sgranare

sgranare¹ v.tr. (piselli, fagioli ecc.) to shell, to hull; (granoturco) to husk; (cotone) to gin // sgranare gli occhi, to open one's eyes wide // sgranare il rosario, to say the rosary (o to tell one's beads).

sgranare² v.tr. (fare in briciole) to crumble.

◘ sgranarsi v.intr.pron. to crumble: una pietra che si sgrana rapidamente, stone that crumbles quickly.

sgranare³ v.tr. sgranarsi v.intr.pron. (mecc.) to disengage.

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[zgra'nare]

verbo transitivo

1) (estrarre i semi) to hull, to shell, to shuck AE [fagioli, piselli]; to husk [mais]

2) fig.

sgranare il rosario — to say o tell one's beads

3) (spalancare)

sgranare gli occhi — to goggle, to open one's eyes wide

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sgranare

/zgra'nare/ [1]

verbo transitivo

 1 (estrarre i semi) to hull, to shell, to shuck AE [fagioli, piselli]; to husk [mais]

 2 fig. sgranare il rosario to say o tell one's beads

 3 (spalancare) sgranare gli occhi to goggle, to open one's eyes wide.