LEARNit Dictionary

pinch

verb

to take a piece of somebody’s skin and press it together hard with your thumb and the finger next to it

نیشگون گرفتن

to hold something tightly between the thumb and finger or between two things that are pressed together

نیشگون گرفتن, فشردن, فشار دادن, از دو طرف نگه داشتن

Pinch the nostrils together between your thumb and finger to stop the bleeding.

a pinched nerve in the neck

to place the thumb and a finger of one hand on the screen of an electronic device such as a mobile phone or small computer and move them together or apart, to make the image on the screen appear smaller or larger

لمس دو انگشتی, فشردن صفحه با دو انگشت, بزرگنمایی با دو انگشت, کوچکنمایی با دو انگشت

You can pinch and zoom in.

see also flick, spread, tap

if something such as a shoe pinches part of your body, it hurts you because it is too tight

فشار آوردن

These new shoes pinch.

My shoes were pinching badly.

to steal something, especially something small and not very valuable

کش رفتن, دزدیدن

Kids have been pinching our apples again.

Who's pinched my pen?

synonym nick

to cost a person or an organization a lot of money or more than they can spend

تحمیل هزینه کردن, بودجه را تحت فشار قرار دادن, فشار مالی دادن, متضرر کردن, مخارج زیاد باعث فشاری شدن

Higher interest rates are already pinching the housing industry.

to arrest somebody

دستگیر کردن, بازداشت کردن

I was pinched for dangerous driving.

noun

an act of pressing a part of somebody’s skin together hard with your thumb and finger, especially in order to hurt them

نیشگون

the amount of something that you can hold between your finger and thumb

مقدار کم, مقدار اندک, مقدار کمی

Add a pinch of salt to the mixture and stir well.

a pinch of cayenne pepper/cinnamon/curry powder/ground ginger/nutmeg/paprika/snuff