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Meanings of pair of pliers in English

Portuguese
alicate
Catalan
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Spanish
alicate

A gripping hand tool with two hinged arms and (usually) serrated jaws.

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        Usage of pair of pliers in English
        1
        June nodded and finished straightening the spokes with a pair of pliers.
        The lonely polygamist: a novel
        2
        If you can't find them, then bring me a pair of pliers.
        The Crimson Blind
        3
        I reached for a pair of pliers and went to work beside him.
        Leaving Time
        4
        Then I used a pair of pliers to remove gold teeth and fillings.
        Carrion comfort
        5
        Or that his left rear pocket held a pair of pliers.
        Come out tonight
        6
        Oh, God, I thought, there must be a pair of pliers, at least.
        Hell hath no fury
        7
        It was also my only pair of pliers, but I'll manage.
        Tight Squeeze
        8
        Probably wouldn't hold up against a good pair of pliers.
        Succubi like it hot
        9
        A little pair of pliers comes in very handy here.
        Hunting with the Bow & Arrow
        10
        After they'd removed the implants with a pair of pliers.
        Altered carbon
        11
        The woman was shaping it with a wooden block and a pair of pliers.
        The reversal
        12
        Their inner faces were corrugated like the jaws of a giant pair of pliers.
        Death angel
        13
        It had a little tool-drawer, and in the tool-drawer was a small pair of pliers.
        The Old Wives' Tale
        14
        The same result may be brought about by the use of a pair of pliers.
        On Laboratory Arts
        15
        A pair of pliers lay upon the window sill.
        The Mucker
        16
        And if I only had a pair of pliers--
        The Radio Boys on the Mexican Border
        Translations for pair of pliers
        Portuguese
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