pinning in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for pinning in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.pin [Am pɪn, Brit pɪn] N

1. pin (for cloth, paper):

pin

alfiler m

it was so quiet you could have heard a pin drop

había tanto silencio que se podía oír el vuelo de una mosca

as clean as a (new) pin

limpio como un jaspe or como los chorros del oro

for two pins inf for two pins I'd tell her what I think of her

tengo muchas ganas de decirle lo que pienso de ella

not to care or give two pins inf I don't care two pins what they think

me importa un bledo or un comino or un pepino lo que piensen

2. pin (brooch, badge):

pin Am

insignia f

3.1. pin (on grenade):

pin

anilla f

3.2. pin (on plug) Brit ELEC:

pin

clavija f

pin

borne m

pin

pata f inf

3.3. pin (peg) TECH:

pin

perno m

3.4. pin Am:

clothes pin

pinza f (de la ropa)

clothes pin

broche m (de la ropa) Arg

clothes pin

palillo m (de la ropa) Urug

clothes pin

perrito m (de la ropa) Chil

clothes pin

gancho m (de la ropa) Col Ven

3.5. pin MED:

pin

clavo m

4.1. pin (in golf):

pin

banderín m

4.2. pin (in bowling):

pin

bolo m

pin

pino m Mex

5. pin <pins, pl > (legs):

pin inf

patas fpl inf

II.pin <pres part pinning; pt, pp pinned> [Am pɪn, Brit pɪn] VB trans

1. pin (fasten, attach):

pin dress/seam

prender con alfileres

I pinned the papers together

sujeté los papeles con un alfiler

she wore her hair pinned up

llevaba el pelo recogido (con horquillas)

she wore her hair pinned up

llevaba el pelo recogido (con prendedores) Mex

pin the list (up) on the board

pon la lista en el tablero de anuncios

she had a flower pinned on or to her dress

llevaba una flor prendida en el vestido

I pinned the clothes on the line Am

colgué or tendí la ropa

she had pinned her hopes on him/on getting a scholarship

había cifrado sus esperanzas en él/en conseguir la beca

they tried to pin the blame on him

trataron de hacerle cargar con la culpa

2. pin (hold motionless):

they pinned him against the wall

lo inmovilizaron contra la pared

she pinned my arms to my sides

me sujetó los brazos a ambos lados

thole pin [ˈθəʊl] N

thole pin

escálamo m

drawing pin N Brit

drawing pin

tachuela f

drawing pin

chinche m And

drawing pin

chinche f AmC Mex RioPl

drawing pin

chincheta f Spain

panel pin N Brit

panel pin

espiga f

pin down VB [Am pɪn -, Brit pɪn -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

1. pin down (prevent from moving):

he was pinned down by a fallen beam

quedó inmovilizado bajo una viga

they pinned him down

(se echaron sobre él y) lo inmovilizaron

2.1. pin down (define):

pin down cause/identity

definir

pin down cause/identity

precisar

something's wrong with me, but I can't pin it down

algo tengo, pero no sabría decir exactamente qué

ideologically, he is hard to pin down

es difícil encasillarlo en una ideología

2.2. pin down (force to state position):

it's useless trying to pin politicians down

es inútil intentar que los políticos se definan

to pin sb down to/on sth I managed to pin him down to a definite date

conseguí que se comprometiera para una fecha concreta

we couldn't pin him down on the details of the plan

no logramos que precisara or que concretara los pormenores del plan

pin back VB [Am pɪn -, Brit pɪn -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

pin back

sujetar

pin back

fijar

to have one's ears pinned back

operarse de las orejas (para aplastarlas)

pin money N U

pin money

dinero para gastos personales

she only works for pin money

solo trabaja para tener dinero para sus gastos

she only works for pin money

solo trabaja para tener dinero para sus vicios hum

safety pin N

safety pin

imperdible m

safety pin

gancho m And

safety pin

alfiler m de gancho CSur Ven

safety pin

gancho m de nodriza Col

safety pin

seguro m Mex

rolling pin N

rolling pin

rodillo m

rolling pin

palo m de amasar RioPl

rolling pin

palote m de amasar RioPl

rolling pin

rollo m pastelero Spain

rolling pin

uslero m Chil

firing pin N

firing pin

percutor m

pinning in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for pinning in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.pin [pɪn] -nn- N

1. pin (needle):

pin

alfiler m

pin MIL on grenade

arandela f

tie pin

alfiler m de corbata

2. pin Am (brooch):

pin

prendedor m

3. pin pl iron:

pins

patas f pl

Phrases:

to have pins and needles

sentir un hormigueo

to be on pins and needles

estar hecho un manojo de nervios

as bright as a new pin

brillante como una patena

you could have heard a pin drop

se podía oír hasta el vuelo de una mosca

II.pin [pɪn] -nn- VB trans (attach using pin)

to pin sth on

prender algo con un alfiler

to pin back one's ears fig

escuchar atentamente

pin together VB trans

pin together

unir

to pin papers together

grapar papeles

pin down VB trans

1. pin down (define):

pin down

precisar

2. pin down (locate):

pin down

concretar

3. pin down (pressure to decide):

pin down

presionar

4. pin down (restrict movement):

pin down

inmovilizar

pin up VB trans

pin up (attach using pins)

recoger con alfileres

pin up (picture on wall)

fijar con chinchetas

to pin up one's hair

recogerse el pelo con horquillas

pin-up [ˈpɪnʌp] N

1. pin-up poster:

pin-up

póster m (de una celebridad)

2. pin-up:

pin-up man

chico m de póster

pin-up girl

pin-up f

rolling pin N

rolling pin

rodillo m

drawing pin N Brit, Aus

drawing pin

chincheta f

safety pin N

safety pin

imperdible m

PIN [pɪn] N

PIN abbreviation of personal identification number

PIN

PIN m (número de identificación personal)

pin N

User Entry

pin (bowling) SPORTS

bolo m

pinning Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to pin all one's hopes on sb/sth

poner todas las esperanzas en alguien/algo

as bright as a new pin

brillante como una patena

you could have heard a pin drop

se podía oír hasta el vuelo de una mosca

to pin sth on

prender algo con un alfiler

to pin back one's ears fig

escuchar atentamente

(as) clean as a new pin

(tan) limpio como una patena

to pin up one's hair

recogerse el pelo con horquillas

to pin papers together

grapar papeles

you could have heard a pin drop

no se oía el vuelo de una mosca

you could hear a pin drop

no se oye el vuelo de una mosca