pinch

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pinch
[pɪntʃ]
sustantivo
1pellizco (m) (action); pizca (f) pellizco (m) (small amount)
  • to give somebody a pinch -> dar un pellizco a alguien
2(idioms)
  • to feel the pinch -> pasar estrecheces
  • at a pinch -> haciendo un esfuerzo
  • to take something with a pinch of salt -> no tomarse algo muy en serio, no dar demasiado crédito a algo
verbo transitivo
3pellizcar (nip)
  • these shoes pinch my feet -> estos zapatos me aprietan
4afanar (familiar) (steal) (británico), levantar (español de España)
verbo intransitivo
5apretar (shoes)

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pinch [pinch]
1Pellizcar, comprimir o apretar una cosa entre un dedo y el pulgar o entre los cantos de dos cuerpos duros (nip).
2Apretar con pinzas o tenaza
sustantivo
3Apretar, oprimir, perseguir, estrechar a alguno persiguiéndole (press, squeeze).
4Limitar mucho los gastos.
5Examinar una cosa desentrañándola.
verbo neutro (intransitivo)
6Apretar, acosar, hacerse sentir mucho alguna cosa. (n)
7Ahorrar, ser frugal, excusar gastos. (n)
  • To pinch off -> arrebatar, aferrar, llevarse violentamente una cosa
  • He who wears the shoe knows where it pinches -> cada uno sabe dónde le aprieta el zapato
  • To pinch oneself -> privarse de lo necesario
  • My shoe pinches -> me aprieta el zapato
va.
sustantivo
1Pellizco.
2Polvo o pulgarada, la porción de cualquier cosa menuda que puede tomarse con las yemas de los dedos.
3Dolor, tormento, pena, angustia; opresión, aprieto, apuro, extrema necesidad.
  • He is o he finds himself in a se halla en un apuro. A pinch of snuff -> un polvo de rapé
  • Upon a cuando fuere menester -> llegado el caso
  • To be a estar en pena -> 4. Esquina, pico
4Abolladura.

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pinch [pɪntʃ] t
noun
1 (with fingers) pellizco; (m)
to give sb a pinch on the arm dar a algn un pellizco en el brazo; pellizcar el brazo a algn
2 (small quantity) pizca; (f)
a pinch of salt una pizca de sal; a pinch of snuff un polvo de rapé
to take sth with a pinch of salt tomarse algo con reservas; no creerse algo a pies juntillas
3 apuro; (m)
at a pinch en caso de apuro necesidad;or if it comes to the pinch en un caso extremo
to feel the pinch (empezar a) pasar apuros estrecheces;or
to feel the pinch of poverty saber lo que significa ser pobre
verb:transitive
1 (with fingers) pellizcar; [+shoe] apretar
to pinch one's finger in the door pillarse el dedo en la puerta; to pinch off out back a budoror arrancar un brote con los dedos
2 (informal) (steal) robar; birlar; (informal) guindar; (Esp) (informal)
I had my pen pinched me robaron la pluma; me birlaron la pluma; (informal) he pinched that idea from Shaw esa idea la robó de Shaw; he pinched Mike's girl le pisó levantó la novia a Mike;or (informal)
3 (informal) (arrest) pescar; (informal) coger; agarrar; (LAm)
he got pinched for a parking offence lo pescaron en una infracción de aparcamiento; (informal) le metieron un paquete por aparcamiento indebido; (informal)
verb:intransitive
[+shoe] apretar
to pinch and scrape privarse de lo necesario; they pinched and scraped to send her to college se privaron de muchas cosas para poder enviarla a la universidad

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Verb Conjugation for "pinch"

Imperative
  • pinch
  • you pinch
  • he/she pinches
  • we pinch
  • you pinch
  • they pinch
Preterite
  • I pinched
  • you pinched
  • he/she pinched
  • we pinched
  • you pinched
  • they pinched
Present Continuous
  • I am pinching
  • you are pinching
  • he/she is pinching
  • we are pinching
  • you are pinching
  • they are pinching
Present Perfect
  • I have pinched
  • you have pinched
  • he/she has pinched
  • we have pinched
  • you have pinched
  • they have pinched
Past Continuous
  • I was pinching
  • you were pinching
  • he/she was pinching
  • we were pinching
  • you were pinching
  • they were pinching
Past Perfect
  • I had pinched
  • you had pinched
  • he/she had pinched
  • we had pinched
  • you had pinched
  • they had pinched
Future
  • I will pinch
  • you will pinch
  • he/she will pinch
  • we will pinch
  • you will pinch
  • they will pinch
Future Perfect
  • I will have pinched
  • you will have pinched
  • he/she will have pinched
  • we will have pinched
  • you will have pinched
  • they will have pinched
Future Continuous
  • I will be pinching
  • you will be pinching
  • he/she will be pinching
  • we will be pinching
  • you will be pinching
  • they will be pinching
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been pinching
  • you have been pinching
  • he/she has been pinching
  • we have been pinching
  • you have been pinching
  • they have been pinching
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been pinching
  • you will have been pinching
  • he/she will have been pinching
  • we will have been pinching
  • you will have been pinching
  • they will have been pinching
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been pinching
  • you had been pinching
  • he/she had been pinching
  • we had been pinching
  • you had been pinching
  • they had been pinching
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