mill

S2 W2

BrE /mɪl/ AmE /mɪl/

noun / verb en → es

1 BUILDING [noun] B1

a large building where grain is ground into flour or meal by machines

molino, fábrica de harina

Collocations grain mill · flour mill

  • The old mill has been converted into a museum.

    El antiguo molino se ha convertido en un museo.

2 FACTORY [noun] B1

a factory where cloth, paper, or other materials are made by machines

fábrica, industria

Collocations textile mill · paper mill

  • The town was built around the cotton mill.

    La ciudad se construyó alrededor de la fábrica textil.

3 NUMBER [noun] A2

a number that is a multiple of one thousand, or the symbol for this number (1000)

mil, número mil

Collocations one million · two million

  • The company has a turnover of over one million dollars.

    La empresa tiene un volumen de negocios superior a un millón de dólares.

4 PROCESS [transitive] B1

to grind grain into flour or meal using machines in a mill

moler, moler en un molino

  • mill something
  • The mill has been grinding wheat for over a hundred years.

    El molino ha estado moliendo trigo durante más de cien años.

5 MAKE [transitive] B2

to make cloth, paper, or other materials in a factory using machines

fabricar, producir

  • mill something
  • The company mills cloth for clothing manufacturers.

    La empresa fabrica tela para los fabricantes de ropa.

6 SPORT [transitive] C1

to hit the ball very hard in a hockey game, or to score by doing this

golpear fuertemente el balón, marcar un gol con un tiro fuerte

  • mill something
  • He managed to mill the ball past the goalkeeper.

    Logró pasar el balón al portero con un tiro fuerte.

7 MINE [transitive] C1

to crush rock in a mine to separate valuable minerals from waste material

triturar, procesar en una mina

  • mill something
  • The ore is milled to extract the gold.

    El mineral se procesa para extraer el oro.

8 CUT [transitive] B2

to cut wood or metal into a particular shape using machines in a factory

cortar, moldear en una fábrica

  • mill something
  • The wood is milled into planks.

    La madera se corta en tablas.