Diccionari - en_ca | diccionari.cat

Sewing etc. agulla de cap.
Mechanics [bolt] pern.
[cotter] xaveta.
[wooden] clavilla.
[peg] clavilla.
figurative insignificança, futilesa, no res.
pins colloquial cames.
pins and needles formigueig, enrampament.
neat as a new pin net com una patena.
he doesn't care two pins tant se li'n dona.
you could have heard a pin drop es podia sentir volar una mosca, no se sentia ni piu.
for two pins I'd knock his head off per no res li hauria ventat un (bolet \ clatellot).
safety pin agulla imperdible.

transitive verb

[-nn-]

posar agulles a.
[with bolt] subjectar (amb pern, etc).
to pin a notice up clavar un anunci amb xinxetes.
to pin a medal to someone's uniform penjar una medalla a l'uniforme d'algú.
to pin papers together aplegar papers amb un clip.
to pin someone against a wall empènyer algú contra la paret.
the battalion was pinned against the river el batalló va quedar copat vora el riu.

figurative to pin someone down obligar algú a concretar.
it's impossible to pin him down és impossible fer-lo concretar.
you can't pin him down to a date no en treurem cap data concreta.
there's something odd I can't quite pin down hi ha alguna cosa rara que no puc precisar.
to pin someone down to facts fer atenir algú als fets.

colloquial to pin something on someone acusar algú del que no ha fet.
you can't pin it on me no em podeu fer carregar les culpes.
they pinned a number of robberies on him el van culpar de diversos robatoris en els quals no havia participat.

noun Sewing etc agulla de cap Mechanics bolt pern cotter xaveta wooden clavilla peg clavilla figurative insignificança , futilesa , no res pins colloquial cames pins and needles formigueig , enrampament neat as a new pin net com una patena he doesn't care two pins tant se li'n dona you could have heard a pin drop es podia sentir volar una mosca , no se sentia ni piu for two pins I'd knock his head off per no res li hauria ventat un bolet \ clatellot safety pin agulla imperdible transitive verb -nn- posar agulles a with bolt subjectar amb pern, etc to pin a notice up…