What does ralar in Portuguese mean?

What is the meaning of the word ralar in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use ralar in Portuguese.

The word ralar in Portuguese means grate, scratch, graft, slog away at, worry, , ralar, arranhar, ralar, ralar, ralar, arranhar, esfolar, ralar, ralar, queijo prensado. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word ralar

grate

verbo transitivo (triturar com ralador)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")

scratch

verbo transitivo (figurado (ferir de leve, raspar)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")

graft

(figurado, gíria (trabalhar exaustivamente) (colloquial)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")

slog away at

verbo pronominal/reflexivo (figurado, gíria (batalhar, esforçar-se) (colloquial)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

worry

verbo pronominal/reflexivo (figurado (atormentar-se)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")

ralar

transitive verb (UK (shred: cheese, vegetables) (alimento)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
Kelsey sempre rala queijo na salada dela.
Kelsey always grates cheese onto her salad.

arranhar

transitive verb (scrape skin) (arranhar a pele)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
A bala arranhou a bochecha dele.
The bullet grazed his cheek.

ralar

(UK, informal (study [sth] hard) (estudar muito)

Ron needs to swot up on the Tudor period if he wants to do better in his next history test.

ralar

transitive verb (US (grate: cheese, vegetables)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
Rale as cenouras e coloque-as na tigela com o molho.
Shred the carrots and put them in a bowl with the dressing.

ralar

intransitive verb (UK, informal (work hard) (figurado, informal, trabalhar duro, BRA)

My dad spent forty years grafting to give his family a decent life.

arranhar, esfolar, ralar

transitive verb (scrape) (arranhar alguma coisa)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
O garoto esfolou o cotovelo ao cair da bicicleta.
The kid skinned his elbow when he fell off the bike.

ralar

transitive verb (food: grate, slice)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
To finish the salad, shave a few pieces of Parmesan over the top.

queijo prensado

noun (hard dense type of cheese) (tipo de queijo pesado e denso)

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