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pin down [sb.], pin [sb.] down1) (physically) immobilizzare (to contro)2) fig. vincolareto pin sb. down to a definite date — costringere qcn. a fissare una data
to pin sb. down to doing — fare promettere a qcn. di fare; pin down [sth.], pin [sth.] down
3) fissare con puntine [piece of paper, cloth]; spillare [ sheet]4) fig. (define) definire, identificare [concept, feeling]I can't pin it down — non riesco a definirlo o a metterlo a fuoco
* * *(to make (someone) give a definite answer, statement, opinion or promise: I can't pin him down to a definite date for his arrival.) vincolare* * *vt + adv1) (fasten or hold down) immobilizzare2) figthere's something strange here but I can't quite pin it down — c'è qualcosa di strano qua ma non riesco a capire cos'è
* * *pin down [sb.], pin [sb.] down1) (physically) immobilizzare (to contro)2) fig. vincolareto pin sb. down to a definite date — costringere qcn. a fissare una data
to pin sb. down to doing — fare promettere a qcn. di fare; pin down [sth.], pin [sth.] down
3) fissare con puntine [piece of paper, cloth]; spillare [ sheet]4) fig. (define) definire, identificare [concept, feeling]I can't pin it down — non riesco a definirlo o a metterlo a fuoco
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pin down [somebody], pin [somebody] down1) ( physically) immobiliser (to à)2) fig coincerpin down [something], pin [something] down3) lit accrocher [piece of paper, cloth]; épingler [sheet] -
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pin down а) заставить кого-л (выполнить обещание, сдержать слово и т.д.),поймать на слове; припереть к стене; связать обещанием; See if you can pin thechairman down to an exact date. We shall have to pin him down to his promise.б) точно определить, установить; At last we were able to pin the trouble downto a fault in the machine. It is difficult to pin down the exact meaning ofthis verb. -
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■ pin downv. t. + avv.1 fissare con uno spillo, ecc.2 bloccare; tenere fermo; immobilizzare: We were pinned down by machine gun fire, eravamo bloccati dal fuoco delle mitragliatrici3 vincolare; costringere a rispettare qc. ( una promessa, ecc.); costringere a fissare ( una data, una cifra, ecc.): to pin sb. down to an agreement, costringere q. a rispettare un accordo4 definire, stabilire, identificare, ecc. con precisione; individuare: There's something strange about him, which I can't quite pin down, c'è qualcosa di strano in lui che non riesco a definire; Finally scientists pinned down the malformations to thalidomide, alla fine gli scienziati hanno individuato nel talidomide la causa delle malformazioni -
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pin down to связывать (напр. обещанием); -
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transitive verb1) (fig.): (bind) festlegen, festnageln (to or on auf + Akk.)he's a difficult man to pin down — man kann ihn nur schwer dazu bringen, sich [auf etwas] festzulegen
2) (trap) festhaltenpin somebody down [to the ground] — jemanden auf den Boden drücken
3) (define exactly)pin something down in words — etwas in Worte fassen
I can't quite pin it down — ich kann es nicht richtig ausmachen
* * *(to make (someone) give a definite answer, statement, opinion or promise: I can't pin him down to a definite date for his arrival.) festnageln* * *◆ pin downvt2. (make decide)she's very difficult to \pin down down man wird nicht richtig schlau aus ihr3. (hold fast)▪ to \pin down down ⇆ sb jdn niederdrücken* * *vt sep1) (= fix down with pins) an- or festheften; (= hold, weight down) beschweren, niederhalten; (= trap: rockfall etc) einklemmenhe pinned him down on the canvas — er drückte ihn auf die Matte
two of the gang pinned him down —
our troops were pinned down by heavy artillery fire — unsere Truppen wurden durch heftiges Artilleriefeuer festgehalten
2) (fig)to pin sb down — jdn festnageln or festlegen
he wouldn't be pinned down to any particular date — er ließ sich nicht auf ein bestimmtes Datum festnageln or festlegen
he's a difficult man to pin down — man kann ihn nur schwer dazu bringen, sich festzulegen
I've seen him/it somewhere before but I can't pin him/it down —
we can't pin down the source of the rumours it's not easy to pin down the precise cause of this — wir können die Quelle der Gerüchte nicht lokalisieren es ist nicht leicht, die genaue Ursache dafür festzustellen
there's something odd here, but I can't pin it down — irgendetwas ist hier merkwürdig, aber ich kann nicht genau sagen, was
* * *transitive verb1) (fig.): (bind) festlegen, festnageln (to or on auf + Akk.)he's a difficult man to pin down — man kann ihn nur schwer dazu bringen, sich [auf etwas] festzulegen
2) (trap) festhaltenpin somebody down [to the ground] — jemanden auf den Boden drücken
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(to make (someone) give a definite answer, statement, opinion or promise: I can't pin him down to a definite date for his arrival.) abligar a uno a que concrete; hacer que se comprometaexpr.• inmobilizar v.v + o + adv, v + adv + o1) ( prevent from moving)2)a) ( define) \<\<cause/identity\>\> definir, precisarsomething's wrong with me, but I can't pin it down — algo tengo, pero no sabría decir exactamente qué
b) ( force to state position)I managed to pin him down to a definite date — conseguí que se comprometiera para una fecha concreta
VT + ADV1) (=fasten or hold down) sujetar2) (fig)a) (=oblige to be specific)the minister refused to be pinned down on the timing of the reforms — el ministro no quiso comprometerse a dar fechas específicas para las reformas
b) (=identify) [+ problem] identificar; [+ concept] precisar, definir; [+ reason] dar con; [+ date] precisar3) (Mil) [+ troops] atraparour men were pinned down by artillery fire — nuestros hombres se vieron atrapados por fuego de artillería
* * *v + o + adv, v + adv + o1) ( prevent from moving)2)a) ( define) \<\<cause/identity\>\> definir, precisarsomething's wrong with me, but I can't pin it down — algo tengo, pero no sabría decir exactamente qué
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vt1) ( define exactly)to \pin down down <-> sth etw genau definieren;( locate precisely) etw genau bestimmen2) ( make decide)to \pin down down <-> sb [to sth] jdn [auf etw akk] festnageln;she's very difficult to \pin down down man wird nicht richtig schlau aus ihr3) ( hold fast)to \pin down down <-> sb jdn fest halten -
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1) заставить( кого-л. выполнить обещание, сдержать слово и т.д.), поймать на слове;
припереть к стене;
связать обещанием See if you can pin the chairman down to an exact date. ≈ Попробуй заставить председателя объявить окончательную дату.
2) точно определить, установить At last we were able to pin the trouble down to a fault in the machine. ≈ Наконец нам удалось обнаружить, где же именно была поломка в машине. It is difficult to pin down the exact meaning of this verb. ≈ Определить точное значение этого глагола нелегко.Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > pin down
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фраз. гл.1) заставить (кого-л. выполнить обещание, сдержать слово), поймать на слове; припереть к стене; связать обещаниемSee if you can pin the chairman down to an exact date. — Попробуй заставить председателя объявить окончательную дату.
2) точно определить, установитьAt last we were able to pin the trouble down to a fault in the machine. — Наконец нам удалось обнаружить, где же именно была поломка в машине.
It is difficult to pin down the exact meaning of this verb. — Определить точное значение этого глагола нелегко.
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phrvt infmlYou'll have a hard time trying to pin her down — Тебе придется с ней трудно, потому что она всегда умеет увильнуть от ответа
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вычислить, выяснить, установить причинуThe firefighters finally were able to pin down the source of the odour.
The police tried to pin down the blame for the fire in the school.
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vt ( fig)to pin sb down (to sth) — zmuszać (zmusić perf) kogoś do zajęcia stanowiska (w jakiejś sprawie)
there's something strange here but I can't quite pin it down — coś tu jest dziwnego, ale nie potrafię (dokładnie) powiedzieć, co
* * *(to make (someone) give a definite answer, statement, opinion or promise: I can't pin him down to a definite date for his arrival.) wymusić na, wyciągnąć z -
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(to make (someone) give a definite answer, statement, opinion or promise: I can't pin him down to a definite date for his arrival.) få nogen til at forpligte sig* * *(to make (someone) give a definite answer, statement, opinion or promise: I can't pin him down to a definite date for his arrival.) få nogen til at forpligte sig -
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(to make (someone) give a definite answer, statement, opinion or promise: I can't pin him down to a definite date for his arrival.) knÿja fram ákveðið svar -
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(to make (someone) give a definite answer, statement, opinion or promise: I can't pin him down to a definite date for his arrival.) kihúz vkiből (ígéretet stb.) -
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(to make (someone) give a definite answer, statement, opinion or promise: I can't pin him down to a definite date for his arrival.) prender -
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sıkıştırmak, mecbur etmek, zorunlu kılmak* * *(to make (someone) give a definite answer, statement, opinion or promise: I can't pin him down to a definite date for his arrival.) kesin karar verdirmek -
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(to make (someone) give a definite answer, statement, opinion or promise: I can't pin him down to a definite date for his arrival.) pritisniti koga ob zid
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