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English Translation of pinch

pinch


tr.
  1. (using one's fingers) pellizcar
  2. (to catch) cogerse, pillarse
    she pinched her finger in the drawer se cogió el dedo con la gaveta
  3. (to squeeze) apretar
    these shoes pinch my toes estos zapatos me aprietan en los dedos
  4. (to cause hardship) hacer pasar privaciones, poner en aprietos a
  5. jerga (to steal) ratear, mangar
  6. (to arrest) pescar, prender

Idioms:

to pinch off
quitar con los dedos
to pinch pennies
andar con tacañerías, escatimar gastos
to be pinched for money
estar escaso de dinero
to be pinched with
estar transido de (dolor, frío)
intr.
  1. (garment) apretar (a uno)
  2. (to economize) escatimar gastos

Idiom:

to pinch and scrape
escatimar gastos
s.
  1. (using one's fingers) pellizco
  2. (of seasoning) pizca
    a pinch of pepper una pizca de pimienta
  3. (of snuff) pulgarada o polvo
  4. jerga (theft) robo
  5. (arrest) detención f.

Idioms:

in a pinch
en caso de apuro o de necesidad
to feel the pinch
pasar apuros, verse apretado




 




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