How is the word pincer translated from French to English

English translation
Pinch
verb

Serrer fort la peau entre le pouce et l'index.

To squeeze skin tightly between finger and thumb.

Examples with “pincer”

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  • Elle m'a pincé le bras pour me réveiller. — She pinched my arm to wake me.

  • Elle a essayé de pincer doucement son frère sans qu'il le remarque. — She tried to pinch her brother gently without him noticing.

  • Ajoutez une pincée de sel. — Add a pinch of salt.

  • Je l'ai vu chiper une barre chocolatée au magasin. — I saw him pinch a candy bar from the store.

  • Nous sommes vraiment dans le pétrin sans assez de fonds pour ce projet. — We're in a real pinch without enough funds for this project.

  • Ne pince pas ta petite sœur. — Don't pinch your little sister.

  • Tu viens de me pincer le bras ? — Did you just pinch me on the arm?

  • Une pincée de sucre adoucit la sauce. — A pinch of sugar softens the sauce.

  • Pourrais-tu ne pas chiper mon stylo encore une fois ? — Could you please not pinch my pen again?

  • Comment sortir de ce pétrin avant la date limite ? — How will we get out of this pinch before the deadline?

  • Est-ce que ça fait mal quand je pince ici ? — Does it hurt when I pinch here?

  • Ne me pince pas la peau si fort ! — Please don’t pinch my skin so hard!

  • Une pincée de piment suffit-elle ? — Is one pinch of chili enough?

  • Elle a tendance à chiper de petits objets quand elle fait les magasins. — She has a tendency to pinch small items when she shops.

  • Il trouve toujours une solution dans le pétrin, quel que soit le problème. — He always finds a solution in a pinch, no matter the challenge.

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