graft

work very hard and for a long time to achieve something

trabajar duro, esforzarse

• to graft

Collocations graft and determination · hard graft

• He achieved success through hard graft.

  Él logró el éxito a través de duro trabajo.

join the stem of one plant to another, or join part of an animal's body to another place

engrañar, injertar

• to graft something onto/into something

Collocations graft skin onto a wound · graft an organ into the body

• Doctors grafted his own skin onto the burn.

  Los médicos injertaron su propia piel en la quemadura.

the dishonest practice of using your position for personal advantage, especially in politics or business

corrupción, soborno

• to fight against graft

Collocations fight corruption and graft · a scandal involving political graft

• The mayor is under investigation for alleged political graft.

  El alcalde está bajo investigación por supuesta corrupción política.