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mince one' words

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    mins 1. verb
    1) (to cut into small pieces or chop finely: Would you like me to mince the meat for you?) finhakke, kverne (kjøtt)
    2) (to walk with short steps, in an unpleasantly dainty or delicate way: She minced over to him.) trippe, svinse
    2. noun
    (meat (usually beef) chopped up into small pieces: mince and potatoes.) kvernet/hakket kjøtt
    - mincing
    - mincingly
    - mincemeat
    hakke
    I
    subst. \/mɪns\/
    ( spesielt britisk) kjøttdeig, hakket kjøtt
    II
    verb \/mɪns\/
    1) (om mat, spesielt kjøtt) hakke, skjære, finhakke, finskjære
    2) opptre med tilgjort eleganse
    3) trippe, gå på en jålete måte
    4) ( om språk) mildne, moderere
    5) snakke på tilgjort måte
    minced meat hakket kjøtt, kjøttdeig
    mince one' words moderere språket sitt
    not mince matters\/words ta bladet fra munnen, snakke rett fra levra, ikke legge fingrene mellom

    English-Norwegian dictionary > mince

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  • mince one's words — ► mince (one s) words voice one s disapproval delicately or gently. Main Entry: ↑mince …   English terms dictionary

  • mince words — ► mince (one s) words voice one s disapproval delicately or gently. Main Entry: ↑mince …   English terms dictionary

  • not mince one's words — not mince words I ll not mince words: you need to stick to this exercise program or you re looking at serious health problems Syn: talk straight, not beat around the bush, call a spade a spade, speak straight from the heart, pull no punches, not… …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • mince — ► VERB 1) cut up or shred (meat) into very small pieces. 2) walk in an affected manner with short, quick steps and swinging hips. ► NOUN chiefly Brit. ▪ minced meat. ● mince (one s) words Cf. ↑mince words …   English terms dictionary

  • not mince (one's) words — TALK STRAIGHT, not beat about the bush, call a spade a spade, speak straight from the shoulder, pull no punches; informal tell it like it is; N. Amer. informal talk turkey. → mince …   Useful english dictionary

  • mince — [[t]mɪ̱ns[/t]] minces, mincing, minced 1) N UNCOUNT Mince is meat which has been cut into very small pieces using a machine. [mainly BRIT] Brown the mince in a frying pan. Syn: mincemeat (in AM, use ground beef, hamburger meat) 2) VERB If you… …   English dictionary

  • mince — verb 1) mince the meat and onions Syn: grind, chop up, cut up, dice, hash, chop fine 2) she minced out of the room Syn: walk affectedly; informal sashay, flounce, strut • …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • mince words (or one's words) usu. with negative — voice one s disapproval delicately or gently. → mince …   English new terms dictionary

  • mince — mincer, n. /mins/, v., minced, mincing, n. v.t. 1. to cut or chop into very small pieces. 2. to soften, moderate, or weaken (one s words), esp. for the sake of decorum or courtesy. 3. to perform or utter with affected elegance. 4. to subdivide… …   Universalium

  • mince — verb 1》 [often as adjective minced] cut up or shred (meat) into very small pieces. 2》 walk in an affected manner with short, quick steps and swinging hips. noun chiefly Brit. minced meat. Phrases mince words (or one s words) [usu. with negative]… …   English new terms dictionary

  • mince — v. & n. v. 1 tr. cut up or grind (esp. meat) into very small pieces. 2 tr. (usu. with neg.) restrain (one s words etc.) within the bounds of politeness. 3 intr. (usu. as mincing adj.) speak or walk with an affected delicacy. n. esp. Brit. minced… …   Useful english dictionary

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