grit

small hard pieces of stone or sand, especially when it is on the ground and might hurt your feet

arena, grava, guijarro

• on the grit

Collocations grit on the path · clean off the grit

• There was a lot of grit on the road after the storm.

  Había mucha arena en la carretera después de la tormenta.

the small branches and leaves that have fallen from a tree, especially after it has been cut down or blown over in the wind

ramas caídas, hojas secas

• clear away the grit

Collocations grit on the ground · clean up the grit

• The workers cleared away the fallen branches and grit.

  Los trabajadores limpiaron las ramas caídas y los escombros.

courage or determination, especially when you are in a difficult situation

coraje, determinación, fuerza de voluntad

• show grit

Collocations grit your teeth · keep your grit

• She showed a lot of grit in the face of adversity.

  Ella demostró mucha determinación en medio de la adversidad.

to make a sharp, high sound by rubbing two hard objects together

chocar, raspar, hacer crujir

• [intransitive]

Collocations grit your teeth · grit the floor

• The wind was gritting against the window.

  El viento hacía crujir contra la ventana.

to rub a hard object over something to make it smooth or shiny

frotar, pulir, lijar

• [transitive]

Collocations grit the floor · grit the metal

• He gritted the wood to make it smooth.

  Él lijó la madera para hacerla suave.

to rub your teeth together hard, usually because you are in pain or angry

apretar los dientes, rechinar los dientes

• [intransitive]

Collocations grit your teeth · grit through the pain

• She gritted her teeth and continued working.

  Ella apretó los dientes y continuó trabajando.

to rub your eyes with your fingers, usually because they are sore or itchy

frotarse los ojos, rascarse los ojos

• [intransitive]

Collocations grit your eyes · grit through the tears

• He gritted his eyes and tried to see better.

  Él se frotó los ojos y trató de ver mejor.

to rub something hard against a surface, especially to make it smooth or shiny

frotar, pulir, lijar

• [transitive]

Collocations grit the floor · grit the wood

• She gritted the metal to make it shiny.

  Ella pulió el metal para hacerlo brillante.