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1 ♦ pin
♦ pin /pɪn/n.1 spillo; spilla: dressmaker's pins, spilli ( da sarta); safety pin, spillo di sicurezza (o da balia); a scarf pin, una spilla per sciarpa2 (mecc.) perno; spinotto; spina; copiglia4 (mus.) bischero; pirolo5 (fig.) bagattella; inezia; quisquilia11 «pin» ( misura per liquidi, pari a 4,5 galloni ingl., cioè a 20,46 litri); barilotto di tale capacità12 (elettron.) piedino; terminale17 (pl.) (fam.) gambe: to be quick on one's pins, essere svelto di gambe; essere in gamba; essere arzillo, vispo● (fig.) pins and needles, formicolio: (fig.) to be on pins and needles, stare sulle spine; ( anche) smaniare □ (metall.) pin bar, barra per spine □ (naut.) pin block, cavigliere □ (mus.) pin block, ( di clavicembalo, di pianoforte) somiere; ( di pianoforte, anche) pancone □ (mecc.) pin joint, articolazione a perno; snodo □ pin money, ( un tempo) spillatico; denaro per le piccole spese ( d'una donna); ( ora) argent de poche; paghetta (fam.) □ (naut.) pin rail, cavigliera a murata □ (mecc.) pin rod, spina di collegamento □ ( di abito) pin-striped, a righine; (spec.) gessato □ (mecc.) a pin wrench, una chiave inglese con spinotto □ as neat as a new pin, tutto lindo; pulitissimo; tirato a nuovo □ (fam.) I don't care a pin (o two pins), non me ne importa un fico secco □ (fam.) You could have heard a pin drop, si sarebbe sentita volare una mosca.(to) pin /pɪn/v. t.1 attaccare (con uno spillo, una puntina, ecc.); appuntare; affiggere; fissare; puntare; unire: to pin documents together, attaccare (o unire) documenti con spilli; to pin a notice on the board, affiggere un avviso sul tabellone; to pin a medal on sb. 's chest, appuntare una medaglia sul petto a q.2 forare, pungere, trafiggere, infilzare (spec. con uno spillo): to pin butterflies, infilzare farfalle con spilli3 (mecc.) imperniare; incoppigliare4 (► to pin back, to pin down) immobilizzare; bloccare; tenere fermo (o inchiodato): The driver was pinned against the wheel, il conducente rimase immobilizzato contro il volante5 attribuire; addossare; affibbiare: to pin the blame on sb., affibbiare la colpa a q.; The murder had been pinned on an innocent man, dell'assassinio era stato incolpato un innocente6 riporre; porre: to pin one's faith [hopes] on sb., riporre la propria fiducia [speranza] in q.
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