How to Say "Grinding" in Spanish

molienda

/moˈljenda/feminine

The English phrase 'grinding' can be translated into Spanish as molienda.

molienda refers to the action of grinding or crushing something into small particles.

Meaning: the action of grinding or crushing into small particles (noun)

How does it change in a sentence?

molienda is a feminine noun.

/moˈljenda/

In some contexts, if a person is working too hard, a Spaniard might colloquially say they are being 'molido', which means they feel 'ground up' or exhausted.
Traditional Spanish wind-mills, or molinos de viento, are iconic cultural symbols of the region La Mancha and appear centrally in the novel 'Don Quixote'.
In certain Latin American contexts, the period of molienda refers to the entire harvest season and the economic cycle of the sugar industry.

El proceso de molienda es crucial para obtener un café de calidad.
The grinding process is crucial to obtain a high-quality coffee.
Para obtener harina, es necesario triturar los granos de trigo.
To obtain flour, it is necessary to grind the wheat grains.
Tengo que moler los granos de café para preparar un buen espresso.
I have to grind the coffee beans to make a good espresso.
Voy a picar la carne para hacer hamburguesas caseras.
I'm going to grind the meat to make homemade burgers.
La molienda del grano es muy lenta.
The grinding of the grain is very slow.
Controlan la molienda del café cada mañana.
They control the grinding of the coffee every morning.
Esa molienda produce un polvo muy fino.
That grinding produces a very fine powder.

María and Alejandro are visiting a traditional mill.

María

Mira, Alejandro, ahí comienza la molienda.
Look, Alejandro, the grinding starts there.
Alejandro

Parece un proceso muy antiguo.
It seems like a very old process.
María

Sí, pero la molienda es perfecta así.
Yes, but the grinding is perfect this way.
Alejandro

Tienes razón, el grano se ve muy fino.
You are right, the grain looks very fine.

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