wear something down into smaller pieces through friction, such as grinding coffee beans.
• mince noun Meat that has been finely chopped or ground.

Senses

macinare is used for these senses in English:

• grind (transitive) To reduce to smaller pieces by crushing with lateral motion.
• mince (transitive) To lessen; to diminish; to diminish in speaking; to speak of lightly or slightingly; to minimise.

grind — full definition

1. verb To crush or wear something down into smaller pieces through friction, such as grinding coffee beans.
2. verb To work hard and persistently at something difficult, often for a long stretch of time.
3. noun Tedious, repetitive hard work or effort.

mince — full definition

1. noun Meat that has been finely chopped or ground.
2. verb To chop food into very small pieces.
3. verb To soften or hold back one's words so as not to offend (usually in "not mince words").
4. verb To walk with small, affected, dainty steps.

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