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I . pinch [pɪntʃ] VB trans

1. pinch (nip, tweak):

2. pinch (be too tight):

3. pinch inf (steal):

II . pinch [pɪntʃ] N

2. pinch (small quantity):

pitada f

mince [mɪns] N no pl Aus, Brit

wince [wɪns] VB intr

1. wince (in pain):

2. wince (in embarrassment):

pence [pens] N

pence pl of:

See also penny , penny

penny <pennies [or pence]> [ˈpeni] N

pincers [ˈpɪntsərz, Brit -səz] N

quince [kwɪns] N no pl

I . dance <-cing> [dænts, Brit dɑːnts] VB intr, trans

II . dance [dænts, Brit dɑːnts] N

I . fence [fens] N

II . fence [fens] VB intr SPORTS

III . fence [fens] VB trans (enclose)

hence [hens] ADV

1. hence (therefore):

2. hence after n (from now):

daqui a

I . lance [læns, Brit lɑːns] N MIL

II . lance [læns, Brit lɑːns] VB trans MED

ounce [aʊns] N

onça f (28,4 g)

finance [ˈfaɪnænts] VB trans

licence N esp Brit

See also license

I . license [ˈlaɪsənts] VB trans

II . license [ˈlaɪsənts] N Am

2. license no pl form (freedom):

pinion1 [ˈpɪnjən] VB trans

pin-up N

1. pin-up (poster):

2. pin-up:

modelo m
pinup f

III . bounce [baʊnts] N

2. bounce no pl (vitality):

I . chance [tʃæns, Brit tʃɑːns] N

1. chance no pl (random force):

chance f

3. chance (opportunity):

II . chance [tʃæns, Brit tʃɑːns] VB trans

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
His attire consists of a three-piece suit, accompanied by a pocketwatch, spats, patent leather shoes and a pair of pince-nez.
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He keeps a pair of thick-lensed reading glasses ("pince-nez") on a black fabric lanyard in his coat's left inside breast pocket.
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The man has a moustache and is wearing a pince-nez.
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Historical types include the "pince-nez", monocle, lorgnette, and scissors-glasses.
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For a few 20s, one can purchase a pair of foldout glasses that clip onto one's cellphone like futuristic pince-nez.
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He had a cheeseburger for a head, and sported a top hat, a diplomat's sash, and a pair of pince-nez spectacles.
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