English-Dutch translations for grind

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malenMen zegt dat Gods molens langzaam malen. They say that the wheels of God grind exceeding slow. Mijnheer de Voorzitter, geachte dames en heren, de molens van de begrotingscontrole malen langzaam en malen altijd hetzelfde bittere koren. Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, the budget control mills grind slowly and still produce the same old bitter grain. Ik ben me ervan bewust dat de internationale molens - ook die van ons - langzaam malen. Maar we zullen het tempo opvoeren en vervolgens zorgen dat de vaart erin blijft. I know that the international community's mills - and our mills too - grind slowly, but we will continue to give them grist, and we will keep the wheels turning.

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slijpen
Het was natuurlijk een uitdaging om hier niet zo veel af te slijpen dat deze schakel zou kunnen breken. However, we also had to ensure that we did not grind so much off this link that we caused it to break.
vermalennamens de GUE/NGL-Fractie. - (DE) Mevrouw de Voorzitter, vermalen, vermengen, vernachelen - de drie gouden regels van de voedermiddelenindustrie in Duitsland. Madam President, grinding, mixing, cheating - these are the three buzzwords of the feed industry in Germany.
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To reduce to smaller pieces by crushing with lateral motion
To remove material by rubbing with an abrasive surface
To move with much difficulty or friction; to grate
To oppress, hold down or weaken
To dance in a sexually suggestive way with both partners in very close proximity, often pressed against each other
To operate by turning a crank
To produce mechanically and repetitively as if by turning a crank
To instill through repetitive teaching
To eat
To work or study hard; to hustle or drudge
To annoy or irritate ; to grind one's gears
The act of reducing to powder, or of sharpening, by friction
A specific degree of pulverization of coffee beans
A tedious and laborious task
A grinding trick on a skateboard or snowboard
A traditional communal pilot whale hunt in the Faroe Islands

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