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I [pɪntʃ]1) (nip) pizzicotto m.2) (of salt, spice) pizzico m.••at — BE
in — AE
at — BE o
II 1. [pɪntʃ]in — AE
1) (with fingers) pizzicare3) colloq. (steal) fregare, grattare4) [ crab] pizzicare5) agr.to pinch out o off — togliere, staccare (con le mani) [bud, tip]
6) AE colloq. (arrest) pizzicare, beccare2.verbo intransitivo [ shoe] andare stretto••* * *[pin ] 1. verb1) (to squeeze or press tightly (flesh), especially between the thumb and forefinger: He pinched her arm.) pizzicare2) (to hurt by being too small or tight: My new shoes are pinching (me).) stringere3) (to steal: Who pinched my bicycle?) rubare2. noun1) (an act of pinching; a squeeze or nip: He gave her a pinch on the cheek.) pizzico2) (a very small amount; what can be held between the thumb and forefinger: a pinch of salt.) pizzico•- pinched- feel the pinch* * *[pɪntʃ]1. n1) (with fingers) pizzicotto, pizzico2) (small quantity) pizzico, presa2. vt1) (with fingers) pizzicare2) (fam: steal) fregare, grattare, (idea) rubare3) (fam: arrest) pizzicare3. vi(shoe) essere (troppo) stretto (-a), stringere* * *pinch /pɪntʃ/n.1 pizzicotto; pizzico3 (fig.) morso (fig.); angustia; tormento; sofferenza: the pinch of poverty, il tormento della miseria7 (comput.) nei dispositivi multi-touch, gesto effettuato avvicinando o allontanando due dita per ingrandire o ridurre le dimensioni di visualizzazione di un oggetto● (elettr.) pinch effect, reostrizione □ ( baseball) pinch-hitter, battitore di riserva; (fig.) riserva, sostituto □ pinch of a smile, sorriso striminzito □ at a pinch, in caso di emergenza; in caso di necessità □ to feel the pinch, essere in ristrettezze; navigare in cattive acque □ to feel the pinch of hunger, sentire i morsi della fame □ if it comes to a pinch, se le cose si mettono male; se si viene alle strette □ (fig.) to take st. with a pinch of salt, prendere qc. cum grano salis (lat.).(to) pinch /pɪntʃ/A v. t.1 pizzicare; dare un pizzicotto a (q.); serrare; stringere; pungere: I've pinched my thumb, mi sono pizzicato il pollice ( me lo sono stretto nella porta, ecc.); He pinched my cheek, mi diede un pizzicotto sulla guancia2 (fig., spec. al passivo) far soffrire, tormentare; tenere a corto, ridurre in strettezze: to be pinched with cold, essere tormentato dal freddoB v. i.3 ( di persona) lesinare; fare una grande economia: Nobody should pinch on food, non si dovrebbe lesinare sul cibo5 (comput.) nei dispositivi multi-touch, avvicinare o allontanare due dita per ingrandire o ridurre le dimensioni di visualizzazione di un oggetto● (fam.) to pinch and scrape, tirare la cinghia (fig.); fare grandi economie □ to pinch money from sb., rubare denaro a q. □ to pinch off (o out), spollonare ( una pianta) □ to pinch pennies, contare il centesimo; risparmiare al massimo; essere tirchio (o spilorcio) □ to be pinched for room, non aver spazio per muoversi □ (fig.) That's where the shoe pinches, è questo il punto dolente; è questo che non va.* * *I [pɪntʃ]1) (nip) pizzicotto m.2) (of salt, spice) pizzico m.••at — BE
in — AE
at — BE o
II 1. [pɪntʃ]in — AE
1) (with fingers) pizzicare3) colloq. (steal) fregare, grattare4) [ crab] pizzicare5) agr.to pinch out o off — togliere, staccare (con le mani) [bud, tip]
6) AE colloq. (arrest) pizzicare, beccare2.verbo intransitivo [ shoe] andare stretto••
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