grain

grain: ɡrein
noun

1) (a seed of wheat, oats etc.) korn

2) (corn in general: Grain is ground into flour.) korn

3) (a very small, hard particle: a grain of sand.) korn

4) (the way in which the lines of fibre run in wood, leather etc.) årring (mønster)

5) (a very small amount: There isn't a grain of truth in that story.) smule, grann

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- go against the grain

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subst. \/ɡreɪn\/

1) korn, gryn, frø

• a grain of wheat

et hvetekorn

• a grain of rice

et riskorn

2) korn, kornplanter

3) korn, gryn

• a grain of salt

et saltkorn

• a grain of gold

et gullkorn

• a grain of powder

4) (overført) grann, smule, skygge, snev

• not a grain of truth

ikke skygge av sannhet

• a few grains of comfort

en smule trøst

5) (engelsk vektenhet) grain (0,0648 g)

6) (lærbehandling) narv, krispling

7) kornet overflate

8) struktur (i treverk, kjøtt, sten, tøy)

• the wood cuts easier in the direction of the grain

det er lettere å hogge veden hvis man hogger med årene

9) (gammeldags) natur, sinn, legning, temperament

10) (gammeldags, poetisk) farge

11) (gammeldags) skarlagenslus, kochenillelus

12) (fargestoff) purpurfarge, karmin, kochenille

across the grain vinkelrett mot fibrene

a grain of truth et snev av sannhet

dyed in grain (historisk) purpurfarget gjennomfarget, garnfarget (overført) ekte

go against the grain with someone by noen i mot, være mot noens natur

in grain ekte, tvers igjennom, innbitt

take something with a grain of salt ta noe med en klype salt

winnow the chaff (away) from the grain se

➢ chaff
II
verb \/ɡreɪn\/

1) gjøre kornet, granulere, korne seg

2) krystallisere (seg)

3) (maling) å(d)re, marmorere

4) (om lær) narve, krisple

5) gjennomfarge

6) (amer.) fore (hest) med korn

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Synonyms:

Seed, kernel, matured ovule / Corn (wheat, rye, oats, barley, maize, etc.), cereals, cereal products / Particle, atom, bit, scrap, jot, whit, mite, ace, iota, tittle, scintilla, trace, spark, shadow, glimmer / Twentieth part of a scruple, twenty-fourth part of a pennyweight / Fibre, texture / Temper, disposition, humor / Dye, tint, color, stain, tinge, hue, shade, tincture

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grain — [ grɛ̃ ] n. m. • v. 1160; lat. granum → graine I ♦ 1 ♦ Fruit comestible des graminées. Le grain des céréales est un caryopse. Grain de blé, de maïs, de mil, de riz, d orge. Ôter les grains d un épi. ⇒ égrener. Menuis. GRAIN D ORGE. Assemblage à… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Grain — (gr[=a]n), n. [F. grain, L. granum, grain, seed, small kernel, small particle. See {Corn}, and cf. {Garner}, n., {Garnet}, {Gram} the chick pea, {Granule}, {Kernel.}] [1913 Webster] 1. A single small hard seed; a kernel, especially of those… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
grain — Grain, m. monosyllab. Est ce qui vient en l espi, contenant farine. Granum fromenti, hordei, siliginis, auenae, et semblables. Ainsi en bail à moison de grain on dit, Moyennant dix muyds de grain, les deux parts bled, le tiers avoine. Et selon ce … Thresor de la langue françoyse
grain — [greın] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(food)¦ 2¦(lines in wood etc)¦ 3¦(small piece)¦ 4 a grain of something 5 against the grain 6¦(measure)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: Latin granum seed ] 1.) … Dictionary of contemporary English
Grain — симметричный алгоритм синхронного потокового шифрования, ориентированный, в первую очередь на аппаратную реализацию. Шифр представлен на конкурсе eSTREAM в 2004 году Мартином Хеллом, Томасом Юханссоном и Вилли Мейером. Алгоритм стал одним из… … Википедия
grain — [ greın ] noun ** 1. ) uncount the seeds from crops such as wheat, rice, or CORN that are used for food: bags of mixed grain a ) uncount food crops such as wheat, rice, or CORN: golden fields of grain b ) count an individual seed from one of… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
grain — [grān] n. [ME greyne < OFr grein, a seed, grain (< L granum, a seed, kernel) & grainne, seed or grain collectively (< LL grana, fem., orig. pl. of L granum) < IE base * ĝer , to become ripe > CORN1, KERNEL] 1. a small, hard seed or … English World dictionary
GRAIN — is an international non governmental organization based in Barcelona, Spain, which works toward sustainable agriculture. It was formed upon the realization that the genetic diversity of the world s food crops has been drastically eliminated. Very … Wikipedia
Grain — 〈[ grɛın] m. 6; bei Zahlenangaben Pl.: 〉 1. älteres kleines Juwelengewicht, 1/4 Karat 2. Gewichts u. Maßeinheit in Großbrit. u. den USA, 0,0648 g [frz. u. engl., „Korn“ <lat. granum „Korn“] * * * I Grain [greɪn; englisch »Korn«] der, s/ ( … Universal-Lexikon
grain — ► NOUN 1) wheat or other cultivated cereal used as food. 2) a single seed or fruit of a cereal. 3) a small, hard particle of a substance such as sand. 4) the smallest unit of weight in the troy and avoirdupois systems, equal to 1 / 5760 of a… … English terms dictionary
grain|y — «GRAY nee», adjective, grain|i|er, grain|i|est. 1. like the grain of wood or marble. 2. grainlike; granular: »a grainy surface … Useful english dictionary

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