Meaning

1 senses
  1. A 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

More definitions
  • utensil with sharp perforations for shredding foods (as vegetables or cheese)

Examples

11 sentences
  1. I ordered a cheese grater online.

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  2. Tom cut his finger on the grater.

    ruТом поранил палец об тёрку. — Inego

  3. The grater is so sharp that you can easily injure yourself.

    deDie Reibe ist so scharf, daß man sich leicht verletzen kann. — Waldelfe

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  4. You might not need a grater if you have good knife skills.

    ruВам, возможно, не потребуется тёрка, если вы хорошо владеете ножом. — Balamax

    deSie brauchen vielleicht keine Reibe, wenn Sie gut mit dem Messer umgehen können. — Fingerhut

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  5. Listening to her vocals is like running a cheese grater against my brain.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
a tool with which one grates:
Русский
By meaning 1
a tool with which one grates:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
a tool with which one grates:

Origin

From Old French grateor. See grate.

From Old French grateor. See grate.

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