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grano



grain
grain


Plural

The plural of grano is granos.

Definitions

Spanish > English
grano
     1. n-m. grain (the seed of various grass food crops)
     2. n-m. grain, seed, kernel, bean (a single seed of certain crops)
           un grano de arroz - a grain of rice
           un grano de maíz - a kernel of corn
     3. n-m. grain (a single similar particle of various substances)
           un grano de arena - a grain of sand
     4. n-m. pimple, blackhead (a blocked skin pore, typically inflamed, painful, and filled with pus)
           Estoy tan estresada que me salen granos. - I'm so stressed that I'm getting pimples.
     5. n-m. (figurative) point (the main intent or focus of a conversation)
     6. n-m. grain (the linear texture of a material or surface, especially wood)
     7. n-m. (photography) grain (flawed visual texture present in most processed photographic film)
     8. n-m. (historical) grano, Spanish grain (a traditional small unit of mass, equivalent to about 50 mg)
     9. n-m. (historical) grain (any of various traditional units of mass notionally based on the weight of different grains)
granar
     1. v. to produce or develop grains or seeds
     2. v. to become rich
Spanish > Spanish
grano
     1. nm. Cariópside, fruto unicarpelar; por ejemplo: grano de maíz
English > Spanish
grain
     1. n. Grano.
     2. n. Cereal.
     3. n. Veteado.

Pronunciation




Mexican Dialect



Example Sentences

No creo que la gente deba hacer una montaña de un grano de arena. 
    I don't think people should make a mountain of a mole hill.



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