grater
A tool with which one grates, especially foods such as cheese, to facilitate getting…A tool with which one grates, especially foods such as cheese, to facilitate getting small particles or shreds off a solid lump
» I ordered a cheese grater online.
Meaning
1 sensesA tool with which one grates, especially foods such as cheese, to facilitate getting small particles or shreds off a solid lump
I'm making coleslaw; do you know where the grater is?
Reibe, Küchenreibe
тёркаtjórka
терту́шкаtertúška, те́рткаtértka
- utensil with sharp perforations for shredding foods (as vegetables or cheese)
Examples
11 sentencesI ordered a cheese grater online.
Tom cut his finger on the grater.
ruТом поранил палец об тёрку.
The grater is so sharp that you can easily injure yourself.
deDie Reibe ist so scharf, daß man sich leicht verletzen kann.
You might not need a grater if you have good knife skills.
ruВам, возможно, не потребуется тёрка, если вы хорошо владеете ножом.
deSie brauchen vielleicht keine Reibe, wenn Sie gut mit dem Messer umgehen können.
Listening to her vocals is like running a cheese grater against my brain.
Translations
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Origin
From Old French grateor. See grate.From Old French grateor. See grate.
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