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pin down VB trans

1. pin down (define exactly):

определя́ть

устана́вливать с то́чностью

2. pin down (pressure sb to decide):

прижима́ть (к сте́нке)

обя́зывать

заставля́ть

to pin down sb to sth

свя́зывать кого́-ли́бо чем-ли́бо (обеща́нием, обяза́тельством)

3. pin down (restrict sb's movement):

ограни́чивать

привя́зывать

Usage examples with pin down

to pin down sb to sth

свя́зывать кого́-ли́бо чем-ли́бо (обеща́нием, обяза́тельством)

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So it's difficult to always pin down reasons. en.wikipedia.org

These different explorations of identity demonstrate how difficult a concept it is to pin down. en.wikipedia.org

The special task of the social scientist in each generation is to pin down the contemporary facts. en.wikipedia.org

Critics, frustrated by their inability to pin down the term's meaning, have urged its complete abandonment. en.wikipedia.org

Like many eclectic architects of his time, it is difficult to pin down a specific style. en.wikipedia.org

The hammerhead shark uses its head to pin down the bluespotted stingray, while it is in shock and much weaker. en.wikipedia.org

Advanced statistics in baseball are vast, and can help pin down where a player is struggling. en.wikipedia.org

The line was falling at 1 in 44 and unfitted goods trains required to stop to pin down brakes. en.wikipedia.org

It is hard to pin down in words. en.wikipedia.org

Data were typically used a couple of months after the card transactions to make it harder for investigators to pin down the vulnerability. en.wikipedia.org

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