pinching in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for pinching in the English»French Dictionary

I.penny-pinching [Brit ˈpɛnɪpɪntʃɪŋ, Am ˈpɛni ˌpɪntʃɪŋ] N

penny-pinching

économies fpl de bouts de chandelle

II.penny-pinching [Brit ˈpɛnɪpɪntʃɪŋ, Am ˈpɛni ˌpɪntʃɪŋ] ADJ

penny-pinching

grippe-sou

I.pinch [Brit pɪn(t)ʃ, Am pɪn(t)ʃ] N

1. pinch (nip):

pinch

pincement m

to give sb a pinch on the cheek

pincer la joue de qn

2. pinch (small quantity):

pinch (of salt, spice)

pincée f

a pinch of snuff

une prise de tabac

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

1. pinch (with fingers):

pinch

pincer

to pinch sb's arm/bottom, to pinch sb on the arm/bottom

pincer le bras/les fesses de qn

2. pinch shoe foot:

pinch

serrer

3. pinch (steal):

pinch inf

faucher inf (from à)

4. pinch crab:

pinch

pincer

5. pinch (in gardening):

to pinch out or off bud, tip

enlever

6. pinch Am (arrest):

pinch inf

pincer inf

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

pinch shoe:

pinch

serrer

IV.to pinch oneself VB refl

to pinch oneself refl lit, fig:

to pinch oneself

se pincer

V.pinch [Brit pɪn(t)ʃ, Am pɪn(t)ʃ]

at Brit or in Am a pinch

à la rigueur

to feel the pinch

avoir de la peine à joindre les deux bouts

to pinch and scrape

rogner sur tout

pinch-hit [Brit, Am ˈpɪntʃ ˈˌhɪt] VB intr Am

1. pinch-hit SPORTS:

pinch-hit

jouer à la place de qn

2. pinch-hit (deputize):

to pinch-hit for sb

remplacer qn au pied levé

pinch-hitter [Brit ˌpɪn(t)ʃˈhɪtə] N Am (all contexts)

pinch-hitter

remplaçant/-e m/f

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playfully tease, push, pinch

malicieusement, avec espièglerie

Translations for pinching in the French»English Dictionary

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mégotage

cheeseparing, penny-pinching

pinçon

pinch-mark

petitement (chichement)

in a penny-pinching way

chourer

to pinch inf

chouraver

to pinch inf

pinching in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for pinching in the English»French Dictionary

penny-pinching ADJ

penny-pinching

grippe-sou

I.pinch [pɪntʃ] VB trans

1. pinch (nip, tweak):

pinch

pincer

to pinch oneself fig

se pincer

2. pinch (grip hard):

pinch

serrer

the shoes pinch my feet

les chaussures me font mal aux pieds

3. pinch inf (steal):

pinch

piquer

II.pinch [pɪntʃ] VB intr

pinch

serrer

pinch boots, shoes, slippers

blesser

III.pinch [pɪntʃ] N

1. pinch (nip):

pinch

pincement m

to give sb a pinch

pincer qn

2. pinch (minute/small quantity):

pinch

pincée f

Phrases:

at/in a pinch

si besoin est

to feel the pinch

être en difficultés

to take sth with a pinch of salt

ne pas prendre qc au pied de la lettre

Translations for pinching in the French»English Dictionary

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pincée

pinch

pincement bourgeons

pinching out

chiper

to pinch

chaparder

to pinch

filouter objet

to pinch

barboter

to pinch

pincer personne

to pinch

pincer la joue/le bras à qn

to pinch sb's cheek/arm

se pincer

to pinch oneself

pince-moi, je rêve!

pinch me, I'm dreaming!

faucher qc à qn

to pinch sth off sb

pinching Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

a pinch of salt

une pincée de sel

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

ne pas prendre qc au pied de la lettre

to pinch oneself fig

se pincer

the shoes pinch my feet

les chaussures me font mal aux pieds

to give sb a pinch

pincer qn

at/in a pinch

si besoin est

to feel the pinch

être en difficultés

to take sth with a pinch of salt

ne pas prendre qc au pied de la lettre

to pinch a deal from sb

souffler une affaire à qn

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Pinching of the ulnar nerve often causes paraesthesiae (tingling) in the fourth and fifth digits.

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Pick over the plants, removing spent flowers, pinching back over-length stems and removing damaged foliage.

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I would tickle him like that, pinching his waist.

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In modern automatic processing machines, the stop bath is replaced by mechanical squeegee or pinching rollers.

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Poltergeists have also been claimed to be capable of pinching, biting, hitting and tripping people.

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Neck pain may arise due to muscular tightness in both the neck and upper back, or pinching of the nerves emanating from the cervical vertebrae.

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Try the hydration test by pinching the skin on the back of your hand; if it doesn't spring back fast, you're dehydrated.

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He also mentions the pinching of the oldest cuckoo clock in the world, which was mentioned in the pilot episode but was not heard of again.

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During diagenesis the silica within the carbonate-rich layers starts pinching and coagulates into ribbons, nodules and other irregular concretions.

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Pinching a string against the fretboard effectively shortens the vibrating length of the string, producing a higher pitch.

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