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1 pinch
pinch [pɪnt∫]1. nounb. ( = small amount) pincée f• you have to take his stories with a pinch of salt il ne faut pas prendre ce qu'il raconte au pied de la lettrea. ( = squeeze) pincer ; [shoes] serrer[shoe] être trop étroit4. compounds* * *[pɪntʃ] 1.1) pincement m2) (of salt, spice) pincée f; ( of snuff) prise f2.transitive verb1) pincer2) [shoe] serrer4) ( remove)3.to pinch out ou off — enlever [bud, tip]
intransitive verb [shoe] serrer••at GB ou on US a pinch — à la rigueur
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2 snail mail
familiar courrier m escargot, courrier postalE-mail is putting the squeeze on snail mail as computer users opt for the faster, cheaper and more convenient method of writing to friends, family and business associates. Feeling the pinch is the Communications Authority of Thailand (CAT), the country's postal service operator. The CAT has suffered decreasing mail volume for the past several years as more and more Thais become Internet users and discover the benefits of e-mail.
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