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I.pin [Am pɪn, Brit pɪn] N

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1. pin (for cloth, paper):

pin

it was so quiet you could have heard a pin drop

había tanto silencio que se podía oír el vuelo de una mosca

as clean as a (new) pin

limpio como un jaspe or como los chorros del oro

for two pins inf for two pins I'd tell her what I think of her

tengo muchas ganas de decirle lo que pienso de ella

not to care or give two pins inf I don't care two pins what they think

me importa un bledo or un comino or un pepino lo que piensen

2. pin (brooch, badge):

pin Am

3.1. pin (on grenade):

pin

3.2. pin (on plug) Brit ELEC:

pin

pin

pin

pata f inf

3.3. pin (peg) TECH:

pin

3.4. pin Am:

clothes pin

pinza f (de la ropa)

clothes pin

broche m (de la ropa) Arg

clothes pin

palillo m (de la ropa) Urug

clothes pin

perrito m (de la ropa) Chil

clothes pin

gancho m (de la ropa) Col Ven

3.5. pin MED:

pin

4.1. pin (in golf):

pin

4.2. pin (in bowling):

pin

pin

pino m Mex

5. pin <pins, pl > (legs):

pin inf

patas fpl inf

II.pin <pres part pinning; pt, pp pinned> [Am pɪn, Brit pɪn] VB trans

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1. pin (fasten, attach):

pin dress/seam

prender con alfileres

I pinned the papers together

sujeté los papeles con un alfiler

she wore her hair pinned up

llevaba el pelo recogido (con horquillas)

she wore her hair pinned up

llevaba el pelo recogido (con prendedores) Mex

pin the list (up) on the board

pon la lista en el tablero de anuncios

she had a flower pinned on or to her dress

llevaba una flor prendida en el vestido

I pinned the clothes on the line Am

colgué or tendí la ropa

she had pinned her hopes on him/on getting a scholarship

había cifrado sus esperanzas en él/en conseguir la beca

they tried to pin the blame on him

trataron de hacerle cargar con la culpa

2. pin (hold motionless):

they pinned him against the wall

lo inmovilizaron contra la pared

she pinned my arms to my sides

me sujetó los brazos a ambos lados

thole pin [ˈθəʊl] N

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thole pin

drawing pin N Brit

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panel pin N Brit

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panel pin

pin down VB [Am pɪn -, Brit pɪn -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

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1. pin down (prevent from moving):

he was pinned down by a fallen beam

quedó inmovilizado bajo una viga

they pinned him down

(se echaron sobre él y) lo inmovilizaron

2.2. pin down (force to state position):

it's useless trying to pin politicians down

es inútil intentar que los políticos se definan

to pin sb down to/on sth I managed to pin him down to a definite date

conseguí que se comprometiera para una fecha concreta

we couldn't pin him down on the details of the plan

no logramos que precisara or que concretara los pormenores del plan

pin back VB [Am pɪn -, Brit pɪn -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

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pin money N U

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safety pin N

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rolling pin N

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firing pin N

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firing pin

Translations for pin in the English»Spanish Dictionary (Go to Spanish»English)

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I.pin [pɪn] N

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1. pin (needle):

pin

pin MIL on grenade

tie pin

alfiler m de corbata

2. pin (brooch):

pin

3. pin pl fig (legs):

pin

patas f pl

II.pin <-nn-> [pɪn] VB trans

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1. pin (attach using pin):

to pin sth on

prender algo con un alfiler

to pin back one's ears fig

escuchar atentamente

2. pin (associate with) crime:

to pin sth on sb

atribuir algo a alguien

PIN [pɪn] N

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PIN ABBR personal identification number

PIN

PIN m (número de identificación personal)

pin up VB trans

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pin down VB trans

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1. pin down (define):

pin down

2. pin down (locate):

pin down

3. pin down (pressure to decide):

pin down

presionar (a alguien) para que se defina

4. pin down (restrict movement):

pin down

pin together VB trans

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pin together

to pin papers together

rolling pin N

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rolling pin

safety pin N

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safety pin

bobby pin N

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bobby pin

bobby pin

pinza f Col

stickpin N, stick pin [ˈstɪk·ˌpɪn] N

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alfiler m de corbata

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Another beauty was the grey pin-stripe, three-piece suit made from a fabric that had never been anywhere remotely near a sheep. www.dailymail.co.uk

And he was undeniably the possessor of pin-up good looks. www.telegraph.co.uk

He has a safety pin stuck through his left ear. en.wikipedia.org

A common example of a linear cam is a key for a pin tumbler lock. en.wikipedia.org

Similar to the firing pin block, the obstruction to the hammer's travel is removed as a consequence of pulling the trigger. en.wikipedia.org

So she hits him over the head with a rolling pin, to get him to stop scaring the baby. en.wikipedia.org

Each contact has a 1.27mm pitch with regular pin array, to mate with a 604-pin processor package. en.wikipedia.org

I slunk into the shadows before anyone could pin it on me. www.kotaku.com.au

Furthermore, just like its safety pin structure, it also has a function of pinning all three monomers together and pins it to the head domain. en.wikipedia.org

However, unlike the pin tumbler lock, where each pin consists of two or more pieces, each wafer in the lock is a single piece. en.wikipedia.org

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