el grano
/ˈɡɾano/ noun · masculine B1- grain (the seed of various grass food crops)
- grain, seed, kernel, bean (a single seed of certain crops) · un grano de arroz a grain of rice· un grano de maíz a kernel of corn
- grain (a single similar particle of various substances) · un grano de arena a grain of sand
- pimple, blackhead (a blocked skin pore, typically inflamed, painful, and filled with pus) · Estoy tan estresada que me salen granos. I'm so stressed that I'm getting pimples.
- point (the main intent or focus of a conversation)
- grain (the linear texture of a material or surface, especially wood)
- grain (flawed visual texture present in most processed photographic film)
- grano, Spanish grain (a traditional small unit of mass, equivalent to about 50 mg)
Plural granos
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Con granos de calaveras.
En el camino encontró una boñiga de vaca, toda llena de granos de trigo sin digerir; y aquí vinieron los apuros de mi buen Gallo, que empezó a decir entre sí:
Así estuvo meditando por algún rato y mirando los granos de trigo, hasta que cayó en la tentación y se dió un buen hartazgo.
Por un grano de trigo:
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