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toŋz(an instrument for holding and lifting objects: sugar-tongs; a pair of tongs.) pinzastongs npl tenazastr[tɒŋz]1 tenacillas nombre femenino plural, pinzas nombre femenino pluraltongs ['tɑŋz, 'tɔŋz] npl: tenazas fpln.pl.• tenacillas s.f.pl.• tenazas s.f.pl.tɑːŋz, tɔːŋz, tɒŋzplural noun tenacillas fpl, pinza(s) f(pl)a pair of tongs — unas tenacillas, una(s) pinza(s)
[tɒŋz]NPL (for coal etc) tenazas fpl ; (=curling tongs) tenacillas fpla pair of tongs — unas tenazas, unas tenacillas
* * *[tɑːŋz, tɔːŋz, tɒŋz]plural noun tenacillas fpl, pinza(s) f(pl)a pair of tongs — unas tenacillas, una(s) pinza(s)
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2 tongs
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3 tongs
pl.tenazas (for coal, heavy objects); pinzas (for food, smaller objects) -
4 tongs
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5 sugar tongs
(an instrument for lifting sugar lumps: a pair of sugar tongs.) pinzas para el azúcarpinzas nombre femenino plural para el azúcar -
6 to go at it hammer and tongs
figurative use luchar a brazo partido* (=argue) discutir acaloradamente; (=fight) luchar a brazo partido; (=work) darle duro * -
7 curling iron or tongs
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8 hooking tongs
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9 curling tongs
tenacillas nombre femenino plural para rizar el pelo -
10 Crutchfield tongs
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11 Gardner-Wells tongs
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12 bolt tongs
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13 crucible tongs
n plLAB pinzas de mufla f pl, tenazas de mufla f pl -
14 developing tongs
n plCINEMAT, PHOTO pinzas para revelado f pl -
15 elbow tongs
n plPROD tenazas de boca curva f pl, tenazas de bujes f pl -
16 fixed tongs
n plAUTO pinza de freno fija f -
17 floating tongs
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18 lever grip tongs
n plPROD tenazas articuladas para manejar sillares f pl -
19 pipe tongs
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20 print tongs
n plPHOTO pinzas para pruebas f pl
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Tongs — are and lifting tools, of which there are many forms adapted to their specific use. Some are merely large pincers or nippers, but the greatest number fall into three classes: # Tongs which have long arms terminating in small flat circular ends of … Wikipedia
Tongs — Tongs, n. pl. [OE. tonge, tange, AS. tange; akin to D. tang, G. zanga, OHG. zanga, Don. tang, Sw. t[*a]ng, Icel. t[ o]ng, Gr. da knein to bite, Skr. da[ n]i[,c], da[,c]. [root]59. Cf. {Tang} a strong taste, anything projecting.] An instrument,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tongs — (n.) O.E. tange, tang tongs, from P.Gmc. *tango (Cf. O.S. tanga, O.N. töng, Swed. tông, O.Fris. tange, M.Du. tanghe, Du. tang, O.H.G. zanga, Ger. Zange), lit. that which bites, from PIE root *dank … Etymology dictionary
tongs — [ tɔŋz ] noun plural 1. ) a metal or plastic object that consists of two connected arms that you push together in order to pick something up: a pair of sugar tongs 2. ) BRITISH a CURLING IRON … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
tongs — tongs; tongs·man; … English syllables
tongs — ► PLURAL NOUN 1) a tool with two movable arms that are joined at one end, used for picking up and holding things. 2) curling tongs. ORIGIN Old English … English terms dictionary
tongs — [tôŋz, täŋz] pl.n. [ME tongys, pl. of tonge < OE tange, akin to Ger zange < IE base * denk̑ , to bite: basic sense “those that bite together”] [sometimes with sing. v.] a device for seizing or lifting objects, having two long arms pivoted… … English World dictionary
tongs — (tongs) an instrument for grasping and holding, consisting of two arms joined by a hinge or pivot … Medical dictionary
tongs — [tɔŋz US ta:ŋz, to:ŋz] n [plural] [: Old English; Origin: tang (singular)] a tool that you use to lift up small objects. It has two bars joined at one end, that you press together to lift objects … Dictionary of contemporary English
-tongs — tongs, etc noun Garden implements of varying forms for getting rid of weeds ● weed … Useful english dictionary
Tongs — Tong Pour l’article homophone, voir Thongue. Une paire de tongs … Wikipédia en Français