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I . pin [pɪn] N

1. pin (sharp object):

pin

bucika f

drawing pin

risalni žebljiček

pins and needles

the students were on pins and needles

študenti so bili na trnih

2. pin Am:

pin (for clothing)

pin (brooch)

broška f

II . pin <-nn-> [pɪn] VB trans

1. pin (attach with pin):

pin (up)on/to

pripenjati [perf pripeti ]na

to pin back one's ears esp Brit fig inf

to pin all one's hopes on sth fig

položiti vse upe v kaj

2. pin (hold firmly):

she was pinned under a fallen beam from the roof

bila je vkleščena pod tram, ki je padel s strehe

to pin sb against the door/in a corner/to the floor

pritisniti koga ob vrata/stisniti koga v kot/pritisniti koga ob tla

3. pin (fix blame unfairly):

to pin sth on sb

naprtiti komu kaj

pin down VB trans

1. pin:

pin (define exactly)

opredeljevati [perf opredeliti]

pin (locate precisely)

določati [perf določiti]

2. pin (make decide):

to pin down ⇄ sb [to sth]

prisiliti koga v odločitev [o čem]

3. pin (hold fast):

to pin down ⇄ sb

pin up VB trans

pin

pripenjati [perf pripeti]

to pin up one's hair

to pin up a picture on the wall

pripeti sliko na steno

PIN [pɪn] N

PIN abbreviation of personal identification number:

PIN

PIN m

ˈclothes peg N Brit, ˈclothes pin N Am

clothes peg

ščipalka f za perilo

ˈdraw·ing pin N Brit Aus

drawing pin

risalni žebljiček m

pin-ˈsharp ADJ

pin-sharp photograph, image

pin-sharp fig comments, assessments

I . ˈpin-up N

1. pin-up (picture):

poster m

2. pin-up inf (person):

he's the latest teenage pin-up

on je najnovejši najstniški fant za plakat

II . ˈpin-up ADJ attr

pin-up magazine

revija s posterji

ˈroll·ing pin N

rolling pin

kuhinjski valjar m

ˈsafe·ty pin N

1. safety pin (covered pin):

varnostna zaponka f

2. safety pin (on grenade):

Usage examples with pins

pins and needles

the students were on pins and needles

študenti so bili na trnih

have you got any drawing pins? — if you wait a moment, I'll get you some

imate kaj risalnih žebljičkov? – če počakate trenutek, vam jih nekaj prinesem

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Next, a woman hanging up the laundry in another yard is handed clothes pins by the elephant. en.wikipedia.org

Vendor cables are often wired with tip and ring reversedi.e. pins 1 and 2 reversed, or pins 4 and 5 reversed. en.wikipedia.org

Metalwork, including elaborate penannular brooches and fastening pins, have been dated to the 5th-7th centuries. en.wikipedia.org

And he crashed into -- and through -- those defenses as a bowling pin tips through the ten pins. en.wikipedia.org

They remove the need to use hammers to manually drive out and insert the mounting pins for attachments. en.wikipedia.org

I'd rather stick pins in my eyes. www.telegraph.co.uk

The oscillation takes place across two of the pins (connections). en.wikipedia.org

In this system the binding has three small pins that stick up. en.wikipedia.org

His book certainly is serious, while frequently frivolous; it's a fascinating history of some of our most beloved items of stationery, including drawing pins, highlighter pens and staples. www.independent.co.uk

Superman then pins the monster over a lamp post, and the city is saved. en.wikipedia.org

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