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2 Translation results for pinch in Spanish

noun | verb

pinch noun

unfavorite favorite play sound
pinches
emergencia; dolor, tormento; pellizco (con los dedos); pizca, pellizco

Example sentences of
pinch noun

  • •the pinch of my favorite sweater really bugged me!
  • •an innocent person caught up in a city-wide pinch of drug dealers
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Synonyms of
pinch noun

justice, fairness, juncture, emergency, crisis, bit, pain, squeeze

Detailed synonyms for pinch noun

See: Juncture, Juncture, Justice

pinch verb

unfavorite favorite play sound
pinched, has pinched, is pinching, pinches
apretar; pellizcar; robar

Example sentences of
pinch verb

  • •My little brother is always trying to pinch me.
  • •He pinched her cheeks and told her how cute she was.
  • •Pinch together the edges of the dough.
  • •He pinched the top of his nose to stop the bleeding and leaned forward.
  • •He pinched off the top of the shoots.
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  • •She pinched back the new growth.
  • •These new shoes are pinching my toes.
  • •I pinched my fingers in the door.
  • •By pinching and scraping, she managed to save enough money to buy a new car.
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Synonyms of
pinch verb

steal
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Related phrases for pinch

  • in a pinch - (informal, EE.UU.) si no hay más remedio
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Reverse translation for pinch

emergencia  - emergency, emergence 
dolor  - pain, ache, grief, sorrow 
tormento  - torment, anguish, torture 
pellizco  (con los dedos) - pinch 
pizca  - pinch, speck, trace, harvest 
pellizco  - pinch 
apretar  - to press, to push, to press, to push (a button), to tighten, to fit tightly, to be too tight, to squeeze 
pellizcar  - to pinch, to nibble on 
robar  - to steal, to rob, to burglarize, to abduct, to kidnap, to captivate 
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