pinch - Translation in LEO’s English ⇔ Spanish Dictionary

Nouns

pinch	el pellizco
pinch	la tenazada
pinch   also  [COOK.]	la pizca
pinch   also  [COOK.]	el chin (Lat. Am.: P. Rico, R. Dom.)
pinch-hitter [SPORT.]	bateador emergente   [Baseball]
pinch-runner [SPORT.]	corredor emergente   [Baseball]
pinch pot [ART.][TECH.]	pieza hecha por pellizco

Verbs

to pinch so.  | pinched, pinched |   - press	pellizcar a alguien
to pinch sth.  | pinched, pinched | [coll.]   - steal	despabilar algo
to pinch sth.  | pinched, pinched | [coll.]   - steal	gatear algo [coll.]
to pinch sth.  | pinched, pinched | [coll.]   - steal	rapar algo [coll.]
to pinch sth.  | pinched, pinched | [coll.]   - steal	trincar algo [coll.]
to pinch hit (for so. (or: sth.))	batear (para algo (or: alguien))   [Baseball]
to pinch run (for so. (or: sth.))	correr (para algo (or: alguien))   [Baseball]
to be pinched for money  | was, been |	andar justo de dinero
to be pinched for money  | was, been |	no llegar a fin de mes
to be pinched for money  | was, been |	andar corto de dinero [coll.]
to be pinched for money  | was, been |	andar mal de dinero [coll.]
to be pinched for money  | was, been |	ir corto de fondos [coll.]
to be pinched for money  | was, been |	ir justo de pasta [coll.]

Adjectives / Adverbs

at a pinch (Brit.)	en caso de emergencia
at a pinch (Brit.)	en caso de necesidad
at a pinch (Brit.)	en caso necesario

Phrases / Collocations

to take sth. with a pinch of salt (Brit.)	tomar algo con prudencia
to take sth. with a pinch of salt (Brit.)	tomar algo con alfileres [fig.]   - no al pie de la letra
to take sth. with a pinch of salt (Brit.)	tomar algo con pinzas [fig.]   - no al pie de la letra

Orthographically similar words

cinch, finch, inch, pincho, pitch, Punch, punch, winch

picha, piche, pichi, picho, pincha, pinche, pincho, pitch

Related search terms

palm, nick, snitch