grindstone

[USA]/'graɪn(d)stəʊn/
[UK]/'ɡraɪndston/
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Oversættelse

n.a round stone wheel used for sharpening or shaping tools; continuous hard work or effort.
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Eksempelsætninger

A knife is sharpened on the grindstone;steel is tempered in fire.

En kniv slibes på slibestenen; stål tempereres i ild.

Keep your nose to the grindstone and you should pass the exam easily.

Hold næsen til møllen, så skulle du nemt bestå eksamen.

I will take exams in two weeks, so I'm keeping my nose to the grindstone just at the moment.

Jeg skal tage eksamener om to uger, så jeg holder lige nu næsen til møllen.

There's a gaudy big grindstone down at the mill, and we'll smouch it, and carve the things on it, and file out the pens and the saw on it, too.

Der er en prangende stor slibesten nede på møllen, og vi vil låne den, og udskære tingene på den, og file penne og sav på den, også.

He sharpened the scythes on the grindstone, slaughtered a pig, caught and salted fish, ground barley in a water-driven gristmill and grew and stored potatoes.

Han filede seglene på slibestenen, slagtede et grise, fangede og saltede fisk, malede byg i en vanddrevet mølle og dyrkede og opbevarede kartofler.

He sharpened the knife on the grindstone.

Han slibede kniven på slibestenen.

The old man spent hours turning the grindstone.

Den gamle mand brugte timer på at dreje på slibestenen.

The grindstone is used to sharpen tools.

Slibestenen bruges til at slibe værktøj.

She carefully positioned the blade against the grindstone.

Hun placerede forsigtigt bladet mod slibestenen.

The grindstone made a rhythmic grinding sound.

Slibestenen lavede en rytmisk slibende lyd.

The blacksmith used the grindstone to shape the metal pieces.

Smeden brugte slibestenen til at forme metaldele.

The grindstone was worn smooth from years of use.

Slibestenen var blevet glat og jævn efter mange års brug.

She learned how to operate the grindstone from her grandfather.

Hun lærte, hvordan man betjente slibestenen af sin bedstefar.

The grindstone was powered by a water wheel.

Slibestenen blev drevet af et vandhjul.

The carpenter used the grindstone to sharpen his chisels.

Tømreren brugte slibestenen til at slibe sine stemmejern.

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