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The grate was quite empty; there was not even a pinch of ashes in it.
Le foyer de la cheminée était vide, sans une pincée de cendre.
Zola, Emile / The Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile / La Conquete des Plassans
La Conquete des Plassans
Zola, Emile
The Conquest of Plassans
Zola, Emile
I tell you that he's the master here, he opens or closes the door as he pleases, and holds us all between his fingers like a pinch of dust which one throws to the wind!"
Je vous dis qu’il est le maître ici, qu’il ouvre ou qu’il ferme la porte à son gré, qu’il nous tient tous entre ses doigts, comme la pincée de poussière qu’on jette au vent ! »
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Rome
Les Trois Villes - Rome
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Rome
Zola, Emile
I pinch Paradis' arm. "There's the belle of the house.
Je pince le bras de Paradis : – Voilà la belle du logis.
Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu
Le feu
Barbusse, Henri
© BELENUS, 2008
Under fire
Barbusse, Henri
© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
DON'T be tempted to pinch the contents of the first aid box for purposes other than first aid and if you use the kit make sure that what is used is replaced as soon as possible.
Ne vous laissez pas tenter d'utiliser le contenu de la trousse de premiers soins pour autre chose que les premiers soins et assurez-vous de remplacer aussi tôt que possible les produits utilisés.
© FITA
www.archery.org 18.08.2011
© FITA
www.archery.org 18.08.2011
Kubizek's later claim that Hitler had read an impressive list of classics - including Goethe, Schiller, Dante, Herder, Ibsen, Schopenhauer, and Nietzsche - has to be treated with a large pinch of salt.
Plus tard, Kubizek prétendit que Hitler avait lu une liste impressionnante de classiques, dont Goethe, Schiller, Dante, Herder, Ibsen, Schopenhauer et Nietzsche, mais c'est une allégation qu'il faut prendre avec des pincettes .
Kershaw, Ian / Hitler. 1889-1936 HubrisKershaw, Ian / Hitler. 1889-1936 Hubris
Hitler. 1889-1936 Hubris
Kershaw, Ian
© Ian Kershaw, 1998.
© Flammarion, 1999, pour la traduction francaise. Edition revue, 2001.
Hitler. 1889-1936 Hubris
Kershaw, Ian
© 1998 by Ian Kershaw
© 1939, 1943 by Houghton Mifflin Company
The beautiful virgin took another pinch, and put the snuff-box in her pocket; still looking at her brother with perfect composure.
La belle vierge huma une nouvelle prise de tabac et mit dans sa poche sa boite d’étain, tout en continuant de contempler son frère avec un sang-froid parfait.
Dickens, Charles / The Old Curiosity ShopDickens, Charles / Le magasin d'antiquites
Le magasin d'antiquites
Dickens, Charles
The Old Curiosity Shop
Dickens, Charles
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1995
Pepin growls, rummages in his clothes, and pulls out a pinch of tobacco, mixed with dust, which he hands to the sharpshooter.
Pépin grommelle, se fouille, et tire de sa poche une pincée de tabac mêlée de poussière qu’il donne au tirailleur.
Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu
Le feu
Barbusse, Henri
© BELENUS, 2008
Under fire
Barbusse, Henri
© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
True, there is, in the loft, a folding-bedstead, which perhaps, at a pinch, madame might make do until to-morrow. But I really don't know how Monsieur l'Abbé is to manage to sleep.'
Il y a bien, au grenier, un lit de sangle, dont madame, à la rigueur, pourrait s'accommoder jusqu'à demain; seulement, je ne vois pas trop sur quoi coucherait monsieur l'abbé.
Zola, Emile / The Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile / La Conquete des Plassans
La Conquete des Plassans
Zola, Emile
The Conquest of Plassans
Zola, Emile
Don't pinch me so hard, you little glutton !"
Veux-tu bien ne pas me pincer si fort, petit goulu ! »
Zola, Emile / FruitfulnessZola, Emile / Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Zola, Emile
Fruitfulness
Zola, Emile
To perform this test, a small, representative subsample of the test soil (e.g., a "pinch" of soil) is randomly taken using a gloved hand, and gently compressed between the thumb and forefinger.
Pour effectuer cet essai, on prélève un petit sous-échantillon représentatif du sol (par ex. une pincée), au hasard, à la main gantée et on le comprime légèrement entre le pouce et l’index.
© Sa Majesté du chef du Canada (Environnement Canada) 2004
© Her Majesty in Right of Canada (Environment Canada) 2004
When she brought in the roast, a piece of veal, she leant right over his shoulder, to reach the center of the table ; and he, pretending to pick up his napkin, gave her a good pinch on the calf of the leg.
Justement, quand elle servit le rôti, un morceau de veau à la casserole, elle se coucha à demi sur son épaule, pour atteindre le milieu de la table; et lui, feignant de ramasser sa serviette, la pinça vigoureusement au mollet.
Zola, Emile / Pot-BouilleZola, Emile / Pot-Bouille
Pot-Bouille
Zola, Emile
Pot-Bouille
Zola, Emile
Let any one try to pinch it off me!"
Faudrait un qui vienne m’en amputer !
Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu
Le feu
Barbusse, Henri
© BELENUS, 2008
Under fire
Barbusse, Henri
© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
As I was telling that great tub just now, I got my peepers open just in time to seize the tent-cloth that shut my hole up—one of those muck-heaps was going to pinch it off me."
Comme je l’racontais tout à l’heure à c’gros presse-papier, j’ai ouvert les carreaux juste à temps pour me cramponner à ma toile de tente qui fermait mon trou et qu’un de ces fumiers-là parlait de m’grouper.
Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu
Le feu
Barbusse, Henri
© BELENUS, 2008
Under fire
Barbusse, Henri
© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
Monsieur de Bourdeu took a big pinch of snuff as he exclaimed: Ah! Monsieur l'Abbé Faujas is there, is he? '
M. de Bourdeu prit une large prise, en murmurant: --Ah! monsieur l'abbé Faujas est là?
Zola, Emile / The Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile / La Conquete des Plassans
La Conquete des Plassans
Zola, Emile
The Conquest of Plassans
Zola, Emile
"Equal chance!" muttered his father, who had cooled himself, in some measure, by an extra pinch of snuff.
– La chance eût été égale ! murmura le père, cherchant à se calmer en prenant une nouvelle prise de tabac.
Cooper, James Fenimore / PrecautionCooper, James Fenimore / Précaution. Le choix d'un mari
Précaution. Le choix d'un mari
Cooper, James Fenimore
Precaution
Cooper, James Fenimore

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Collocations

pinch roller
galet presseur
pinch hitter
frappeur d'urgence
at a pinch
à la rigueur

Word forms

pinch

noun
SingularPlural
Common casepinchpinches
Possessive casepinch'spinches'

pinch

verb
Basic forms
Pastpinched
Imperativepinch
Present Participle (Participle I)pinching
Past Participle (Participle II)pinched
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I pinchwe pinch
you pinchyou pinch
he/she/it pinchesthey pinch
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am pinchingwe are pinching
you are pinchingyou are pinching
he/she/it is pinchingthey are pinching
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have pinchedwe have pinched
you have pinchedyou have pinched
he/she/it has pinchedthey have pinched
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been pinchingwe have been pinching
you have been pinchingyou have been pinching
he/she/it has been pinchingthey have been pinching
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I pinchedwe pinched
you pinchedyou pinched
he/she/it pinchedthey pinched
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was pinchingwe were pinching
you were pinchingyou were pinching
he/she/it was pinchingthey were pinching
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had pinchedwe had pinched
you had pinchedyou had pinched
he/she/it had pinchedthey had pinched
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been pinchingwe had been pinching
you had been pinchingyou had been pinching
he/she/it had been pinchingthey had been pinching
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will pinchwe shall/will pinch
you will pinchyou will pinch
he/she/it will pinchthey will pinch
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be pinchingwe shall/will be pinching
you will be pinchingyou will be pinching
he/she/it will be pinchingthey will be pinching
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have pinchedwe shall/will have pinched
you will have pinchedyou will have pinched
he/she/it will have pinchedthey will have pinched
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been pinchingwe shall/will have been pinching
you will have been pinchingyou will have been pinching
he/she/it will have been pinchingthey will have been pinching
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would pinchwe should/would pinch
you would pinchyou would pinch
he/she/it would pinchthey would pinch
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be pinchingwe should/would be pinching
you would be pinchingyou would be pinching
he/she/it would be pinchingthey would be pinching
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have pinchedwe should/would have pinched
you would have pinchedyou would have pinched
he/she/it would have pinchedthey would have pinched
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been pinchingwe should/would have been pinching
you would have been pinchingyou would have been pinching
he/she/it would have been pinchingthey would have been pinching
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am pinchedwe are pinched
you are pinchedyou are pinched
he/she/it is pinchedthey are pinched
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being pinchedwe are being pinched
you are being pinchedyou are being pinched
he/she/it is being pinchedthey are being pinched
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been pinchedwe have been pinched
you have been pinchedyou have been pinched
he/she/it has been pinchedthey have been pinched
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was pinchedwe were pinched
you were pinchedyou were pinched
he/she/it was pinchedthey were pinched
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being pinchedwe were being pinched
you were being pinchedyou were being pinched
he/she/it was being pinchedthey were being pinched
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been pinchedwe had been pinched
you had been pinchedyou had been pinched
he/she/it had been pinchedthey had been pinched
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be pinchedwe shall/will be pinched
you will be pinchedyou will be pinched
he/she/it will be pinchedthey will be pinched
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been pinchedwe shall/will have been pinched
you will have been pinchedyou will have been pinched
he/she/it will have been pinchedthey will have been pinched