English–Dutch dictionary

Dutch translation of the English word grindstone

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EnglishDutch (translated indirectly)Esperanto
grindstone
(knife‐grinder; whetstone)
slijpsteen
(creak; gnash; grate; squeak);
(pulverize; mince; crush);
mueli
(polish smooth)
ŝlifi
🔗 Sixty miles north‐east of Melitopolʹ, a Ukrainian counteroffensive is grinding laboriously through Russian‐held territory, hoping to liberate regions from the grips of Moscow’s rule.
(clay; earthen; earthenware);
klei‐
;
van klei
;
(metalled; stony; adamant)
🔗 Crouched against the stone wall, he listened.
🔗 A stone, coming from nowhere, crashed into the ground at his feet.
(core; kernel; pit; gist; nub; pith; crux)
ŝtonumi
🔗 He was dragged outside the city and stoned to death.
🔗 A long time ago he told me he weighed 16 stone.

EnglishDutch
grindstone slijpsteen
get back to the grindstone weer aan het werk gaan
hold one’s nose to the grindstone zich afbeulen
keep one’s nose to the grindstone zich afbeulen
keep somebody’s nose to the grindstone iemand ongenadig hard laten werken
grind blokken; draaien; fijnmalen; fijnwrijven; hengsten; karwei; knarsen; knersen; koeliewerk; malen; ploeteren; sjouw; slijpen; vermalen; zich afbeulen
stone <gewichtsmaat>; gesteente; met stenen gooien naar; ontpitten; pit; steen; steentje; stenen; stenigen; van pitten ontdoen