pinch in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for pinch in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.pinch [Am pɪn(t)ʃ, Brit pɪn(t)ʃ] N

1. pinch (act):

pinch

pellizco m

to give sb a pinch

pellizcar or darle un pellizco a alguien

in or Brit at a pinch (if necessary)

si fuera necesario

in or Brit at a pinch (at the most)

como máximo

to feel the pinch

estar apretado (de dinero)

to feel the pinch

pasar estrecheces

we're going to feel the pinch

vamos a estar más apretados (de dinero)

2. pinch (small quantity):

pinch

pizca f

pinch

pellizco m

a pinch of salt

una pizca or un pellizco de sal

II.pinch [Am pɪn(t)ʃ, Brit pɪn(t)ʃ] VB trans

1. pinch:

pinch person:

pellizcar

pinch shoes:

apretar

pinch the pastry to make little folds

hacer un repulgo en la masa

2.1. pinch inf (steal) Brit:

pinch wallet

robar

pinch boyfriend

levantar inf

pinch idea

robar

pinch idea

quitar

2.2. pinch (arrest):

pinch inf inf criminal

atrapar

pinch inf inf criminal

pescar

pinch inf inf criminal

agarrar

III.pinch [Am pɪn(t)ʃ, Brit pɪn(t)ʃ] VB intr

1. pinch (be too tight):

pinch shoes:

apretar

2. pinch (be frugal):

to pinch and scrape or save

hacer economías

to pinch and scrape or save

privarse de cosas

See also salt

I.salt [Am sɔlt, Brit sɔːlt, sɒlt] N

1.1. salt U FOOD:

salt

sal f

pass the salt, please

pásame la sal, por favor

have you put salt on the meat?

¿le has puesto or echado sal a la carne?

the salt of the earth

la sal de la tierra

(to be) worth one's salt , any teacher worth her salt

toda maestra que se precie de tal

(to be) worth one's salt , any teacher worth her salt

toda maestra digna de ese nombre

to rub salt into the wound(s)

hurgar en la herida

to take sth with a pinch or grain of salt

no creerse algo al pie de la letra

to take sth with a pinch or grain of salt

tomar algo con pinzas CSur

I should take anything he says with a pinch of salt

no se puede creer lo que él dice al pie de la letra

I should take anything he says with a pinch of salt

todo lo que él diga hay que tomarlo con pinzas CSur

1.2. salt U (interest, zest):

salt

gracia f

1.3. salt C CHEM:

salt

sal f

2.1. salt <salts, pl >:

smelling salts

sales fpl (aromáticas)

2.2. salt <salts, pl > (laxative):

salt

sulfato m de magnesia

Epsom salts

sal f de Epsom

3. salt C (sailor) inf:

an old salt

un (viejo) lobo de mar

II.salt [Am sɔlt, Brit sɔːlt, sɒlt] VB trans

1. salt (put salt on):

salt vegetables/meat

salar

salt vegetables/meat

ponerle sal a

salt vegetables/meat

echarle sal a

salt road

echar sal en

2. salt <salted, pp >:

salted

salado

salted butter

mantequilla f salada or con sal

3. salt (cure):

salt pork/herring

salar

salt cabbage

curar con sal

4. salt (enliven) often pass:

salt conversation/speech

sazonar

III.salt [Am sɔlt, Brit sɔːlt, sɒlt] ADJ

1. salt (salted) attr:

salt butter

salado

salt meat/cod

salado

salt meat/cod

en salazón

2. salt (saline) attr:

salt pond/lake

salobre

salt pond/lake

de agua salada

3. salt:

salt air

salobre

salt taste

salado

salt taste

a sal

pinch-hit <pres part pinch-hitting; pt, pp pinch-hit> [Am ˈpɪntʃ ˈˌhɪt, Brit] VB intr

1. pinch-hit (in baseball):

pinch-hit

batear de emergencia

2. pinch-hit (act as substitute) Am inf:

to pinch-hit for sb

sustituir a alguien

pinch hitter N

1. pinch hitter (in baseball):

pinch hitter

bateador m de emergencia / bateadora f de emergencia

2. pinch hitter (substitute) Am:

pinch hitter inf

sustituto m / sustituta f

Translations for pinch in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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choricear

to pinch Brit inf

pellizcar

to pinch

huachapear

to pinch Brit inf

huachapearse

to pinch Brit inf

pellizco

pinch

se agrega un pellizco de sal

add a pinch of salt

birlar

to pinch Brit inf

chorear CSur Peru

to pinch Brit inf

chorearse

to pinch Brit inf

una pigricia de sal

a pinch of salt

pinch in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for pinch in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.pinch [pɪntʃ] VB trans

1. pinch (nip, tweak):

pinch

pellizcar

to pinch oneself fig

pellizcarse para ver si no se está soñando

2. pinch (be too tight):

pinch

apretar

the shoes pinch my feet

los zapatos me aprietan

3. pinch inf (steal):

pinch

birlar

II.pinch [pɪntʃ] VB intr

1. pinch (squeeze with fingers):

pinch

estrujar

2. pinch boots, shoes, slippers:

pinch

apretar

III.pinch [pɪntʃ] N

1. pinch (nip):

pinch

pellizco m

to give sb a pinch

dar un pellizco a alguien

at a pinch, in a pinch Am

si realmente es necesario

to feel the pinch

pasar apuros

2. pinch (small quantity):

pinch

pizca f

Phrases:

to take sth with a pinch of salt

tomar algo con cierto escepticismo

Translations for pinch in the Spanish»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

pellizco

pinch

dar un pellizco a alguien

to pinch sb

pellizco (poquito: de sal)

pinch

grisma

pinch

torniscón

pinch

narigada

pinch of snuff

pizco

pinch

pellizcar

to pinch

pellizcar (pizcar algo)

to take a pinch of

pellizcar

to pinch oneself

pizca

pinch

una pizca de sal

a pinch of salt

afanar

to pinch

birlar

to pinch Brit

pinch Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to pinch oneself fig

pellizcarse para ver si no se está soñando

the shoes pinch my feet

los zapatos me aprietan

to give sb a pinch

dar un pellizco a alguien

at a pinch, in a pinch Am

si realmente es necesario

to feel the pinch

pasar apuros

to take sth with a pinch of salt

tomar algo con cierto escepticismo

to take sth with a grain [or pinch] of salt

creerse la mitad de la mitad de algo

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The 204cm beanpole had become a valuable commodity given his tapwork and his ability to pinch-hit as a key forward.

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Place in a saucepan and cover with water, add a good pinch of salt and cook over a medium heat until the celeriac is tender.

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Shapes can range from minor aberrations to distinctly ovoid, curved, pinch, or lumpy shapes.

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In Alsace, a considerable tradition incorporates a pinch of cinnamon.

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This was his second career walk off home run, his third as a pinch hitter, and the last home run of his career.

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Sometimes, these are contrasted with either dissonant chords, such as minor 2nd intervals, tritones (flatted 5ths), or pinch harmonics.

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She met him when he snuck into her tank one night to pinch a pair of her knickers.

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Mack would make strange decisions (which his coaches and players usually overruled), make inexplicable outbursts, and call for players from decades earlier to pinch-hit.

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A touch of belligerence, a hint of humility, a pinch of roughness and an over-riding sense of humour.

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If there was a flesh wound, the barber could also play surgeon in a pinch.

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