pinching in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for pinching in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.pinching [pɪntʃɪŋ] N

1. pinching (nip):

pinching

pizzicata f

2. pinching (severe economy):

pinching

stretta economia f

II.pinching [pɪntʃɪŋ] ADJ

1. pinching (squeezing):

pinching shoes

stretto, che fa male

2. pinching (parsimonious):

pinching person

tirato, tirchio

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

penny-pinching

tirchieria f

penny-pinching

avarizia f

penny-pinching

spilorceria f

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

penny-pinching

tirchio, avaro, spilorcio

I.pinch [Brit pɪn(t)ʃ, Am pɪn(t)ʃ] N

1. pinch (nip):

pinch

pizzicotto m

to give sb a pinch on the cheek

dare a qn un pizzicotto sulla guancia

2. pinch (small quantity):

pinch (of salt, spice)

pizzico m

a pinch of snuff

una presa di tabacco

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

1. pinch (with fingers):

pinch

pizzicare

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

dare a qn un pizzicotto sul braccio, sul sedere

2. pinch shoe foot:

pinch

stringere

3. pinch (steal):

pinch inf

fregare, grattare (from da)

4. pinch crab:

pinch

pizzicare

5. pinch AGR:

to pinch out or off bud, tip

togliere, staccare (con le mani)

6. pinch Am (arrest):

pinch inf

pizzicare

pinch inf

beccare

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

pinch shoe:

pinch

andare stretto

IV.to pinch oneself VB refl

to pinch oneself

darsi un pizzicotto also fig

V.pinch [Brit pɪn(t)ʃ, Am pɪn(t)ʃ]

at a pinch I can lend you 100 euros Brit , in a pinch I can lend you 100 euros Am

al limite posso prestarti 100 euro

to feel the pinch

faticare a sbarcare il lunario

to pinch and scrape

tirare la cinghia

pinch-hit <forma in -ing pinch-hitting, pt/pp pinch-hit> [Brit, Am ˈpɪntʃ ˈˌhɪt] VB intr Am

1. pinch-hit (in baseball):

pinch-hit

sostituire il battitore

2. pinch-hit (deputize):

to pinch-hit for sb

fare le veci di qn, sostituire qn

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

pinch-hitter

sostituto m / sostituta f

Translations for pinching in the Italian»English Dictionary

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tirchio

(penny-)pinching

tirchieria

penny-pinching

spilorceria

penny-pinching

cimatura (di germogli)

pinching out

spilorcio

penny-pinching

pinching in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for pinching in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.penny-pinching [ˈpe·ni·ˌpɪn·tʃɪŋ] N

penny-pinching

spilorceria f

penny-pinching

tirchieria f

II.penny-pinching [ˈpe·ni·ˌpɪn·tʃɪŋ] ADJ

penny-pinching

tirchio, -a

penny-pinching

spilorcio, -a

I.pinch [pɪntʃ] VB trans

1. pinch (with fingers):

pinch

pizzicare

to pinch oneself fig

darsi dei pizzicotti (per accertarsi che non si sta sognando)

2. pinch (be too tight):

pinch

essere troppo stretto

the shoes pinch my feet

le scarpe mi vanno strette

3. pinch inf (steal):

pinch

fregare inf

II.pinch [pɪntʃ] VB intr

1. pinch (with fingers):

pinch

stringere

2. pinch boots, shoes, slippers:

pinch

essere stretto

III.pinch [pɪntʃ] N

1. pinch (nip):

pinch

pizzicotto m

to give sb a pinch

dare un pizzicotto a qu

in a pinch

se così ha da essere

to feel the pinch

sentire gli effetti negativi

2. pinch (small quantity):

pinch

pizzico m

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to pinch pennies

essere tirchio

Translations for pinching in the Italian»English Dictionary

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pizzicotto

pinch

pizzico

pinch

pizzicare (con le dita)

to pinch

presa

pinch

un grano di sale fig

a pinch of salt

un pizzico di sale

a pinch of salt

pinching Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to pinch pennies

essere tirchio

to pinch oneself fig

darsi dei pizzicotti (per accertarsi che non si sta sognando)

the shoes pinch my feet

le scarpe mi vanno strette

to give sb a pinch

dare un pizzicotto a qu

in a pinch

se così ha da essere

to feel the pinch

sentire gli effetti negativi

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

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

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

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I would tickle him like that, pinching his waist.

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

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

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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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