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Meanings of pinch in English

Portuguese
fragmento
Catalan
pessic
Spanish
pizca

A slight but appreciable amount.

      fragmento
      Portuguese
      arresto
      Catalan
      arrest
      Spanish
      detención

      The act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)

            arresto
            Portuguese
            urgência
            Catalan
            emergència

            A sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action.

                  urgência
                  Portuguese
                  roubar
                  Catalan
                  furtar
                  Spanish
                  afanar

                  Make off with belongings of others.

                      roubar
                      Usage of pinch in English
                      1
                      For example, left hand to blue crimp, right foot to green pinch.
                      Climbing Magazine
                      2
                      Union members feel the economic pinch and so they need wage increases.
                      The South African
                      3
                      It is not just soccer in Europe that is feeling the pinch.
                      Reuters
                      4
                      So in some pricey places, the new limits will really pinch borrowers.
                      Reuters
                      5
                      Curbing that enthusiasm with a pinch of realism is another matter however.
                      The Irish Times
                      6
                      And not all areas would feel the pinch in the same way.
                      Radio NZ
                      7
                      I still can't believe it, please pinch me, Jesus said in Miami.
                      Reuters
                      8
                      In France the smallest pinch of magic seems to make the N.C.O.
                      Living Alone
                      9
                      I've been going a long time, and one pinch would end everything.
                      One night stands & lost weekends
                      10
                      It's a long time with legends and players alike feeling the pinch.
                      News.com.au
                      11
                      Feel free to pinch any of the below and switch your background.
                      Radio NZ
                      12
                      Wal-Mart's shoppers are feeling the pinch as unemployment remains at high levels.
                      Reuters
                      13
                      The devices are 'on' state when performing as the pinch off devices.
                      Pubmed
                      14
                      At that moment, I felt a sharp pinch on my left buttock.
                      Moonburn
                      15
                      Bell said that some households would feel the pinch more than others.
                      The Guardian
                      16
                      That course, if persisted in, would pinch the yacht in dangerous waters.
                      Blow The Man Down: A Romance Of The Coast
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                      Translations for pinch
                      Pinch through the time
                      Pinch across language varieties
                      South Africa
                      Common
                      New Zealand
                      Common
                      United States of America
                      Common
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