grain

[US]/ɡreɪn/
[UK]/ɡreɪn/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n.a small, hard particle or texture (natural)
Word Forms
Past Tensegrained
Past Participlegrained
Pluralgrains
Third Person Singulargrains
Present Participlegraining

Phrases & Collocations

whole grain

fuldkorn

grain products

kornprodukter

grain storage

kornlagring

grain market

kornmarked

grain size

kornstørrelse

in grain

i korn

grain production

kornproduktion

a grain of

et korn af

grain boundary

kornskilningsgrænse

fine grain

fin kornstørrelse

grain growth

kornvækst

grain crop

kornafgrøde

grain refinement

kornforædling

grain weight

kornvægt

crystal grain

krystalkorn

against the grain

mod strømmen

grain size distribution

kornstørrelsesfordeling

coarse grain

grov korn

grain processing

kornbehandling

wood grain

træåre

grain structure

kornstruktur

grain depot

kornlager

pollen grain

pollenkorn

Example Sentences

a grain of sand.

et sandkorn.

a grain of salt.

et korn salt.

hasn't a grain of sense.

har ikke et spor af forstand.

an embargo on grain sales.

en embargo på kornsalg.

the run of the grain in leather.

kornens løb i læder.

a deficit in grain production.

et underskud i kornproduktionen.

Take that advice with a grain of salt.

Tag det råd med et gran salt.

a few grains of corn.

et par korn.

the art of graining and marbling.

kunsten at træfuge og marmorere.

innumerable grains of sand

utallige sandkorn.

Grain heats in a pile.

Korn varmer op i en bunke.

Real-world Examples

Come on. Come on up here. Going to miss the grain.

Kom nu. Kom nu op her. Går glip af kornet.

Source: VOA Standard English (Video Version) - 2021 Collection

Stereotypes often have a grain of truth.

Stereotyper har ofte et gran af sandhed.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

Not a plough had ever disturbed a grain of that stubborn soil.

Ingen plov havde nogensinde forstyrret et korn af den stædige jord.

Source: Returning Home

As grain prices fell, sugar prices jumped.

Da kornpriserne faldt, steg sukkerpriserne.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

Millet is a grain just like rice.

Millet er et korn ligesom ris.

Source: TED Talks (Video Version) Bilingual Selection

The residents kept cattle, caught fish and stored grain.

Beboerne holdt kvæg, fangede fisk og opbevarede korn.

Source: Cambridge IELTS Listening Actual Test 14

Tesfa now grows the grain in northern Nevada.

Tesfa dyrker nu kornet i det nordlige Nevada.

Source: VOA Special April 2022 Collection

He put the grain safely in the barns.

Han puttede kornet sikkert i laderne.

Source: American Elementary School English 3

This is all the grains cooking for four hours.

Det er alt korn, der er tilberedt i fire timer.

Source: Gourmet Base

And the reason is it is the whole grain.

Og årsagen er, at det er fuldkorn.

Source: Gourmet Base

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