half-inch en el Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Traducciones de half-inch en el diccionario inglés»español

half-inch¹ [ˌhæfˈɪntʃ, ˌhɑːfˈɪŋtʃ] SUST.

half-inch

media pulgada f

half-inch² [ˌhæfˈɪntʃ, ˌhɑːfˈɪntʃ] V. trans. ingl. brit. coloq.

half-inch → pinch

Véase también: pinch

I.pinch [ingl. am. pɪn(t)ʃ, ingl. brit. pɪn(t)ʃ] SUST.

1. pinch (act):

pinch

pellizco m

to give sb a pinch

pellizcar or darle un pellizco a alguien

in or ingl. brit. at a pinch (if necessary)

si fuera necesario

in or ingl. brit. at a pinch (at the most)

como máximo

to feel the pinch

estar apretado (de dinero)

to feel the pinch

pasar estrecheces

we're going to feel the pinch

vamos a estar más apretados (de dinero)

2. pinch (small quantity):

pinch

pizca f

pinch

pellizco m

a pinch of salt

una pizca or un pellizco de sal

II.pinch [ingl. am. pɪn(t)ʃ, ingl. brit. pɪn(t)ʃ] V. trans.

1. pinch:

pinch person:

pellizcar

pinch shoes:

apretar

pinch the pastry to make little folds

hacer un repulgo en la masa

2.1. pinch coloq. (steal) ingl. brit.:

pinch wallet

robar

pinch boyfriend

levantar coloq.

pinch idea

robar

pinch idea

quitar

2.2. pinch (arrest):

pinch coloq. coloq. criminal

atrapar

pinch coloq. coloq. criminal

pescar

pinch coloq. coloq. criminal

agarrar

III.pinch [ingl. am. pɪn(t)ʃ, ingl. brit. pɪn(t)ʃ] V. intr.

1. pinch (be too tight):

pinch shoes:

apretar

2. pinch (be frugal):

to pinch and scrape or save

hacer economías

to pinch and scrape or save

privarse de cosas

Ejemplos monolingües (no verificados por la redacción de PONS)

inglés

Air is allowed into the room through a gap under the door (typically about one half-inch high).

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For similar reasons, 1/24 scale (1:24) is also called half-inch scale.

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Corolla tube is narrowly infundibuliform, white, sweet-scented, about half-inch lobed with five lobes.

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Supported by a half-inch rope, a series of striking moves and about-turns is performed.

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The reinforced polyester structure was so strong that the half-inch steel bolts used to mount it to its foundation broke before the structure itself did.

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To accomplish that, he strung half-inch steel cable 480 ft across the creek, and tightened it with a system of hand-winches and pulleys.

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The rear admiral got his two-inch stripe and one half-inch stripe in 1866.

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The wound, a half-inch in front of his right ear and just below the temple, was initially pronounced fatal.

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A sharp half-inch ridge on both sides of the swarmandal stands a little apart from the nails on which the strings are tightened.

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The car is also lowered by a half-inch and rides on a new, sportier suspension.

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