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pin
[pɪn]
sustantivo
1alfiler (m) (for sewing); clavija (f) (bolt); seguro (m) (of grenade); clavo (m) (medicina)
  • two/three pin plug (Elec) -> enchufe (m) de dos/tres clavijas (británico)
  • you could have heard a pin drop -> se oía el vuelo de una mosca
  • pins and needles (familiar) -> hormigueo (m)
  • (firing) pin -> percutor (m)
  • (safety) pin -> imperdible (m) (for fastening clothes), alfiler (m) de gancho (Am), seguro (m) (CAm, español de México)
  • pin money -> dinero (m) extra
verbo transitivo (pt & pp pinned)
2clavar (fasten with pin); sujetar, atrapar (hold still)
  • to pin somebody against or to a wall -> atrapar a alguien contra una pared
  • to pin the blame on somebody -> cargar la culpa a alguien
  • he pinned his hopes on them -> puso or cifró sus esperanzas en ellos

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pin [pin]
sustantivo
1Alfiler.
  • Hair-ins -> alfileres de gancho, horquillas para el cabello
2Bagatela, cosa de poco valor.
  • I don’t care a pin -> no se me da un bledo, un pito, un ardite o tres pepinos
3Prendedor, broche.
4Clavo, perno, chaveta; clavija, pasador.
5Bolo, trozo de palo aguzado para que se tenga derecho en el suelo.
  • Pin of wood -> clavija, cabilla, saetín, perno
  • Linch-pin of a wheel -> pezonera
  • Larding-pin -> aguja de mechar
  • Rolling-pin -> rodillo
  • Block-pin -> (Mar.) Pernos de mtoones
  • Belaying-pins -> (Mar.) Cabillas de probados y jarcias
  • Pin-clover -> (Bot.) Alfilerilla
  • Pin-feather -> pluma que empieza a salir, pluma rudimentaria
  • Pin-feathered -> que no tiene todavía plumas
  • Pin-head -> cabeza de alfiler; objeto muy pequeño
  • Pin-maker -> afilerero, fabricante de alfileres
  • Pin-point -> punta de alfiler; minuciosidad, nimiedad
1Prender con alfileres.
2Asegurar alguna cosa, fijar o unir una cosa a otra; asir y tener firmemente de cualquier manera.
3(Germ.) Coger, tomar furtivamente, hurtar.
  • To pin up a gown -> arremangar, recoger o levantar un vestido asegurándolo con alfileres
  • To pin one’s reason to a woman’s petticoat -> ser esclavo de los caprichos de una mujer
  • To pin one’s faith to upon -> confiar absolutamente en
  • To pin one’s opinion upon another’s sleeve -> adherirse al parecer de alguien, identificarse con su opinión
  • Pin back -> sujetar, fijar
va.
va. Encerrar, enjaular.V. PEN.

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pin [pɪn]
noun
1 (Cos) alfiler; (m)
use pins to keep the braid in place as you work it is so tiny it would fit on the head of a pin
(also safety pin) imperdible; (m) seguro; (m) (CAm) (Méx)
I took the pins out of his nappy
(also hairpin) horquilla; (f)(also hatpin) alfiler (de sombrero); (m) (brooch) alfiler; (m)
she had a rhinestone pin on her hat I just pulled the pin out of the hat, and stuck it into him
a big coral pin her father had brought her from Naples an emerald-studded lapel pin in the form of a sunburst
(also drawing pin) chincheta; (f) chinche; (m) (f) (LAm)
there were three red pins on the map behind his chair
(also clothes pin) (US) pinza (de la ropa); (f)
pins and needles hormigueo; (m)
I've got pins and needles (in my foot)
to be on pins and needles (US) estar hecho un manojo de nervios; estar en sobre ascuas;or
you could have heard a pin drop se oía el vuelo de una mosca
when I reached the podium, you could hear a pin drop because so many people were straining to hear what I would say there was a two-minute silence during which you could have heard a pin drop you could have heard a pin drop when I told them
like a new pin
as neat as a (new) pin
(clean) como una patena; limpio como un espejo; (tidy) pulcro y muy ordenado
she was in black, neat as a pin /the bed was as neat as a pin/, it hadn't been slept in he was neat as a pin - I never had to pick up after him they left the place like a new pin for me
for two pins I'd knock his head off (informal) por menos de nada le rompería la crisma
for two pins I'd tell him what I think of his silly idea for two pins she'd call it a day, here and now
it doesn't matter two pins to me
I don't care two pins
me importa un rábano comino;or (informal)
bobby pin lapel panel
2 (Téc) [of metal] clavija; (f)
a board of 18 by 12 inches which had steel pins driven into it the base of the chair is reinforced with steel pins the strings are anchored at the lower end by metal pins hammered into the frame of the instrument a self-inflating raft from which the pin has been yanked
 [of wood] espiga; (f) clavija; (f) (bolt) perno; (m)
one hand resting on the starboard belaying pin the heart of the instrument, which holds the tuning pins, must be strong the buffalo-hide covering was brought together in front and fastened with wooden pins massive posts and beams joined with wooden pins the knobs on the drawers are held in place with wooden pins the drawers are reinforced with wooden pins driven vertically through dovetail joints her bun of red hair was held tight with a large wooden pin
(cotter) chaveta; (f)
BA has already replaced pins on 24 aircraft airlines have been asked to inspect fuse pins on Boeing 757s
3 (Electricity and Electronics) [of plug] polo; (m)
a two-pin continental adaptor
three-pin plug clavija de tres polos; (f) clavija tripolar; (f)
4 (Med) (in limb) clavo; (m)
they used steel pins to hold his jaw in place while the bones knitted back together the 18-inch steel pin holding his left leg together he is to have an operation on August 15 to remove steel pins from his shattered knee cap
5 (on grenade) anilla; (f)
he threatened to pull the pin from the grenade and blow us all up he pulled the pin on the grenade they didn't put the firing pins back in the mortar rounds he pulled the pin of a grenade and lobbed it over the fence they handed me a grenade with the pin pulled
6 (Bowling) bolo; (m)
I knocked down eight pins on my first throw
 (Golf) banderín; (m)
he hit a massive drive which landed inches from the pin the pin was only about 10 feet from the edge of the green
7 pins (humorous) (informal) (legs) patas; (informal) (f) bielas; (very_informal) (f)
I'm not too steady on my pins these days
verb:transitive
1 [+fabric, seam, hem] prender sujetar con alfileres;or
there was a note pinned on to the dooror había una nota clavada en la puerta; to pin a medal to sb's uniform prender una medalla al uniforme de algn; she had pinned her hair into a bun se había hecho un moño con horquillas
if you haven't any curtains, pin a sheet over the window she pinned the photographs to the noticeboard she was in line waiting to have a medal pinned on her she wore a white leather rose pinned to her blouse everyone was supposed to dance with the bride and pin money on her dress I went there with my heart pinned on my sleeve her plaits were pinned on top of her head
2 (Téc) (with bolt) sujetar (con perno)
3
to pin one's hopes on sth/sb cifrar depositar sus esperanzas en algo/algn;or the Democrats are pinning their hopes on the next election los demócratas tienen cifradas sus esperanzas en las próximas elecciones; you can't pin the blame on me no podéis cargarme con la culpa; they're trying to pin the murder on us tratan de culparnos del asesinato; there was nothing they could pin on him no podían acusarlo culparlo de nada;or
hopes are pinned on finding a suitable vaccine I pin my faith on public opinion I shouldn't pin all your hopes on it if I were you the City is pinning its hopes on a pick-up in the market the company has been pinning its hopes on bumper sales at Christmas to boost the market hopes are pinned on a cut in interest rates to 9.5% to kick-start the economy some more rational basis on which to pin their faith the trade unions are pinning the blame for the violence on the government it would be unfair to pin the blame solely on the Prime Minister
4 (immobilize)
two men pinned him to the floor dos hombres lo sujetaron en el suelo; his arms were pinned to his sides llevaba los brazos sujetos a los costados; they pinned me against the wall me sujetaron contra la pared
the fallen tree pinned him against the house
modifier
pin money (n) dinero para gastos menores; (m)
most women, like men, work from economic necessity and not for pin money great-grandmother crocheted rugs during the Depression for pin money I was working on and off, earning pin money by typing and modelling.
pin table (n) millón; (m) flíper; (m)

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Verb Conjugation for "pin"

Imperative
  • pin
  • you pin
  • he/she pins
  • we pin
  • you pin
  • they pin
Preterite
  • I pinned
  • you pinned
  • he/she pinned
  • we pinned
  • you pinned
  • they pinned
Present Continuous
  • I am pinning
  • you are pinning
  • he/she is pinning
  • we are pinning
  • you are pinning
  • they are pinning
Present Perfect
  • I have pinned
  • you have pinned
  • he/she has pinned
  • we have pinned
  • you have pinned
  • they have pinned
Past Continuous
  • I was pinning
  • you were pinning
  • he/she was pinning
  • we were pinning
  • you were pinning
  • they were pinning
Past Perfect
  • I had pinned
  • you had pinned
  • he/she had pinned
  • we had pinned
  • you had pinned
  • they had pinned
Future
  • I will pin
  • you will pin
  • he/she will pin
  • we will pin
  • you will pin
  • they will pin
Future Perfect
  • I will have pinned
  • you will have pinned
  • he/she will have pinned
  • we will have pinned
  • you will have pinned
  • they will have pinned
Future Continuous
  • I will be pinning
  • you will be pinning
  • he/she will be pinning
  • we will be pinning
  • you will be pinning
  • they will be pinning
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been pinning
  • you have been pinning
  • he/she has been pinning
  • we have been pinning
  • you have been pinning
  • they have been pinning
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been pinning
  • you will have been pinning
  • he/she will have been pinning
  • we will have been pinning
  • you will have been pinning
  • they will have been pinning
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been pinning
  • you had been pinning
  • he/she had been pinning
  • we had been pinning
  • you had been pinning
  • they had been pinning

pin
sustantivo:masculino
pins (plural)
1 (insignia) badge
2 (Electricidad y Eléctronica) pin
El diplomático luce en su corbata un pequeño [pin] que podría ser la insignia del Barça. ...catálogos, revistas especializadas, calendarios, muñecos articulados, [chapas,] [pins,] [badges,] discos, cromos, chicles, llaveros y mil cosas más. De Estados Unidos nos llega la moda de los [pins,] esas chapitas que adornan las cazadoras vaqueras y las [chupas] de los jóvenes. Dos [euroconectores] de 21 [pins.] El nº1 con señal RGB conectada. La segunda cubierta deslizante esconde las conexiones del interface, conexiones en el standard paralelo y serial de 25 [pins] del tipo D. Cerca del SPARC hay una fila de chips RAM estáticos de 25 [pines] que actúan como caché RAM. La apertura de una tapa en el costado nos muestra tres salidas: paralelo, serie (de 9 [pines)] y una salida de vídeo con señal RGB.

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