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I . pinch [pɪntʃ] VB trans

1. pinch (nip, tweak):

pinch

pinch

ущипну́ть

to pinch oneself fig

ограни́чивать себя́

to pinch oneself fig

во всём себе́ отка́зывать

2. pinch (grip hard):

pinch

сда́вливать

pinch

сжима́ть

the shoes pinch my feet

ту́фли мне жмут

3. pinch inf (steal):

pinch

укра́сть

pinch

стяну́ть

II . pinch [pɪntʃ] VB intr

pinch

причиня́ть неудо́бства

pinch boots, shoes, slippers

III . pinch [pɪntʃ] N

1. pinch (nip):

pinch

to give sb a pinch

ущипну́ть кого́-ли́бо

2. pinch (minute/small quantity):

pinch

щепо́тка f

pinch

to take sth with a pinch of salt fig

относи́ться с недове́рием [или скепти́чески] к чему́-ли́бо

Phrases:

at/in a pinch

в кра́йнем слу́чае

to feel the pinch

быть в стеснённых обстоя́тельствах

Usage examples with pinch

to feel the pinch

быть в стеснённых обстоя́тельствах

to pinch oneself fig

ограни́чивать себя́

at/in a pinch

в кра́йнем слу́чае

the shoes pinch my feet

ту́фли мне жмут

to give sb a pinch

ущипну́ть кого́-ли́бо

to take sth with a pinch of salt fig

относи́ться с недове́рием [или скепти́чески] к чему́-ли́бо

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

относи́ться к чему́-ли́бо крити́чески [или недове́рчиво]

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

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

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

In Alsace, a considerable tradition incorporates a pinch of cinnamon. en.wikipedia.org

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

In a pinch, they have also been seen eating the eggs of ground-nesting birds and even shellfish on the seashore. en.wikipedia.org

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

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. www.goodfood.com.au

He played in a total of nine games in the majors, eight as a pinch hitter or pinch runner and one in left field. en.wikipedia.org

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

A vasectomy is described in detail so charming and surgically precise, it could serve, in a pinch, as a how-to-manual. en.wikipedia.org

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