pinch

to hurt someone by pressing your nails or fingers into their skin

morder, apretar con los dedos

• pinch somebody

Collocations pinch a child's cheek · pinch the skin

• She pinched his arm to wake him up.

  Ella le pinchó el brazo para despertarlo.

to have a sharp taste or smell, especially of salt or acid

tener un sabor agrio o salado

• pinch

Collocations the food pinched · a pinch of salt

• The soup is a bit on the salty side; it pinches.

  El caldo está un poco salado; tiene un sabor agrio.

to take something quickly and without permission, especially from a group of things that belong to everyone

robar, tomar prestado sin permiso

• pinch something

Collocations pinch a cookie from the jar · pinch some money from the till

• He pinched a pen from work.

  Él se llevó un bolígrafo del trabajo.

to pull or push clothing to make it fit better, especially when you are wearing tight clothes

ajustar la ropa

• pinch something

Collocations pinch the waistband of a skirt · pinch the fabric to make it fit better

• She pinched her dress at the back.

  Ella ajustó el vestido en la parte de atrás.

to measure a small amount of something, especially salt or pepper, using your fingers

coger con los dedos una pequeña cantidad de algo

• pinch something

Collocations pinch of salt · a pinch of sugar

• Add a pinch of salt to the soup.

  Añade una pizca de sal al caldo.

to connect two wires or parts of a circuit together, often temporarily

conectar temporalmente dos cables o partes de un circuito

• pinch something

Collocations pinch the wires together · pinch a connection

• He pinched the two wires to test the circuit.

  Él conectó temporalmente los dos cables para probar el circuito.

to hit a ball with your hand or arm in a particular way, especially in volleyball

golpear la pelota con la mano o el brazo de una manera específica

• pinch something

Collocations pinch the ball over the net · a pinch shot in volleyball

• She pinched the ball over the net.

  Ella golpeó la pelota sobre la red.

a small amount of something, especially salt or pepper

una pequeña cantidad de algo, especialmente sal o pimienta

• a pinch

Collocations pinch of salt · pinch of pepper

• Add a pinch of salt to the recipe.

  Añade una pizca de sal a la receta.