New English-Irish Dictionary

Similar words: -inch · cinch · finch · inch · pitch · punch · winch · pinched · clinch · flinch

pinch

1 noun especially COOK of salt, herbs, etcgráinne masc4 c m ugráinnín masc4 c m upinse masc4 c m ua pinch of salt gráinne salainn, pinse salainn 2 noun nipliomóg fem2 c m umiotóg fem2 c m uscealpóg fem2 c m upinse masc4 c m uhe gave me a pinch bhain sé liomóg asam, bhain sé pinse asam

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3 verb nip TRANSITIVEliomóg a bhaint asmiotóg a bhaint asscealpóg a bhaint as c m upinse a bhaint as 4 verb grasp tightly TRANSITIVEfáisc verb c m uhe pinched the nail in the pincers d'fháisc sé an tairne sa phionsúr 5 verb informal steal TRANSITIVEgoid verb c m usciob verb c m ucroch leat c m uthey pinched the money ghoid siad an t-airgead, chroch siad leo an t-airgead 6 verb of shoes etc

INTRANSITIVEthese shoes pinch tá na bróga seo ag luí orm, tá na bróga seo rótheann orm, tá na bróga seo róchúng agam

TRANSITIVEgortaigh verb c m uluigh ar PhrV c m u

7 verb informal narrowly win TRANSITIVEsciob leat c m uwe pinched a fantastic victory sciobamar bua iontach linn 8 verb MED compress (nerve) TRANSITIVEfáisc ar PhrVbrúigh ar PhrV c m uit pinched the nerve bhí sé ag brú ar an néaróg

phrases

at a pinch

(also

in a pinch

US) informalmás gáI can use my own car at a pinch is féidir liom mo charr féin a úsáid más gá

to feel the pinch

informalbheith faoi bhrú ó thaobh airgid debheith ar an ngannchuid

to have to pinch yourself

informalI had to pinch myself ní fhéadfainn é a chreidiúint

to pinch pennies

pejorative bheith cruinnbheith cruabheith barainneachyou'd swear he had to pinch pennies shílfeá nach raibh pingin ina phóca

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